#17 Purdue Pushes #2 Nebraska to 5 Sets#17 Purdue Pushes #2 Nebraska to 5 Sets

#17 Purdue Pushes #2 Nebraska to 5 Sets

<br /><br />In a hard-fought five-set match against the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers, No. 17 Purdue volleyball fell 2-3 (25-23, 22-25, 18-25, 25-19, 12-15).

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 17 Purdue volleyball went toe-to-toe with No. 2 Nebraska in a hard-fought five-setter, ending the night with a 2-3 (25-23, 22-25, 18-25, 25-19, 12-15) loss.

With the result, Purdue falls to a 8-4 (2-1 Big Ten) record while Nebraska remains undefeated at 12-0 (3-0 Big Ten).
 
  • The match saw 37 tied scores over the set, including 21 lead changes in the longest match of the season for either team.
  • Leading the team was Eva Hudson with 19 kills and Chloe Chicoine's 18.
  • Chicoine ended the night with a .359 attack % (18-4-39).
  • Purdue handed Nebraska its first Set 1 loss of the season.
  • Two setters saw action tonight: Taylor Anderson (37 assists) and Lorrin Poulter (16 assists).
  • It was the first match this year an opponent forced the Huskers to five sets. In total, Purdue handed Nebraska its fourth and fifth set losses over the entire season.
  •  After a back-and-forth opening to the first set, the Boilers began to pull away with an 8-3 run, taking a 19-14 lead.
  • The Boilermakers had the 21-18 advantage heading into the home stretch in Set 2 before Nebraska came back with a 7-1 run to close the set.
  • Colvin Posted seven kills and six blocks between sets three and four.
  • Held two-time AVCA All-American Lexi Rodriguez to 0 digs through the first two and a half sets.
  • Freshman Kenna Wollard matched a season-high six kills, marking the second straight match with as many kills. The outside hitter added four block assists, also marking last match's (at Rutgers) season-best.
  • Purdue hit .407% as a team in the fourth set while holding Nebraska to .216.
  • Middle blocker Lourdes Myers recorded a .444 hitting %, the most efficient Boilermaker of the night, and marks the eighth match this season she's hit above .400. Myers posted just one error with nine kills on 18 swings. Defensively, she had a key five block assists.
  • With the result, Purdue moves to 3-2 in fifth set matches this season.
  • Purdue hit .229% on the night, complimented by 12 blocks.

Purdue will be back in action Sunday at 2 p.m. versus Northwestern. The match will be streamed on B1G+.