WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In the team's fourth five-set match this season, the No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers took down No. 19 Kentucky 3-2 (25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 12-25, 18-16). The victory marked Purdue's third top-25 win in five sets this season on its way to defending the title of Stacey Clark Classic Champions.
With the result, No. 20 Purdue moves to 5-2 on the season while No. 19 Kentucky falls to 2-4.
Quick Hits
One weekend remains before Big Ten play begins. The Boilermakers will close out the non-conference slate at home with the Boilermaker Challenge, which will feature UCF, USC and Illinois on Thursday, September 14 and Friday, September 15. Purdue will take on UCF at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday before playing USC at the same time the following night. All tournament matches will air on Big Ten Network.
With the result, No. 20 Purdue moves to 5-2 on the season while No. 19 Kentucky falls to 2-4.
Quick Hits
- Purdue is 3-1 in fifth-set matches this season.
- The Boilermakers are 3-1 vs. top-25 opponents this season, the most wins since 2021. Meanwhile, it was the 85 ranked win for head coach Dave Shondell.
- Chloe Chicoine set career-highs in kills (24), attack % (.375) and total points (25).
- Raven Colvin tied her season-high nine total blocks (1-8).
- Setter Taylor Anderson secured 46 assists and a career-high 11 digs on her way to her second double-double of the year.
- Defensive Specialist Ali Hornung set a season-high 15 digs to lead the back row.
- Purdue out-blocked Kentucky, 13-12.
- The Boilermakers' third set was the most efficient of the season, hitting .462% (16-4-26).
- There were 11 tied scores and four lead changes in the fifth set, including 16-16, 15-15, 14-14, 13-13, 12-12, 11-11, 10-10, 9-9, 8-8, 7-7.
- Purdue out-blocked Kentucky, 3-2 in Set 5.
- The Boilermakers committed just three errors in the set, with freshman Grace Heaney going errorless (2-0-4) and Chloe Chicoine adding four kills (4-1-8).
- Grace Heaney recorded two key kills to even the score at 12-12 and 13-13 for the Boilermakers in Set 5.
One weekend remains before Big Ten play begins. The Boilermakers will close out the non-conference slate at home with the Boilermaker Challenge, which will feature UCF, USC and Illinois on Thursday, September 14 and Friday, September 15. Purdue will take on UCF at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday before playing USC at the same time the following night. All tournament matches will air on Big Ten Network.