Their withdrawal from the tournament comes on the heels of criticism over the tournament IU Women played in over the Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas.
WEST LAFAYETTE — The Purdue's women's basketball team and two others have pulled out of a Las Vegas tournament after fallout from a similar event that was held over Thanksgiving weekend.
"After careful consideration and in the best interest of student-athletes and staff, the Purdue women's basketball team will no longer compete in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic over Dec. 20 and 21," the team said in an announcement issued Tuesday."The Boilermakers will keep its matchup with Texas A&M on the schedule. Purdue will now travel to College Station on Dec. 21 for a 2 p.m. tipoff against the Aggies.
The Las Vegas invitational, which was held in a banquet hall at the Mirage Hotel, was marred by problems. Once such incident included not having medical personnel on site when a player from Auburn was injured and left laying on the court for 50 minutes until EMTs arrived.
"What's disappointing is the aesthetics,” Moren said following the event. “It's not a fan-friendly environment. As I said to the site coordinator, as women’s basketball coaches we are trying to move our game forward."
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