WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 4 seeded Purdue Boilermakers steamed past Western Michigan, 3-0 (25-21, 25,23, 25-22). With the result, Purdue remains undefeated in the first round under head coach Dave Shondell (19-0 record).
No. 4 seed Purdue (26-6, 16-4 Big Ten) will host tomorrow's NCAA Second Round match vs. Loyola Chicago (22-11, 13-5 A10) at Holloway Gymnasium. The match will begin at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Both teams swept their opponents in the first round, with Loyola Chicago posting the upset over No. 5 seeded BYU behind dominant 25-20, 25-21, 25-17 set scores.
Eva Hudson and Chloe Chicoine combined for 33 kills with two errors on 69 swings in the win. Hudson posted a .455 hitting %, the highest mark since Day 2 of the season (.467% vs. UMBC, 8/31/24) and remained errorless until the third set, all while tying a career-high five blocks. Meanwhile, Chicoine notched a double-double with 19 digs, 12 kills on a .440 hitting %. Nine of Chicoine's digs came in the opening frame alone.
Moreover, Raven Colvin surpassed Purdue great Stephanie Lynch to become the all-time leader in block assists. The Indianapolis, Indiana native entered the evening needing four to tie Lynch's 550 and totaled six, setting the record at 552 career block assists and counting. Colvin already ranks second in total blocks and blocks per set behind Lynch (1.39 per set)
Taylor Anderson dished out 45 assists in the three-setter, guiding the team to a .387 hitting clip. The Boilermakers revved up its blocking as the match went on to out-block the Broncos 10-4, with five Purdue blocks coming in the final set. Purdue also out-dug Western Michigan, 51-49.
All three sets saw tight races to the 25th point, but the difference-maker came in Purdue's ability to close out, going on a run in every set to take the match.
The Boilermakers began with a .400 attack % in each of the first two sets. Starting out strong, the team combined for 16 kills, zero errors on 27 attacks in Set 1, with Hudson recording a .529 clip and Chicoine a .600 clip alongside nine digs. Although the Broncos tied the match, 21-21, Purdue closed it out with four straight points with a pair of Hudson kills and block assists by Raven Colvin.
Despite being down 21-23 in Set 2 after back-to-back Bronco aces put them within reach of taking the set, the Boilermakers came out of a time out with all systems firing. Purdue responded with four consecutive points, three coming on Hudson kills, one on an Anderson and Colvin block assist to win the set.
In Set 3, Western Michigan tied the match, 22-22, but a kill by Chicoine followed by a pair of Hudson and Lourdes Myers block assists solidified the first round win.
Hudson's offensive performance marked the second straight NCAA First Round she has gone the entire match with just one attack error. She is the first outside/opposite to produce two NCAA matches during their career with just one attack error since Grace Cleveland.
No. 4 seed Purdue (26-6, 16-4 Big Ten) will host tomorrow's NCAA Second Round match vs. Loyola Chicago (22-11, 13-5 A10) at Holloway Gymnasium. The match will begin at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Both teams swept their opponents in the first round, with Loyola Chicago posting the upset over No. 5 seeded BYU behind dominant 25-20, 25-21, 25-17 set scores.
Eva Hudson and Chloe Chicoine combined for 33 kills with two errors on 69 swings in the win. Hudson posted a .455 hitting %, the highest mark since Day 2 of the season (.467% vs. UMBC, 8/31/24) and remained errorless until the third set, all while tying a career-high five blocks. Meanwhile, Chicoine notched a double-double with 19 digs, 12 kills on a .440 hitting %. Nine of Chicoine's digs came in the opening frame alone.
Moreover, Raven Colvin surpassed Purdue great Stephanie Lynch to become the all-time leader in block assists. The Indianapolis, Indiana native entered the evening needing four to tie Lynch's 550 and totaled six, setting the record at 552 career block assists and counting. Colvin already ranks second in total blocks and blocks per set behind Lynch (1.39 per set)
Taylor Anderson dished out 45 assists in the three-setter, guiding the team to a .387 hitting clip. The Boilermakers revved up its blocking as the match went on to out-block the Broncos 10-4, with five Purdue blocks coming in the final set. Purdue also out-dug Western Michigan, 51-49.
All three sets saw tight races to the 25th point, but the difference-maker came in Purdue's ability to close out, going on a run in every set to take the match.
The Boilermakers began with a .400 attack % in each of the first two sets. Starting out strong, the team combined for 16 kills, zero errors on 27 attacks in Set 1, with Hudson recording a .529 clip and Chicoine a .600 clip alongside nine digs. Although the Broncos tied the match, 21-21, Purdue closed it out with four straight points with a pair of Hudson kills and block assists by Raven Colvin.
Despite being down 21-23 in Set 2 after back-to-back Bronco aces put them within reach of taking the set, the Boilermakers came out of a time out with all systems firing. Purdue responded with four consecutive points, three coming on Hudson kills, one on an Anderson and Colvin block assist to win the set.
In Set 3, Western Michigan tied the match, 22-22, but a kill by Chicoine followed by a pair of Hudson and Lourdes Myers block assists solidified the first round win.
Hudson's offensive performance marked the second straight NCAA First Round she has gone the entire match with just one attack error. She is the first outside/opposite to produce two NCAA matches during their career with just one attack error since Grace Cleveland.