WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In front of 14,876 fans, the largest crowd ever for a Big Ten regular-season match, the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers regained the rights to the Monon Spike in sweeping fashion vs. Indiana (25-18, 25-14, 25-9). The match was held in a sold-out Mackey Arena.
Purdue moves to 41-11 all-time in home matches vs. Indiana and has won 20 of the last 22 Monon Spike trophy matches.
The nine points allowed in Set 3 were the fewest ever in the rivalry's history since 2000 (prior to then, points were scored to 15 instead of the modern era's 25). Additionally, Purdue went errorless in the third set, hitting .500% (13-0-26). In fact, Purdue has gone errorless in the final set of its match in three of the last four outings (Set 5 at #2 Nebraska, Set 5 vs. UCLA and Set 3 vs. Indiana).
Purdue out-hit Indiana .333 to .061%. Not only did the Boilermakers hold the Hoosiers to a Purdue-opponent season-low, but the mark was the lowest Big Ten opponent hitting % in two years, which last also came at Indiana (.057%).
Chloe Chicoine went errorless in the match, hitting 12 kills on 30 swings for a .400 attack % in her double-double performance with 10 digs.
Meanwhile, like her uniform number, Eva Hudson recorded a team-leading 17 kills with just two errors on 36 swings (.417 %).
Freshman defensive specialist Ryan McAleer produced a career-high 15 digs, leading the team with 17 receptions. As a team, Purdue posted a perfect reception % and registered nine service aces, third-most in a match this season.
Setter Taylor Anderson dished out a double-double behind 28 assists and 10 digs while also leading the team and matching a career-high three aces.
Purdue improves to 15-4 (6-2 Big Ten) while Indiana falls to 9-9 (2-6 Big Ten). The match lasted an hour and 28 minutes.
The attendance record bested the 20-year-old record of 10,927 fans in the #23 Illinois at #2 Minnesota match on October 16, 2004. The Boilermakers now hold two of the top three attendance records for two Big Ten opponents facing each other in the regular season (other: 10,570 fans at Purdue on October 17, 2008).
Currently, Purdue leads the league in kills (970), blocks (196.0), Digs (1,058) and assists (902) and rank second in receive % (94.7%).
Purdue will be back for a pair of home matches next week. First in a midweek showdown, Purdue will host Ohio State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. Then, Purdue will return to Mackey Arena for its second Mackey match Saturday in a top-10 matchup. The Boilermakers are set to host No. 9 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Purdue moves to 41-11 all-time in home matches vs. Indiana and has won 20 of the last 22 Monon Spike trophy matches.
The nine points allowed in Set 3 were the fewest ever in the rivalry's history since 2000 (prior to then, points were scored to 15 instead of the modern era's 25). Additionally, Purdue went errorless in the third set, hitting .500% (13-0-26). In fact, Purdue has gone errorless in the final set of its match in three of the last four outings (Set 5 at #2 Nebraska, Set 5 vs. UCLA and Set 3 vs. Indiana).
Purdue out-hit Indiana .333 to .061%. Not only did the Boilermakers hold the Hoosiers to a Purdue-opponent season-low, but the mark was the lowest Big Ten opponent hitting % in two years, which last also came at Indiana (.057%).
Chloe Chicoine went errorless in the match, hitting 12 kills on 30 swings for a .400 attack % in her double-double performance with 10 digs.
Meanwhile, like her uniform number, Eva Hudson recorded a team-leading 17 kills with just two errors on 36 swings (.417 %).
Freshman defensive specialist Ryan McAleer produced a career-high 15 digs, leading the team with 17 receptions. As a team, Purdue posted a perfect reception % and registered nine service aces, third-most in a match this season.
Setter Taylor Anderson dished out a double-double behind 28 assists and 10 digs while also leading the team and matching a career-high three aces.
Purdue improves to 15-4 (6-2 Big Ten) while Indiana falls to 9-9 (2-6 Big Ten). The match lasted an hour and 28 minutes.
The attendance record bested the 20-year-old record of 10,927 fans in the #23 Illinois at #2 Minnesota match on October 16, 2004. The Boilermakers now hold two of the top three attendance records for two Big Ten opponents facing each other in the regular season (other: 10,570 fans at Purdue on October 17, 2008).
Currently, Purdue leads the league in kills (970), blocks (196.0), Digs (1,058) and assists (902) and rank second in receive % (94.7%).
Purdue will be back for a pair of home matches next week. First in a midweek showdown, Purdue will host Ohio State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. Then, Purdue will return to Mackey Arena for its second Mackey match Saturday in a top-10 matchup. The Boilermakers are set to host No. 9 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.