EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 9 Purdue Boilermakers pulled out the reverse-sweep at No. 13 Oregon, 19-25, 22-25, 29-27, 25-23, 15-13. It was Purdue's first reverse-sweep of the season.
Purdue erased Oregon's match point in Set 3, storming back with two set points before putting it away on their third attempt. In the extra-point run, Oregon held two match points.
Eva Hudson posted 20 kills over the final three sets, including nine in Set 4, to finish the night with a team-leading 28 kills. Not only was it a season-high, but two kills shy of tying her career-high. Her performance included just one attack error in 30 attempts over the final two sets of action. The Fort Wayne, Indiana, native secured a double-double with 14 digs and two block assists. In total, she notched 77 attacks in the match, a career-high.
Chloe Chicoine closed the night with 16 kills, tying the second-most of the season, and a season-high 20 digs. The sophomore posted key kills throughout the match, including the go-ahead kill at 14-13 and 12-11 in Set 5, the Set 4-winner, the tying point at 23-23 in Set 3, and the go-ahead at 22-21 when Oregon fought their way back into the set.
Taylor Anderson notched 57 assists, a season-high and just three shy of tying her career-high. It was the fifth 50-plus assist match of the season for the sophomore, as
Libero Ali Hornung saw 39 receptions, making zero errors in the process. She anchored the back row with 22 digs, two shy of a career-high. As a team, Purdue totaled 77 digs.
In fact, Purdue was edged in nearly every statistical category except kills (72 vs. 69) and service errors (10 vs. 11). Additionally, Purdue edged Oregon in sideout for each of the final three sets, ending with a 78% in Set 5, the highest mark of the night for either team.
Purdue closes out the regular-season Friday in Seattle. The Boilermakers will take on the Washington Huskies, a team receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches' Poll, at 7:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
No. 9 Purdue has posted back-to-back top-25 wins, coming off a 3-0 victory vs. #21 USC last Saturday. They are 4-6 vs. top-25 teams this season as the team improves to 24-6 (15-4 Big Ten) while the No. 13 Oregon Ducks fall to 21-7 (13-6 Big Ten). Purdue will finish fourth in the Big Ten standings, fending off Oregon, who sits just below the Boilermakers in fifth.
Purdue, a team moving up in the RPI, entered the match ranked T-No. 15. The victory at No. 13 Oregon will be a key bullet in Purdue's resume for NCAA First and Second Round hosting potential, which will be revealed in the NCAA Selection Show, slated for Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN. The top 16 seeds will host the opening round.
Purdue erased Oregon's match point in Set 3, storming back with two set points before putting it away on their third attempt. In the extra-point run, Oregon held two match points.
Eva Hudson posted 20 kills over the final three sets, including nine in Set 4, to finish the night with a team-leading 28 kills. Not only was it a season-high, but two kills shy of tying her career-high. Her performance included just one attack error in 30 attempts over the final two sets of action. The Fort Wayne, Indiana, native secured a double-double with 14 digs and two block assists. In total, she notched 77 attacks in the match, a career-high.
Chloe Chicoine closed the night with 16 kills, tying the second-most of the season, and a season-high 20 digs. The sophomore posted key kills throughout the match, including the go-ahead kill at 14-13 and 12-11 in Set 5, the Set 4-winner, the tying point at 23-23 in Set 3, and the go-ahead at 22-21 when Oregon fought their way back into the set.
Taylor Anderson notched 57 assists, a season-high and just three shy of tying her career-high. It was the fifth 50-plus assist match of the season for the sophomore, as
Libero Ali Hornung saw 39 receptions, making zero errors in the process. She anchored the back row with 22 digs, two shy of a career-high. As a team, Purdue totaled 77 digs.
In fact, Purdue was edged in nearly every statistical category except kills (72 vs. 69) and service errors (10 vs. 11). Additionally, Purdue edged Oregon in sideout for each of the final three sets, ending with a 78% in Set 5, the highest mark of the night for either team.
Purdue closes out the regular-season Friday in Seattle. The Boilermakers will take on the Washington Huskies, a team receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches' Poll, at 7:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
No. 9 Purdue has posted back-to-back top-25 wins, coming off a 3-0 victory vs. #21 USC last Saturday. They are 4-6 vs. top-25 teams this season as the team improves to 24-6 (15-4 Big Ten) while the No. 13 Oregon Ducks fall to 21-7 (13-6 Big Ten). Purdue will finish fourth in the Big Ten standings, fending off Oregon, who sits just below the Boilermakers in fifth.
Purdue, a team moving up in the RPI, entered the match ranked T-No. 15. The victory at No. 13 Oregon will be a key bullet in Purdue's resume for NCAA First and Second Round hosting potential, which will be revealed in the NCAA Selection Show, slated for Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN. The top 16 seeds will host the opening round.