Wednesday, November 27
10:30 p.m. ET | #9 Purdue at #13 Oregon | BTN | WSHY 104.3 FM
Friday, November 29
7:30 p.m. ET | #9 Purdue at #RV Washington | BTN | WSHY 104.3 FM
EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 9 Purdue Boilermakers will spend its final week of the regular season out west, as they are set for a pair of matches against two of the Big Ten Conference's newest members.
Tomorrow, in a 2023 Regional Semifinal rematch, Purdue will take on No. 13 Oregon in its ninth top-16 matchup of the season. The match is scheduled for a 10:30 p.m. ET start on Big Ten Network. Then, the Boilermakers head to Seattle for a Black Friday showdown at the Washington Huskies, a team receiving votes in the AVCA poll. The match, which will be the first-ever between the two programs, will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
THE #7 OVERALL DRAFT PICK: RAVEN COLVIN
PURDUE'S LAST 10 MATCHES
DEFENSE LIVES HERE
A GLANCE AT THE SERIES HISTORY VS. OREGON
10:30 p.m. ET | #9 Purdue at #13 Oregon | BTN | WSHY 104.3 FM
Friday, November 29
7:30 p.m. ET | #9 Purdue at #RV Washington | BTN | WSHY 104.3 FM
EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 9 Purdue Boilermakers will spend its final week of the regular season out west, as they are set for a pair of matches against two of the Big Ten Conference's newest members.
Tomorrow, in a 2023 Regional Semifinal rematch, Purdue will take on No. 13 Oregon in its ninth top-16 matchup of the season. The match is scheduled for a 10:30 p.m. ET start on Big Ten Network. Then, the Boilermakers head to Seattle for a Black Friday showdown at the Washington Huskies, a team receiving votes in the AVCA poll. The match, which will be the first-ever between the two programs, will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
THE #7 OVERALL DRAFT PICK: RAVEN COLVIN
- With the seventh overall pick of the Real Pro Volleyball Federation draft, the Grand Rapids Rise selected Raven Colvin.
- One of Purdue's best blockers in program history, Colvin ranks #2 in Purdue history in career total blocks, block assists and blocks per set and #8 in block solos. She is also #3 in the nation among Division I active players in career blocks per set.
- The Grand Rapids Rise, which includes Purdue alums Jena Otec (2017-21) and Sherridan Atkinson (2016-18), will begin its season January 10 and runs through May 2, 2025.
PURDUE'S LAST 10 MATCHES
- Ali Hornung is averaging 4.74 digs per set. Meanwhile as a team, Purdue is averaging 16.97 digs per set as a team.
- Offensively, Purdue is averaging 2 more kills per set than opponents with an efficiency or .271% while holding opponents to a .172%.
- Eva Hudson is averaging 5.58 kills per set on a .285% and 2.42 digs per set.
- Chloe Chicoine is totaling 3.26 dig per set, second on the team in kills with 2.68 per set.
- Taylor Anderson is averaging 11.55 assists per set with a .511 attack %.
- Middles Raven Colvin and Lourdes Myers are each averaging over a block per set, including Colvin's 1.48 and 2.32 kills per set. Meanwhile, Myers holds a .339 attack %.
DEFENSE LIVES HERE
- In the last seven years, Purdue has held opponents to a .191 average attack % or lower in 2024 (.188), 2022 (.194%), 2021 (.173), 2020 (.180), 2019 (.189), 2018 (.191).
- When looking at the back row, Purdue's owns 15.68 digs per set this season. To put in perspective, it is just the second time in the last 10 years the Boilermakers have posted that kind of number (other: 2020's 16.00 digs per set).
A GLANCE AT THE SERIES HISTORY VS. OREGON
- Purdue and Oregon have met just four times in its series history (1984, 2007, Spring 2021, 2023), including three times under HC Dave Shondell.
- The Boilermakers have never played at Oregon before. In fact, every matchup has come at a neutral site.
- Last time Purdue and Oregon met (12/7/23), the Ducks defeated the Boilermakers 3-0 (14-25, 19-25, 27-25) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. In the matchup, Purdue started four freshmen while Oregon's lineup was nearly entirely made up of seniors or 5th-year players.
- Redshirt senior Onye Ofoegbu leads the team with a .372 hitting percentage (third in the Big Ten), totaling 220 kills this season. The middle blocker is also ranked fourth in the conference with 117 total blocks.
- As a team, Oregon ranks fifth nationally in blocks per set, averaging 2.69 blocks per set.
- Junior Mimi Colyer has totaled a team-high 348 kills this season, averaging 3.95 kills per set. Colyer and Hudson were the top freshmen in the country in 2022, with Colyer receiving National Freshman of the Year following Oregon's postseason run, which ended in the Regional Finals.
- Last time Purdue and Oregon met (12/7/23), the Ducks defeated the Boilermakers 3-0 in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. Oregon returns nine of 20 players on their 2023 roster.
- Setter Cristin Cline averages 10.15 assists per set in her second season at Oregon, tallying 853 total assists.
- Senior libero Mackenzie Morris has racked up 288 digs in 25 matches, averaging 3.20 digs per set.
- Washington ranks second in the Big Ten in both aces per set and team service aces, earning 168 aces and averaging 1.71 aces per set. Setter Molly Wilson has registered 29 service aces this season, a team high.
- Senior Madi Endsley and junior Emoni Bush lead the team in total kills, registering 256 and 251 kills, respectively.
- Washington went undefeated in their first 13 matches of the season until eventually falling to No. 9 Wisconsin.
- Freshman middle blocker Julia Hunt leads the team with 112 total blocks and a 1.18 blocks per set average.