WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Senior Grace Cleveland went errorless with a season-high 18 kills and a .563 hitting efficiency to lead the No. 6 Purdue volleyball team (23-5, 15-4 B1G) to victory over Indiana (10-21, 4-15 B1G) with a 3-1 final score (25-13, 21-25, 25-14, 25-20).
The win marks the 19th consecutive win over the Hoosiers and the ninth straight victory this season.
Cleveland celebrated Senior Night and her birthday with her second errorless performance of the season (last: 13-0-23 at UNLV on 9/2). Meanwhile, the Bloomington, Illinois, native added seven digs and five block assists to round out the evening.
As a team, Purdue hit a .315 clip while holding Indiana to a .105. Meanwhile, the Boilermakers closed the evening by out-blocking the Hoosiers, 16-6.
Senior Jael Johnson matched her career-high nine total blocks in the match, adding a .400 hitting % on the attack, with six kills on 10 attempts.
Posting her 17th straight double-digit kill match was Caitlyn Newton, who closed her birthday (shares the day with Cleveland) with 17 kills on 45 attempts (.267 efficiency). Newton paired the performance with 10 digs and four block assists for her fifth double-double of the season.
Joining Newton with a double-double was senior setter Hayley Bush. The Union, Kentucky native totaled 45 assists in the four setter to go alongside 10 digs for her 15th double-double of the year.
Purdue will be back tomorrow night at 9 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network when it hosts No. 11 Nebraska to close out the regular season.
The win marks the 19th consecutive win over the Hoosiers and the ninth straight victory this season.
Cleveland celebrated Senior Night and her birthday with her second errorless performance of the season (last: 13-0-23 at UNLV on 9/2). Meanwhile, the Bloomington, Illinois, native added seven digs and five block assists to round out the evening.
As a team, Purdue hit a .315 clip while holding Indiana to a .105. Meanwhile, the Boilermakers closed the evening by out-blocking the Hoosiers, 16-6.
Senior Jael Johnson matched her career-high nine total blocks in the match, adding a .400 hitting % on the attack, with six kills on 10 attempts.
Posting her 17th straight double-digit kill match was Caitlyn Newton, who closed her birthday (shares the day with Cleveland) with 17 kills on 45 attempts (.267 efficiency). Newton paired the performance with 10 digs and four block assists for her fifth double-double of the season.
Joining Newton with a double-double was senior setter Hayley Bush. The Union, Kentucky native totaled 45 assists in the four setter to go alongside 10 digs for her 15th double-double of the year.
Purdue will be back tomorrow night at 9 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network when it hosts No. 11 Nebraska to close out the regular season.