WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 17 Purdue volleyball team fell to USC, 1-3 (28-30, 25-15, 23-25, 23-25), following a battle that saw 40 tied scores over the four sets.
With the result, No. 17 Purdue suffered its first loss since the opening weekend of play, ending a five-match winning streak as the squad moves to 6-3 on the season. Meanwhile, The Women of Troy improve to a 6-4 record.
Quick Hits
Big Ten play begins next week on the road with Purdue traveling to Maryland and Rutgers. The Boilermakers will play in College Park on Friday at 7 p.m. ET, followed by at Piscataway, N.J. on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Both matches will be streamed on B1G+.
With the result, No. 17 Purdue suffered its first loss since the opening weekend of play, ending a five-match winning streak as the squad moves to 6-3 on the season. Meanwhile, The Women of Troy improve to a 6-4 record.
Quick Hits
- The response to the 28-30 set one finish was the team's highest attack % of a set this season, hitting .538% in Set 2 with a 93% sideout.
- Libero Maddie Schermerhorn tied a season-high 22 digs (last: vs. Marquette)
- Chloe Chicoine and Eva Hudson reached 17 kills while hitting .300 or higher in the match.
- Chicoine posted her fifth double-double of the season.
- Setter Taylor Anderson totaled 45 assists, the fourth consecutive match the freshman produced 40 assists. Over the two-day tournament, the freshman averaged 12.14 assists per set.
- Middle blocker Lourdes Myers finished the night with a .417 attack % (7-2-12).
- Three Boilermakers averaged a .300 attack % or better in the Boilermaker Challenge tournament: Myers (.400%), Chicoine (.347%) and Hudson (.302). Meanwhile, in the back row, Schermerhorn averaged 5.57 digs per set.
- Chicoine closed out the Boilermaker Challenge averaging 4.86 kills per set behind a .347 attack %.
- In the tournament, Hudson's efficiency led to just three attack errors over the two matches, while averaging 4.14 kills per set.
- It is Purdue's first loss of the year when hitting .300%.
- Purdue falls to 0-6 in its series history vs. USC.
Big Ten play begins next week on the road with Purdue traveling to Maryland and Rutgers. The Boilermakers will play in College Park on Friday at 7 p.m. ET, followed by at Piscataway, N.J. on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Both matches will be streamed on B1G+.