# 2013–14 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue Boilermakers during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by eighth year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at the Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 22–9 overall, 11–5 overall for a tie for a fourth-place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament to Iowa. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Akron in the first round before losing to Oklahoma State in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 18 | Clark | W 102–33 | – | Mackey Arena (7,670) West Lafayette, IN |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/10/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Ball State | W 63–57 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena (8,091) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | at IUPUI | W 76–56 | 2–0 | The Jungle (1,215) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 18 | at Toledo | W 81–79 | 3–0 | Savage Arena (4,012) Toledo, OH |
| 11/22/2013* 5:30 pm | No. 18 | Belmont | W 76–46 | 4–0 | Mackey Arena (7,531) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/26/2013* 5:00 pm | No. 16 | vs. No. 6 Stanford Hardwood Tournament of Hope | L 69–86 | 4–1 | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (100) Puerto Vallarta, MX |
| 11/28/2013* 7:30 pm | No. 16 | vs. TCU Hardwood Tournament of Hope | W 75–68 | 5–1 | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (75) Puerto Vallarta, MX |
| 12/05/2013* 6:30 pm | No. 16 | at No. 2 Duke ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 78–99 | 5–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,758) Durham, NC |
| 12/08/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 16 | IPFW | W 91–70 | 6–2 | Mackey Arena (7,476) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/15/2013* 3:00 pm | No. 18 | at Kansas | W 71–68 | 7–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,495) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/18/2013* 8:00 pm | No. 18 | at Green Bay | W 49–45 | 8–2 | Kress Events Center (2,128) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/22/2013* 12:00 pm | No. 18 | Bowling Green | W 57–48 | 9–2 | Mackey Arena (7,794) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/28/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 17 | Central Michigan | W 109–97 | 10–2 | Mackey Arena (8,144) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm | No. 17 | at Ohio State | L 78–89 | 10–3 (0–1) | Value City Arena (4,961) Columbus, OH |
| 01/09/2014 8:00 pm | No. 21 | at Northwestern | L 68–71 | 10–4 (0–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (491) Evanston, IL |
| 01/12/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 21 | at No. 14 Penn State | W 84–74 | 11–4 (1–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (4,853) University Park, PA |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm | No. 22 | Michigan | L 49–65 | 11–5 (1–3) | Mackey Arena (7,536) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/17/2014 7:00 pm | No. 22 | Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 86–53 | 12–5 (2–3) | Mackey Arena (8,698) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/19/2014 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 22 | at No. 18 Nebraska | W 77–75 | 13–5 (3–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,196) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 22 | Northwestern | W 90–65 | 14–5 (4–3) | Mackey Arena (7,455) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/27/2014 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | at Illinois | W 80–68 | 15–5 (5–3) | State Farm Center (1,554) Champaign, IL |
| 01/30/2014 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | No. 12 Penn State | L 72–75 | 15–6 (5–4) | Mackey Arena (7,785) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/02/2014 1:30 pm, BTN | No. 19 | at Michigan State | L 73–89 | 15–7 (5–5) | Breslin Center (13,172) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Ohio State | W 74–58 | 16–7 (6–5) | Mackey Arena (7,504) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/09/2014 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 25 | at Michigan | W 65–56 | 17–7 (7–5) | Crisler Center (2,428) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 02/16/2014 2:00 pm | No. 23 | Iowa | W 74–73 | 18–7 (8–5) | Mackey Arena (8,813) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/20/2014 8:00 pm | No. 21 | at Minnesota | W 63–42 | 19–7 (9–5) | Williams Arena (2,690) Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/23/2014 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 21 | Wisconsin | W 72–54 | 20–7 (10–5) | Mackey Arena (8,267) West Lafayette, IN |
| 03/02/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | No. 16 Nebraska | W 83–66 | 21–7 (11–5) | Mackey Arena (9,306) West Lafayette, IN |
| 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2014 2:30 pm, BTN | No. 17 | vs. No. 23 Iowa Quarterfinals | L 80–87 | 21–8 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2014* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | Akron First Round | W 84–55 | 22–8 | Mackey Arena (3,342) West Lafayette, IN |
| 03/22/2014* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | No. 21 Oklahoma State Second Round | L 66–73 | 22–9 | Mackey Arena (3,083) West Lafayette, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Coaches | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 |