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Women: Purdue at Penn State
Tipoff: 6 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park
Records: Purdue (9-18, 2-14 in the Big Ten); Penn State (10-17, 1-15 in Big Ten)
TV: Big Ten Network
Internet: Penn State Sports Network on the Penn State app
Notable: Penn State will celebrate its senior night with its last home game of the season before it finished up at Rutgers. ... Bellwood-Antis graduate Alli Campbell will be honored during senior day but still has another year of eligibility if she chooses to use it. ... Purdue leads the all-time series by a 35-25 margin. ... In 2004, the Bryce Jordan Center saw its largest crowd in Lady Lions history with 15,407 people in attendance for a game against Purdue.
Mirror prediction: Penn State 70, Purdue 68
Mirror prediction record: 24-3
-- Michael Boytim
Big Ten women
Lady Wildcats pick safety over games
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Northwestern will be assessed two forfeits for not playing January road games at No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 USC, the Big Ten announced Wednesday.
Northwestern said on Jan. 10 it would not travel to play UCLA on Jan. 12 and USC on Jan. 15 because of concerns over wildfires in the Los Angeles area. UCLA had offered to play at an off-campus location. The Bruins (26-1, 15-1) and Trojans (25-2, 16-1) each have been credited with a win in the conference standings and Northwestern (9-17, 2-15) was assessed two losses.
The forfeits further imperil Northwestern's chances of qualifying for the 15-team Big Ten Tournament next month. The Wildcats are tied with Rutgers for 16th place, a half-game behind Purdue.
Northwestern holds the tiebreaker over Rutgers because of its win over the Scarlet Knights on Feb. 17. Purdue holds the tiebreaker over Northwestern because of its win Feb. 12.
Northwestern plays Nebraska at home Sunday in its final regular-season game.