WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Another thrilling five-setter for the No. 16 Purdue Boilermakers ended with the highest ranked win of the season, upsetting No. 3 Wisconsin 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 25-20, 12-25, 16-14) in Holloway Gymnasium.
The victory was Purdue's sixth win vs. a top-25 opponent (6-3 record) and 11th vs. opponents ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA/Taraflex poll this season (11-4 record).
In the fifth set, Purdue erased Wisconsin's match point on a kill by Raven Colvin, then stormed back to take the final two points to win the match.
The Boilermakers, who had career-best performances across the board, were led by Eva Hudson, who posted a double-double, including a career-high 30 kills and 11 digs to join Purdue's elite 30-kill club. The sophomore was just the 12th Boilermaker in program history, including the first since 2018 (Sherridan Atkinson, 32 kills vs. Penn State, 10/27/18) to accomplish the feat.
Meanwhile, setter Taylor Anderson dished out a double-double of her own with a career-high 57 assists, the most by a Boilermaker in five years (60 by Hayley Bush as a redshirt freshman at Penn State, 10/27/18). It was the seventh double-double of the season and the third 50-plus assist match in the last four outings for the freshman. Meanwhile, Anderson totaled seven blocks (1-6), to match her career-best, set last Sunday vs. Michigan State.
Purdue enters the final three regular-season matches with an 18-8 (12-5 Big Ten) record and remain third in the Big Ten standings, while Wisconsin remains in second with a 14-3 (23-3 Big Ten) record.
Purdue's weekend continues tomorrow with Senior Night. The team will take on Maryland at 7 p.m. ET on B1G+ in Purdue's final home match of the regular-season.
Quick Hits: Team
Quick Hits: Individual
The victory was Purdue's sixth win vs. a top-25 opponent (6-3 record) and 11th vs. opponents ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA/Taraflex poll this season (11-4 record).
In the fifth set, Purdue erased Wisconsin's match point on a kill by Raven Colvin, then stormed back to take the final two points to win the match.
The Boilermakers, who had career-best performances across the board, were led by Eva Hudson, who posted a double-double, including a career-high 30 kills and 11 digs to join Purdue's elite 30-kill club. The sophomore was just the 12th Boilermaker in program history, including the first since 2018 (Sherridan Atkinson, 32 kills vs. Penn State, 10/27/18) to accomplish the feat.
Meanwhile, setter Taylor Anderson dished out a double-double of her own with a career-high 57 assists, the most by a Boilermaker in five years (60 by Hayley Bush as a redshirt freshman at Penn State, 10/27/18). It was the seventh double-double of the season and the third 50-plus assist match in the last four outings for the freshman. Meanwhile, Anderson totaled seven blocks (1-6), to match her career-best, set last Sunday vs. Michigan State.
Purdue enters the final three regular-season matches with an 18-8 (12-5 Big Ten) record and remain third in the Big Ten standings, while Wisconsin remains in second with a 14-3 (23-3 Big Ten) record.
Purdue's weekend continues tomorrow with Senior Night. The team will take on Maryland at 7 p.m. ET on B1G+ in Purdue's final home match of the regular-season.
Quick Hits: Team
- It was Purdue's first top-3 win since taking down No. 3 Wisconsin on 10/31/2021 in Holloway Gymnasium.
- Holloway Gymnasium has seen three top-25 takedowns this season, all of which have come in five-set fashion.
- Purdue has beaten seven top-5 teams in Holloway over the last eight years.
- Purdue generated 64 assists, the most by a team since 2018 (65 vs. Iowa, 11/17/18).
- Purdue totaled 86 digs in the match, the most since 2021 (89 vs. Illinois, 10/1/21). Moreover, it is the fourth consecutive match the team has registered 70 or more digs, the most digs in back-to-back-to-back matches in more than five seasons.
- Purdue's four block solos, which came over the first two sets, are a season-high.
- Five Boilermakers reached double-digit digs in the effort.
- The win marks a key bullet for the resume for when the NCAA Selection Committee decides the top-16 seeds to host the NCAA First & Second Rounds (Nov. 30-Dec. 1).
- Purdue's record in five-set matches: 5-3
- Purdue record when dropping Set 1: 7-4
Quick Hits: Individual
- Hudson's 30-kill performance was just the fourth time a Big Ten player has reached 30 kills in a match this season. Meanwhile, Hudson also set career-highs in attempts (69) and block solos (2).
- The Big Ten's digs leader Maddie Schermerhorn posted a team-leading 24 dig performance, committing zero reception errors on the night. It was the fourth straight match the graduate student has recorded 20 or more digs.
- Chloe Chicoine secured a double-double, posting 23 digs and 11 kills on the night, smashing her previous record of 14 digs.
- Raven Colvin matched a career-high 14 kills on her final kill of the night, which erased match point for Wisconsin. The junior hit .345% in the match, the third straight match she's hit as efficiently.
- Kenna Wollard ended the night with a key four kills, three of which came in Purdue's final four points of Set 2 (25-19).