WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In the Big Ten season-opener, the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers (9-3, 0-1 Big Ten) fell in straight sets to No. 4 Penn State (11-1, 1-0 Big Ten), 14-25, 21-25, 20-25.
A strong Penn State team hit .369% in the match while Purdue was held to .176 on the night, the lowest hitting % of the season for the Boilermakers while setting an opponent-high.
The Boilermakers were led by Chloe Chicoine's double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs. Meanwhile, Eva Hudson produced just one attack error and a .375 hitting % on seven kills through the first two sets ended the night with 10 kills, five digs.
Middles Lourdes Myers and Raven Colvin led the team's attack % with an errorless .429 (3-0-7) and .308% (6-2-13), respectively.
Setter Taylor Anderson notched 29 assists, two digs and a block assist in the match.
Purdue will return to action Saturday night at No. 16 Minnesota. The match will air live on Big Ten Network at 6:30 p.m. ET.
A strong Penn State team hit .369% in the match while Purdue was held to .176 on the night, the lowest hitting % of the season for the Boilermakers while setting an opponent-high.
The Boilermakers were led by Chloe Chicoine's double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs. Meanwhile, Eva Hudson produced just one attack error and a .375 hitting % on seven kills through the first two sets ended the night with 10 kills, five digs.
Middles Lourdes Myers and Raven Colvin led the team's attack % with an errorless .429 (3-0-7) and .308% (6-2-13), respectively.
Setter Taylor Anderson notched 29 assists, two digs and a block assist in the match.
Purdue will return to action Saturday night at No. 16 Minnesota. The match will air live on Big Ten Network at 6:30 p.m. ET.