CORALVILLE, Iowa – Just 17 hours after stepping off the floor in Lincoln, Nebraska, the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers took down the Iowa Hawkeyes, 3-1 (25-17, 19-25, 25-18, 25-21) in the team's third road win of the Big Ten season. With the result, Purdue improves to 13-4 (4-2 Big Ten) while Iowa falls to a 9-9 (3-3 Big Ten) record.
Coming off a five-setter at No. 2 Nebraska, which was the longest match in Purdue's known history, the Boilermakers responded to its 19 service errors the night before with 10 aces at Iowa, including four in the team's first 11 points.
The Boilermakers hit a set-high .400 attack % in the opening frame before closing the match hitting .213 while Iowa edged the Boilermakers with .216%. Purdue was out-blocked 8-13, but held the advantage in kills (56-48) digs (50-48) and reception % (.961 vs. .888).
Setter Taylor Anderson propelled Purdue to victory behind 42 assists, a career-high six kills, seven digs, three block assists and an ace.
Purdue's back row was anchored by libero Ali Hornung, who dug 17 balls and went errorless after facing a team-leading 21 receptions.
Eva Hudson led the team with 18 kills (18-8-46) at a .217 clip while nearly matching her career-record with three aces in the match, eight digs and a pair of block assists. Raven Colvin registered 12 kills (12-4-23) at a .348 clip while leading the team with four service aces and adding four digs and a trio of blocks. Her weekend rounds out with 14 blocks within 24 hours.
Iowa evened the match behind a .577 hitting % (16-1-26) and four blocks in Set 2, while attack errors plagued the Boilermakers, who hit .125% in the set. In Set 3, Purdue dominated its way to a 19-9 set score. Iowa tried to gain momentum by fending off four set points, but a kill by Colvin sealed it. In Set 4, Iowa fought back after Purdue took an early 10-5 lead, coming within one point at 19-18. Colvin was on three of the team's next four points to pull away, a run that included two kills and a block assist.
Purdue will begin its longest homestand since opening week, which the team will be home for four matches over the next two weeks. Next week, Purdue will play its first match against a Big Ten expansion team, taking on UCLA next Thursday at 7 p.m. ET inside Holloway Gymnasium. Then, The Boilermakers will play its first of two Mackey matches on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd against Indiana at 7 p.m. ET. The match will serve as a the annual Monon Spike trophy match between the rivals.
Coming off a five-setter at No. 2 Nebraska, which was the longest match in Purdue's known history, the Boilermakers responded to its 19 service errors the night before with 10 aces at Iowa, including four in the team's first 11 points.
The Boilermakers hit a set-high .400 attack % in the opening frame before closing the match hitting .213 while Iowa edged the Boilermakers with .216%. Purdue was out-blocked 8-13, but held the advantage in kills (56-48) digs (50-48) and reception % (.961 vs. .888).
Setter Taylor Anderson propelled Purdue to victory behind 42 assists, a career-high six kills, seven digs, three block assists and an ace.
Purdue's back row was anchored by libero Ali Hornung, who dug 17 balls and went errorless after facing a team-leading 21 receptions.
Eva Hudson led the team with 18 kills (18-8-46) at a .217 clip while nearly matching her career-record with three aces in the match, eight digs and a pair of block assists. Raven Colvin registered 12 kills (12-4-23) at a .348 clip while leading the team with four service aces and adding four digs and a trio of blocks. Her weekend rounds out with 14 blocks within 24 hours.
Iowa evened the match behind a .577 hitting % (16-1-26) and four blocks in Set 2, while attack errors plagued the Boilermakers, who hit .125% in the set. In Set 3, Purdue dominated its way to a 19-9 set score. Iowa tried to gain momentum by fending off four set points, but a kill by Colvin sealed it. In Set 4, Iowa fought back after Purdue took an early 10-5 lead, coming within one point at 19-18. Colvin was on three of the team's next four points to pull away, a run that included two kills and a block assist.
Purdue will begin its longest homestand since opening week, which the team will be home for four matches over the next two weeks. Next week, Purdue will play its first match against a Big Ten expansion team, taking on UCLA next Thursday at 7 p.m. ET inside Holloway Gymnasium. Then, The Boilermakers will play its first of two Mackey matches on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd against Indiana at 7 p.m. ET. The match will serve as a the annual Monon Spike trophy match between the rivals.