WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the second straight match, the No. 19 Boilermakers posted a decisive sweep over their opponent after downing Iowa, 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 23).
With the result, Purdue closes out its four-match homestand with a pair of wins as the team improves to a 10-5 (4-2 Big Ten) record while Iowa falls to 8-10 (0-6 Big Ten).
Purdue hits the road next week for a pair of highly-anticipated matches. First, Purdue will travel to Indiana for the Monon Spike match next Wednesday. The rivalry match is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. Then, Purdue will travel to No. 24 Ohio State for a matinee showing at 1 p.m. ET on B1G+.
Quick Hits
With the result, Purdue closes out its four-match homestand with a pair of wins as the team improves to a 10-5 (4-2 Big Ten) record while Iowa falls to 8-10 (0-6 Big Ten).
Purdue hits the road next week for a pair of highly-anticipated matches. First, Purdue will travel to Indiana for the Monon Spike match next Wednesday. The rivalry match is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. Then, Purdue will travel to No. 24 Ohio State for a matinee showing at 1 p.m. ET on B1G+.
Quick Hits
- Purdue allowed just one lead change over the entire match.
- Purdue produced a .303 attack % while holding Iowa to .121% for the most-efficient match of Big Ten play this season. Overall, the Boilermakers have reached a team .300 attack % or better four times this year (last: .349% vs. UCF, 9/14/23).
- Two Boilermakers posted double-doubles: Chloe Chicoine (17 kills, 10 digs) and Eva Hudson (13 kills, 11 digs). It was Chicoine's seventh double-double of the season and the second during Big Ten play. Meanwhile, Hudson notched her sixth of the season and first during conference play this year.
- Raven Colvin led the team though the first two sets, producing a .467 attack % behind eight kills with just one error on 15 attempts, before closing the night with nine kills and a .333 attack %.
- Chloe Chicoine led the way in Set 3, posting 10 kills with just one error on 14 attacks (.643%) to lead Purdue to the sweep, despite Iowa's fight to push the match to a fourth set.
- Taylor Anderson delivered 35 assists in the match, adding six digs and a pair of block assists.
- As a team, Purdue committed just two attack errors in the first set as the team produced a .326 hitting % to open the match.
- Maddie Schermerhorn was honored before the match, receiving her 1,000th dig ball, presented by Dave Shondell. The graduate student went on to record a team-best 17 digs in the match.