WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In Purdue's sixth fifth-set match of the season, No. 17 Purdue volleyball suffered a 2-3 (25-17, 25-15, 25-27, 11-25, 12-15) loss versus Northwestern.
The reverse sweep was the first of its kind seen against the Boilermakers this season, moving Purdue to 8-5 (2-2 Big Ten) while Northwestern earned its first win of Big Ten play as they improved to 7-7 (1-3 Big Ten).
The Boilermakers will have a quick turnaround, hosting Illinois on Wednesday on FS1. The match will be the team's first appearance on the channel and will air at 7 p.m. ET.
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The reverse sweep was the first of its kind seen against the Boilermakers this season, moving Purdue to 8-5 (2-2 Big Ten) while Northwestern earned its first win of Big Ten play as they improved to 7-7 (1-3 Big Ten).
The Boilermakers will have a quick turnaround, hosting Illinois on Wednesday on FS1. The match will be the team's first appearance on the channel and will air at 7 p.m. ET.
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- Purdue's had six five-set matches this season, including two consecutive matches, and own a 3-3 record when going to five sets.
- The match-winning point for Northwestern came on a Wildcat Challenge, which reversed the original call giving Purdue the points (score: 13-14).
- After fighting back from a 17-21 deficit in Set 3, the Boilermakers were within reach of a sweep, with a tied score at 25-25 in the third set.
- Eva Hudson was errorless through three sets, with 14 kills on 36 swings (.389%). The sophomore finished the day with 17 kills on 53 swings and three errors (.264%) in addition to six digs, two block assists and an ace.
- Maddie Schermerhorn tied a season-high 22 digs. It is the third time this season the libero has hit 22 digs and marks the fifth 20+ dig match of the season.
- Northwestern's Julia Sangiacomo posted 33 kills in the match, the most an individual has recorded against Purdue in more than nine years.
- With a 11-11 stalemate in Set 1, Purdue went on a 7-0 run after being tied at 11-11, taking the lead while Maddie Schermerhorn was behind the service line. The libero posted two aces in the stretch while the Boilermakers put up two blocks in the process.
- Raven Colvin and Eva Hudson went errorless in the first set with four kills on six attempts (.667%) each.
- Freshman opposite Grace Heaney produced in the fifth set, on three of Purdue's first five points (two kills and a block assist). In all, Purdue had four kills in the fifth set. Overall, she registered a .462 attack % (8-2-13) since first entering the match in Set 2.
- The Boilermakers are 7-3 over their last 10 matches.