Determination Leads to 3-2 Win at #23 KansasDetermination Leads to 3-2 Win at #23 Kansas

Determination Leads to 3-2 Win at #23 Kansas

<br /><br />After three challenges delayed match point, the No. 25 Purdue volleyball team took down No. 23 Kansas in its home-opener, 3-2 (17-25, 25-19, 16-25, 17-15).

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LAWRENCE, Kan. –  After three challenges delayed match point, the No. 25 Purdue volleyball team took down No. 23 Kansas in the Jayhawks' home-opener, 3-2 (17-25, 25-19, 16-25, 17-15). With the result, Purdue bounces back to improve to 2-2 on the season, while handing Kansas (2-1) its first loss of the year.
 

Quick Hits:
  • The victory marked the first win over a ranked opponent this season. The last win over an AVCA top-25 team came in the sweep over #8 Minnesota in the 2022 Big Ten opener.
  • Moreover, it was Purdue's first true road win over a top-25 non-conference team since 2019 (W, 3-2 at #16 Kentucky, 9/18/2019).
  • Purdue set a season-high 14 blocks
  • Chloe Chicoine led all players with 21 kills (21-5-54 for .296%)
  • Two Boilermakers recorded double doubles: Eva Hudson (15 kills, 11 digs) and Chicoine (career-high 21 kills, 12 digs)
  • Chloe Chicoine recorded her first career double-double
  • Purdue ended the night with a .299 hitting %
  • The Boilermakers posted a match-high 14.0 blocks and limited opponents to a match-low 7 opponent blocks.
  • Raven Colvin posted nine total blocks (1-8) alongside 10 kills
 
Set One (17-25)
  • A slow start by the Boilermakers
  • Purdue out-blocked Kansas 3-2 in the first set.
  • Chloe Chicoine led the team with four kills
 Set 2 (25-19)
  • A block solo by Raven Colvin sparked a 3-0 run for Purdue to take the first lead of the match, with the block followed by an assist with Eva Hudson and a service ace by Chloe Chicoine.
  • Boilers hit .333% in the set.
  • Chloe Chicoine posted six kills with one error on 14 attacks.
  • Lorrin Poulter led teh team with four digs and 11 assists and one kill.
  • Purdue recorded four blocks in the set.
Set 4 (15-19)
  • Taylor Anderson dished out13 assists while the Boilermakers hit .448% in the set.
  • Purdue regained and held onto the lead after a kill by Eva Hudson broke the 15-15 score stalemate
  • Chloe Chicoine had the set-winning block solo to push the match to a fifth set.
Set 5 (17-15)
  • Eva Hudson took three straight points (two kills, one block solo) for Purdue take the lead, 6-4
  • Back-to-back block assists from Raven Colvin and Kenna Wollard followed by Colvin and Chloe Chicoine was a key momentum shift to give Purdue the 11-10 edge, despite the 11 tied scores in the set.
  • Purdue had its most efficient side-out with 73% in the final set.