PURDUE
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2006 Preseason WNIT title
Waco, Texas - Purdue proved to be too much for Baylor in the championship game of the Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament, winning 69-55 on Sunday, Nov. 19.
The Boilermakers, ranked 12 in the nation, snapped No. 16 Baylor's 20-game home winning streak vs. nonconference opponents.
Purdue was led by senior Katie Gearlds, who scored 23 points and had six rebounds and four assists. Gearlds was named the Tournament MVP for her efforts. For the tournament, she averaged 18 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Joining her on the all-tournament team was Purdue's Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, who added 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks against Baylor.
This was the first meeting in history between Purdue and Baylor. Baylor was led by Bernice Mosby, who led all scorers with 26 points. Mosby and teammate Danielle Wilson were voted to the all-tournament team as well. Wilson set a record with 20 blocks in four WNIT games, eclipsing the previous mark of 12 set in 2005 by Oklahoma's Courtney Paris. Baylor set a team record with 40 blocks for the WNIT, beating the old mark of 21 set in 2005 by the University of Connecticut.
Also named to the all-tournament team were Dani Kubik Wright of BYU and Marquetta Dickens of North Carolina State.
2006 Preseason WNIT
Championship Game
Sunday, Nov. 19
At Baylor
Purdue 69, Baylor 55
Semifinal Round
Wed. Nov. 15
At Purdue
Purdue 68, NC State 38
Thur. Nov. 16
At Baylor
Baylor 84, BYU 58
Second-round games
Sun. Nov. 12
North Carolina State 59, Iona 34
Purdue 83, Hartford 51
Baylor 81,
Hofstra 71
Monday, Nov. 13
BYU 55, Stanford 52
First-round games
Thursday, Nov. 9
Purdue 67, Belmont 43
Iona 66, St. John’s 56
N.C. State 78, High Point 48
Stanford 88,
Loyola-Marymount 61
Friday, Nov. 10
Hartford 62, Dartmouth 45
Baylor 84, North Texas 47
Hofstra 79, Wichita State 72
BYU 73, Idaho State 50
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