by WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team rode hot shooting a solid defense to roll to a 91-49 win over Evansville on Wednesday night in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers’ 42-point win was the largest under head coach Katie Gearlds and give Purdue a 5-0 record at home this season.
On the offensive end, the Boilermakers (5-3) put four players in double figures, led by Kiki Smith’s 16 points on 6-of-10 field goals with a trio of 3-pointers. Freshman Hila Karsh led Purdue with a game-high four assists, as Purdue dished out a season-high 23 helpers on 37 made shots. It was Purdue’s highest assist tally since Dec. 21, 2024, with 27 against Indiana State.
The Boilermakers shot 57.6% from the field for their fourth game making over half their shots this season. Purdue knocked down six 3-pointers with Hila Karsh, Madison Layden-Zay and Nya Smith joining Kiki Smith behind the arc.
On the glass, Purdue finished plus-21, 47-26. The Boilermakers turned 13 offensive rebounds into 17 points, while allowing just four second chance points by the Purple Aces (2-6). Purdue scored 25 points off 17 Evansville turnovers, while recording a season-high 13 steals, its highest tally since Feb. 25, 2024, at Wisconsin.
The Boilermakers held Evansville to 29.3% shooting from the field and 6-of-29 (20.7%) from behind the arc.
