# 2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers were coached by Sharon Versyp. The Boilermakers were a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Offseason

* May 5:Drey Mingo, a sophomore forward at Maryland will transfer to Purdue. Mingo appeared in 33 of 35 games this past season for the 31-5 Terrapins, including all 14 regular-season Atlantic Coast Conference contests. She averaged 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds.
* May 5:The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference announced the pairings for the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge for women's basketball. The Boilermakers will travel to Charlottesville, Va., to take on Virginia on Thursday, Dec. 3. It is the first meeting in women's basketball between the two schools. The Cavaliers finished the 2008–09 season with a 24–10 record and were knocked out in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, 99-73 by California.
* Sept. 9: Sharon Versyp has been named the honorary chair for the 2009 Greater Lafayette Hunger Hike. The Hunger Hike is a community service project for the Purdue women's basketball team.

## Exhibition

| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Record |
| Nov. 8 | West Lafayette, IN | Lindsey Wilson College | 74–39 | 1–0 |

## Regular season

The Boilermakers will participate in the BTI Classic, to be held November 20–22 in West Lafayette.

### Roster

| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 00 | Jodi Howell | 5'11" | SG | RS-SR | Alexandria, Indiana |
| 2 | Antoinette Howard | 5'11" | SG | JR | Loganville, Georgia |
| 5 | Brittany Rayburn | 5'11" | SG | SO | Attica, Indiana |
| 20 | FahKara Malone | 5'3" | PG | SR | Evansville, Indiana |
| 22 | KK Houser | 5'6" | PG | FR | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 24 | Drey Mingo | 6'2" | SF | JR | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 32 | Sam Ostarello | 6'2" | SF | FR | Fort Pierre, South Dakota |
| 40 | Chelsea Jones | 6'4" | C | SO | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| 41 | Alex Guyton | 6'3" | PF | SO | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 43 | Chantel Poston | 5'10" | SF | SO | Milan, Tennessee |
| 52 | Ashley Wilson | 6'0" | PF | FR | Wheeling, Illinois |
| 54 | Sam Woods | 6'3" | PF | RS-SO | Bolingbrook, Illinois |
| 55 | Laura Garriga | 6'0" | C | SR | Cambrils, Spain |

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score | Record |
| 11/15/09 | vs. Western Illinois | West Lafayette, Ind. | 1:00 p.m. | 70–37 | 1–0 |
| 11/20/09 | vs. Seattle University | West Lafayette, Ind. | 5:00 p.m. | 69–38 | 2–0 |
| 11/21/09 | vs. Dayton | West Lafayette, Ind. | 5:00 p.m. | 53–56 | 2–1 |
| 11/22/09 | vs. Georgetown | West Lafayette, Ind. | 4:00 p.m. | 55–39 | 3–1 |
| 11/27/09 | at UC Riverside | Riverside, Calif. | 10:00 p.m. | 65–53 | 4–1 |
| 11/29/09 | at Pepperdine | Malibu, Calif. | 5:00 p.m. | 59–64 | 4–2 |
| 12/03/09 | at Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. | 7:00 p.m. | 49–56 | 4–3 |
| 12/06/09 | at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 5:00 p.m. | 58–60 | 4–4 |
| 12/13/09 | at Oakland | Rochester, Mich. | 1:30 p.m. | 71–64 | 5–4 |
| 12/19/09 | vs. Evansville | West Lafayette, Ind. | 12:00 p.m. | 73–42 | 6–4 |
| 12/21/09 | vs. Gardner-Webb | West Lafayette, Ind. | 7:00 p.m. | 55–56 | 6–5 |
| 12/28/09 | vs. Minnesota | West Lafayette, Ind. | 6:30 p.m. | 51–43 | 7–5 |
| 12/31/09 | vs. Indiana | West Lafayette, Ind. | 12:00 p.m. | 76–66 | 8–5 |
| 01/04/10 | vs. Notre Dame | West Lafayette, Ind. | 7:00 p.m. | 75–79 | 8–6 |
| 01/07/10 | at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 7:30 p.m. | 51–64 | 8–7 |
| 01/10/10 | vs. Northwestern | West Lafayette, Ind. | 2:00 p.m. | 53–42 | 9–7 |
| 01/14/10 | at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 7:30 p.m. | 47–74 | 9–8 |
| 01/17/10 | vs. Iowa | West Lafayette, Ind. | 12:00 p.m. | 81–59 | 10–8 |
| 01/21/10 | at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 7:30 p.m. | 54–72 | 10–9 |
| 01/25/10 | vs. Ohio State | West Lafayette, Ind. | 7:00 p.m. | 63–61 | 11–9 |
| 01/28/10 | at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 7:00 p.m. | 80–76 (OT) | 12–9 |
| 01/31/10 | at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 3:00 p.m. | 50–70 | 12–10 |
| 02/04/10 | vs. Illinois | West Lafayette, Ind. | 7:00 p.m. | 53–48 | 13–10 |
| 02/07/10 | vs. Wisconsin | West Lafayette, Ind. | 2:00 p.m. | 58–56 | 14–10 |
| 02/11/10 | at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 7:30 p.m. | 45–75 | 14–11 |
| 02/14/10 | vs. Penn State | West Lafayette, Ind. | 2:00 p.m. | 63–59 | 15–11 |
| 02/21/10 | at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 5:00 p.m. | 57–61 | 15–12 |
| 02/25/10 | vs. Michigan State | West Lafayette, Ind. | 7:00 p.m. | 64–79 | 15–13 |
| 02/28/10 | at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 2:00 p.m. | 63–64 | 15–14 |

## Player stats

| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |

## Postseason
### Big Ten tournament

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| 03/05/10 | vs. Wisconsin (First Round) | Indianapolis, Ind. | 8:30 p.m. | 51–73 |

### WNIT tournament

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| 03/17/10 | vs. Eastern Michigan (First Round) | Indianapolis, Ind. | 7:00 p.m. | 56–50 |
| 03/21/10 | vs. Illinois State (Second Round) | Indianapolis, Ind. | 12:00 p.m. | 57–59 |

## Team players drafted into the WNBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |