Coverage of Purdue Game

Mgoblue had an official account:

The University of Michigan women's basketball team earned one of its biggest victories of the season in dominating fashion Thursday evening (Feb. 21), as the Wolverines cruised to a 72-36 win over Purdue to improve their season record in Crisler Arena to 10-1. U-M (15-10, 8-7 Big Ten) put forth a spirited effort right from the opening tip, using a 14-0 run early in the first half to blow the game wide open. With the win, Michigan broke an eight-year, 18-game losing streak to the Boilermakers (14-13, 10-6 Big Ten) dating back to the 2000 season.

The Michigan Daily had two articles. The first focused on the game itself:

Michigan (8-7 Big Ten, 15-10 overall) set the defensive tone early. Purdue didn't score for almost the first five minutes and followed that drought with an eight-minute one. Michigan scored 17 points off Purdue's 12 first-half turnovers to take the advantage.

"We came out to play today," sophomore center Krista Phillips said. "We were set on winning this game."

The second was more about the contributions of the bench, including Ashley Jones:

For the first three quarters of the season, the Michigan bench had little impact on games.

But now Ashley Jones and the Wolverines are finally answering the call.

The Wolverine reserves have played 60 minutes in each of the last two games compared with the season average of 46 minutes. The bench picked up 24 points last night's 72-36 win.

Junior Ashley Jones led the bench in scoring with eight points in 21 minutes. She also contributed five rebounds.

"(Jones) brings a lot of diversity to our team," Michigan center Krista Phillips said. "She's a big person. she can rebound, but she can also handle the ball. She earned her opportunity, and she's doing really well."

The Southfield native has seen a large boost in her playing time, seeing the floor for 26 minutes against Indiana Sunday. Borseth praises her for being a patient player, one who waited her turn on the bench. She is an athletic player and one of the reasons why the Wolverines played much more aggressively against the Boilermakers.

Finally, from the Purdue Exponent:

According to Purdue's coach, the Wolverines attacked her team from tipoff.

During the game, which Michigan won 72-36, the Boilers never were able to attack back and get the win. During the second half, the Boilers didn't even come closer than the 19-point halftime deficit. Coach Sharon Versyp said her team couldn't find an answer to the Michigan attack.

"They came out and attacked us immediately," Versyp said.

"I can't really give you an answer, except that we really got our butts waxed."