COLUMBUS, Ohio – After trailing in Set 4 and fending off three set points, No. 15 Purdue grinded out a gutsy 3-1 victory at Ohio State (25-19, 17-25, 25-21, 28-26).
A balanced offensive attack included four Boilermakers in double-digit kills, including sophomore Eva Hudson's team-leading 19 kills and freshman Grace Heaney's errorless 13 kills (.542 attack %). As a team, the Boilermakers hit .304% in the match, marking the second time during Big Ten play Purdue has hit .300 or above and the fifth time this season. As a team, Purdue recorded 66 kills, a season-high and the most by Purdue in a Big Ten match since 2018 (last: 74 vs. Iowa on 11/17/18).
With the result, Purdue improves to 11-6 (5-3 Big Ten) while Ohio State falls to 7-10 (4-4 Big Ten).
Up next, Purdue will look to even the series vs. Indiana on Wednesday at Holloway Gymnasium. The match will be streamed on B1G+ at 7 p.m . ET. Then, Purdue will travel to No. 13 Penn State for a Sunday 1 p.m. ET showing on FS1.
Quick Hits
A balanced offensive attack included four Boilermakers in double-digit kills, including sophomore Eva Hudson's team-leading 19 kills and freshman Grace Heaney's errorless 13 kills (.542 attack %). As a team, the Boilermakers hit .304% in the match, marking the second time during Big Ten play Purdue has hit .300 or above and the fifth time this season. As a team, Purdue recorded 66 kills, a season-high and the most by Purdue in a Big Ten match since 2018 (last: 74 vs. Iowa on 11/17/18).
With the result, Purdue improves to 11-6 (5-3 Big Ten) while Ohio State falls to 7-10 (4-4 Big Ten).
Up next, Purdue will look to even the series vs. Indiana on Wednesday at Holloway Gymnasium. The match will be streamed on B1G+ at 7 p.m . ET. Then, Purdue will travel to No. 13 Penn State for a Sunday 1 p.m. ET showing on FS1.
Quick Hits
- Purdue trailed in Set 4. 12-17 before fighting back with a 9-1 run to take the 21-18 lead.
- Setter Taylor Anderson dished out 51 assists in the victory, a Big Ten season-high and just shy of her career-best of 56, set vs. SMU in non-conference play.
- Eva Hudson posted 19 kills in the win, eight coming in the final set, including the match-winning kill.
- Libero Maddie Schermerhorn totaled 16 digs, half of which (eight) came in Set 4.
- Despite a slow start for the Boilermakers in Set 1 trailing 2-6 to open the match, Purdue out-hit Ohio State in the opening frame .417% and a 73.7% sideout. Five Boilermakers were errorless in the set.
- Purdue recorded seven blocks in Set 3, including three by the Raven Colvin and Grace Heaney duo in Purdue's final four points to win the set, 25-21.
- Grace Heaney recorded a career-high 13 kills on an errorless 24 attacks. The Boilermaker was errorless through the first three sets and ended the day with .542 hitting % to lead the team.
- Purdue totaled 11.5 team blocks while holding Ohio State to six.
- The win marked the first for the Boilermakers at the Covelli Center since the 2020 season (played in March of 2021).