WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In front of a sold-out crowd, the No. 11 Purdue volleyball team (6-0) was named Reamer Club Xtra Special tournament champions following its 3-1 victory over Milwaukee (1-5) 25-15, 25-17, 18-25, 25-23.
The all-tournament team included Bradley's Kendall Minta, Milwuakee's Ari Miller, Utah's Madelyn Robinson and Vanessaa Ramirez. Meanwhile,from Purdue, Raven Colvin, Hannah Clayton and Megan Renner received honors. Colvin was selected MVP.
Purdue recorded 16 total blocks in the match vs. Milwaukee, a season-best, led by Colvin, who posted eight total blocks (1-7) alongside five kills.
Freshman outside hitter Eva Hudson continued her impressive start to the season, not only registering a career-best 21 kills, but did so at a .395 hitting clip, joining All-Americans Sherridan Atkinson, Grace Cleveland, Danielle Cuttino and Faye Adelaja as the only players to register as efficient as a match while totaling 20 or more kills in at least seven years. Of those four, Hudson was the only to accomplish the feat as an underclassman.
The Boilermakers jumped out to an early and efficient lead, recording a .485 attack % in the first set with 19 kills and three errors on 33 swings.
Purdue and Milwaukee went back-and fourth in the fourth set, seeing 13 tied scores as late as 22-22. Maddy Chinn was on the final three Purdue points to secure the win in four, thanks to a pair of kills and a block assist.
In fact, the blocking game was the difference-maker in the final set, with the Boilermakers totaling eight compared to the Panthers' one. Middle blocker Hannah Clayton was a momentum booster, having a hand in four straight Purdue blocks (one solo, three assisted) to give Purdue the 12-10 edge.
As a team, Purdue out-hit Milwaukee .239% vs. .198% in the match and out-dug its opponent 56-50.
The Boilermakers will be back on the road next weekend at the Louisville invitational, where they are set to take on No. 3 Louisville on Friday, September 9 at 7 p.m. (watch on ACCNx) followed by Lipscomb or Xavier the next day at 4 p.m. ET (watch on FloVolleyball).
Quick Hits
The all-tournament team included Bradley's Kendall Minta, Milwuakee's Ari Miller, Utah's Madelyn Robinson and Vanessaa Ramirez. Meanwhile,from Purdue, Raven Colvin, Hannah Clayton and Megan Renner received honors. Colvin was selected MVP.
Purdue recorded 16 total blocks in the match vs. Milwaukee, a season-best, led by Colvin, who posted eight total blocks (1-7) alongside five kills.
Freshman outside hitter Eva Hudson continued her impressive start to the season, not only registering a career-best 21 kills, but did so at a .395 hitting clip, joining All-Americans Sherridan Atkinson, Grace Cleveland, Danielle Cuttino and Faye Adelaja as the only players to register as efficient as a match while totaling 20 or more kills in at least seven years. Of those four, Hudson was the only to accomplish the feat as an underclassman.
The Boilermakers jumped out to an early and efficient lead, recording a .485 attack % in the first set with 19 kills and three errors on 33 swings.
Purdue and Milwaukee went back-and fourth in the fourth set, seeing 13 tied scores as late as 22-22. Maddy Chinn was on the final three Purdue points to secure the win in four, thanks to a pair of kills and a block assist.
In fact, the blocking game was the difference-maker in the final set, with the Boilermakers totaling eight compared to the Panthers' one. Middle blocker Hannah Clayton was a momentum booster, having a hand in four straight Purdue blocks (one solo, three assisted) to give Purdue the 12-10 edge.
As a team, Purdue out-hit Milwaukee .239% vs. .198% in the match and out-dug its opponent 56-50.
The Boilermakers will be back on the road next weekend at the Louisville invitational, where they are set to take on No. 3 Louisville on Friday, September 9 at 7 p.m. (watch on ACCNx) followed by Lipscomb or Xavier the next day at 4 p.m. ET (watch on FloVolleyball).
Quick Hits
- Purdue improves to 6-0 for the first time since 2018. It is the eighth time under head coach Dave Shondell.
- The Boilermakers have posted seven or more blocks in 31 consecutive matches.
- The win over Milwaukee marks the first for the program, moving to an overall 1-2 record.
- Purdue is one of six Big Ten teams to remain undefeated.
- Hudson's 21 kills tie as the second-most by a Big Ten player in a single match this season , are the most so far by a league player this weekend and lead the league in kills for a four-set match. The performance was one shy of matching the leader, Sarah Franklin (Wisconsin)'s 22 kills.
- Maddie Schermerhorn recorded 22 digs, tying as the fourth-most in a match by a Big Ten player this season.
- Renner's five block assists were a career-high
- Defensive specialist Ali Hornung received a team-leading 27 balls and allowed no errors.