WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (PURDUE SPORTS) – The Purdue women’s basketball team is set to compete in the Island Division of the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off in November at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena. The Boilermakers will square off with Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 28, before wrapping up the week in Florida against defending national champion South Carolina on Nov. 30.
Game times and broadcast details will be announced later.
Head coach Katie Gearlds enters her fourth season back at her alma mater following three straight postseason appearances. The Boilermakers have seven experienced veterans and seven newcomers in the squad. The team will get early game action when the Boilermakers head to Spain and Portugal for a 10-day European tour in August.
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Purdue will meet South Carolina for the third time in the last seven seasons and the first in the Gearlds era. The Boilermakers are 2-3 all-time against the Gamecocks with the wins coming in 2000 and 2005 in Cancun, Mexico and Freeport, Grand Bahamas, respectively.
Gearlds dropped 18 points with six rebounds and three blocks in a 56-48 win over South Carolina as a sophomore in 2005.
The Boilermakers will meet the Blue Raiders for the first time in November.
Purdue has unveiled three non-conference matchups for the 2024-25 season after announcing a home-and-home series with Kentucky starting this year.
Travel packages for fans looking to join their favorite team at the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off will be available on July 16 at www.womensfortmyerstipoff.com/travel. The Westin Cape Coral and Marina Village and the Marriott Sanibel Harbour are the event’s host hotels and fans will have the opportunity to stay where the teams stay and experience resort life to the fullest.
The 2023-24 Purdue women’s basketball season is presented by Purdue Global, Purdue University’s online educational solution for working adults.
