BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers (7-4) continued its winning tradition by securing their eighth consecutive win at Indiana (2-9) in sweeping fashion (25-20, 25-17, 25-14).
With the victory, Purdue moves to 71-34 all-time against the team down south, with the Boilermakers taking 17 of the last 19 in Bloomington.
The Boilermakers registered a .256 hitting clip while holding Indiana to a .089 attack %. Additionally, No. 11 Purdue held the Hoosiers to just 34.0 points, a season-low.
Leading the charge for No. 11 Purdue was junior Grace Cleveland, who's efficient evening ended with a .500 attack % (12 kills, 3 errors on 18 swings) and five block assists. With the output, the Bloomington, Illinois, native recorded her fifth consecutive match with three errors or less.
Joining Cleveland with five blocks was middle blocker Jael Johnson. The junior added three kills on the night.
Emma Terwilliger set a career-high four service aces in the match, with three coming in a consecutive fashion during set two.
Set 1 (25-20)
With the rivals trading points for the majority of the set, senior libero Jena Otec kept the Boilermakers alive on multiple plays on her way to tallying six of her 11 eventual digs in the first set. Purdue pulled away after back-to-back kills by Maddie Koch led to a 5-1 run and a 22-18 score, the largest lead of the match thus far. The defensive set included six Boilermaker blocks.
Set 2 (25-17)
After knotting the score five times over the first 10 combined points, a pair of consecutive kills by freshman Taylor Trammell spurred on a five-point unanswered Purdue run. The Boilermakers maintained a steady lead for the remainder of the set, with its largest lead of the set 22-10, in part thanks to three straight aces by Emma Terwilliger.
Set 3 (25-14)
Despite IU coming out with a 4-5 lead over Purdue, the Boilermakers responded with a 9-1 to catapult the team past its host. Caitlyn Newton recorded Purdue's first three points over six plays and went on to post seven kills with just two errors on 13 hits in the set (.385 hitting %).
Up Next
No. 11 Purdue and Indiana will battle in West Lafayette on Sunday, February 28 at 4:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network for the rights to the traveling trophy, the Monon Spike. Currently, Purdue will look to defend the Spike, having won it for 12 consecutive years and 16 of the 17 Spike matches.
With the victory, Purdue moves to 71-34 all-time against the team down south, with the Boilermakers taking 17 of the last 19 in Bloomington.
The Boilermakers registered a .256 hitting clip while holding Indiana to a .089 attack %. Additionally, No. 11 Purdue held the Hoosiers to just 34.0 points, a season-low.
Leading the charge for No. 11 Purdue was junior Grace Cleveland, who's efficient evening ended with a .500 attack % (12 kills, 3 errors on 18 swings) and five block assists. With the output, the Bloomington, Illinois, native recorded her fifth consecutive match with three errors or less.
Joining Cleveland with five blocks was middle blocker Jael Johnson. The junior added three kills on the night.
Emma Terwilliger set a career-high four service aces in the match, with three coming in a consecutive fashion during set two.
Set 1 (25-20)
With the rivals trading points for the majority of the set, senior libero Jena Otec kept the Boilermakers alive on multiple plays on her way to tallying six of her 11 eventual digs in the first set. Purdue pulled away after back-to-back kills by Maddie Koch led to a 5-1 run and a 22-18 score, the largest lead of the match thus far. The defensive set included six Boilermaker blocks.
Set 2 (25-17)
After knotting the score five times over the first 10 combined points, a pair of consecutive kills by freshman Taylor Trammell spurred on a five-point unanswered Purdue run. The Boilermakers maintained a steady lead for the remainder of the set, with its largest lead of the set 22-10, in part thanks to three straight aces by Emma Terwilliger.
Set 3 (25-14)
Despite IU coming out with a 4-5 lead over Purdue, the Boilermakers responded with a 9-1 to catapult the team past its host. Caitlyn Newton recorded Purdue's first three points over six plays and went on to post seven kills with just two errors on 13 hits in the set (.385 hitting %).
Up Next
No. 11 Purdue and Indiana will battle in West Lafayette on Sunday, February 28 at 4:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network for the rights to the traveling trophy, the Monon Spike. Currently, Purdue will look to defend the Spike, having won it for 12 consecutive years and 16 of the 17 Spike matches.