BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 7 Purdue Boilermakers (10-1) retain the Monon Spike for the 14th consecutive year at in-state rival Indiana (7-7) after posting 12 total blocks in B Town in their 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-20) victory. The win marked Purdue's eighth sweep of the year.
The Boilermakers started the match with a 7-1 run and never looked back, allowing no lead changes in the first and third set. In the second, the Boilermakers commanded the set after the final tied score of 8-8.
Overall, the Purdue defense were the highlight of the match with the net presence putting the Boilers within one block of their season-high. Libero Marissa Hornung led the team with 19 digs.
Setter Hayley Bush produced her second double-double of the season with 24 assists and 11 digs in the match. The redshirt senior added four block assists to match a career-best.
The Boilermakers started the match with a 7-1 run and never looked back, allowing no lead changes in the first and third set. In the second, the Boilermakers commanded the set after the final tied score of 8-8.
Overall, the Purdue defense were the highlight of the match with the net presence putting the Boilers within one block of their season-high. Libero Marissa Hornung led the team with 19 digs.
Setter Hayley Bush produced her second double-double of the season with 24 assists and 11 digs in the match. The redshirt senior added four block assists to match a career-best.
Offensively, Grace Cleveland produced 11 kills (11-4-33) on her way to a .212 hitting %. Meanwhile, Caitlyn Newton ended the day with nine kills (9-2-23) and a .304 attack % after going errorless through the first two sets. Efficiency was the name of the game for Maddy Chinn, who dished out nine kills with two errors on 23 swings for .304%.
Purdue will be back in action next weekend with a pair of back-to-back matches in Holloway. First on Friday, Oct. 1, Purdue will take on Illinois before hosting Rutgers the following day. Both matches will start at 7 p.m. ET on B1G+.