COLLEGE PARK, Md. – No. 7/8 Maryland will play host to Purdue Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the XFINITY Center in the Terps' annual Senior Day game. For tickets, click
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The Terrapins (23-4, 14-2 B1G) will honor seniors
Kaila Charles,
Stephanie Jones,
Blair Watson and
Sara Vujacic prior to tip-off. The trio of Charles, Jones and Watson have earned a record of 109-20 (.845) in their four-year careers. They helped win the 2017 Big Ten regular season and tournament titles and the 2019 Big Ten regular season title. They have made three straight NCAA Tournament appearances to date and advanced to the 2017 Sweet Sixteen. Vujacic, a junior college transfer, has been a part of 52 wins.
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Former Terrapin and WNBA Champion Tianna Hawkins will be at Tuesday's game. Fans can get their photo with the WNBA Championship trophy prior to the game on the concourse. Hawkins will sign autographs at halftime.
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The Terps' matchup with Purdue (17-11, 8-8) will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Fans can watch with their cable login information at
FoxSports.com. Live stats will be available
here.
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Maryland is currently tied with Northwestern for the top spot in the Big Ten. Both the Terrapins and the Wildcats own a record of 14-2 in conference play with two games to play.
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Maryland owns the series over Purdue, 10-2, and has won eight of the last nine matchups. Last year, the Terps won 58-55 in West Lafayette exactly a year ago on Feb. 25.
Kaila Charles scored 20 points with 13 boards and
Shakira Austin grabbed 14 rebounds.
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The Terps posted their 12th consecutive victory last week as they routed Wisconsin, 85-56, on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center. Maryland jumped out to a 27-8 lead after the first quarter and 47-17 at halftime to cruise to the victory.Â
Charles, who scored a game-high 16 points, moved to sixth on the Maryland career scoring charts. Charles passed Vicky Bullett and Brionna Jones, both of whom scored 1,928 career points, and now has 1,934 points.Â
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Blair Watson is No. 3 on Maryland's all-time three-pointers list with 189 made in her career. Austin reached 500 career rebounds in the Terps' last game.
Taylor Mikesell's career three-point field goal percentage of 41.3 percent is No. 2 in program history.
The Terrapins have 10 wins over RPI top 50 teams and six over teams ranked in the AP Top 25. In their 12-game win streak, the Terps are winning by an average margin of victory of +24.0.
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After Tuesday's game, Maryland will travel to Minnesota (15-12, 5-11) to close the regular season Sunday. The Terrapins and the Gophers will tip off at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
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