WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team returns to Mackey Arena for its first ranked test of the year when it faces No. 20/21 Maryland on Thursday night. Matt Schumacker and Meghan McKeown will have the call for the 6:30 p.m. tipoff on Big Ten Network.

The Purdue Radio Network will have Tim Newton and Courtney Delks courtside on 95.3 BOB FM.

The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a free Purdue Basketball beanie.

GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (8-1) vs. No. 20/21 Maryland (7-3)
Thursday, Dec. 8
Time: 6:30 PM
TV: BTN
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com

LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers outlasted Michigan State on the road to pick up a 76-71 overtime win in their Big Ten opener. Purdue pounded the glass to a plus-20 rebounding margin, 50-30, led by 10 from Rickie Woltman. The Boilermakers stood firm on defense to overcome 30 turnovers, holding the Spartans to just 18 points off the giveaways. Lasha Petree paced Purdue with 18 points, while Jeanae Terry went for six points, eight rebounds and eight assists in the win.

NOTES
• Maryland leads the all-time series with Purdue 15-2.
•  Jeanae Terry has dished out eight assists in eight games this season, already the most in a season by a Boilermaker in the last 12 years. Terry is third in the nation with 8.0 assists per game and 72 dimes on the year, while Purdue is 20th with 18.0 helpers per night.
• Purdue is one of 12 schools to score 71 or more points in all their games this season. The nine games rank second nationally.
• After shooting 70% at the line through the first seven games, Purdue has an 83% (35-42) free throw clip in its last two games.
• Purdue's interior defense has improved to keep teams to 26.6 points per game in the paint, outscoring teams 352-240 in the lane on the year.
• Led by Jeanae Terry's 72 assists, the third most in the country, Purdue is averaging 18 helpers per game to rank 20th nationally.
• Head coach Katie Gearlds snapped a 19-game skid to ranked teams with a 66-61 win over No. 17 Florida State last season.
• Petree leads the team with 19.7 points per game, while shooting 53% (70-132) with 15 triples.
• On Monday, the Boilermakers announced they would no longer play in the Las Vegas Invitational later this month.
• Purdue worked with Texas A&M to keep that matchup on the schedule, which will now take place in College Station on Dec. 21.