Boilermakers Fall to #7 Ohio State, 3-1Boilermakers Fall to #7 Ohio State, 3-1

Boilermakers Fall to #7 Ohio State, 3-1

<br /><br />Two Boilermakers, Caitlyn Newton (16 kills, 11 digs) and Grace Cleveland (11 kills, 10 total blocks) recorded double-doubles in the effort

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 6 Purdue volleyball squad (13-3, 5-2 B1G) suffered just the second loss of the Big Ten season to No. 7 Ohio State (15-2, 5-2 B1G) with a 3-1 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 21-25) final score in the Covelli Center.

The loss marked the first for the Boilermakers after three consecutive wins, including last month when the team took down the No. 3 Buckeyes in Holloway, 3-2.

Two Boilermakers, Caitlyn Newton (16 kills, 11 digs) and Grace Cleveland (11 kills, 10 total blocks) recorded double-doubles in the effort, while Raven Colvin set a career-best seven block assists. Meanwhile, in her first career start, Maddie Schermerhorn tied a career-high 11 digs.

Libero Jena Otec worked alongside Schermerhorn to registered 25 digs, tying a season-best after facing 33 total receptions.

Playmaker Hayley Bush served up 36 assists over the four sets, adding six digs, three block assists and a trio of kills. The graduate student went errorless on the attack on her way to a .600 hitting %.

Purdue will be back at home on Sunday for a 2 p.m. ET match versus No. 15 Penn State. Fans can watch the match live on EPSN2.