WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Head coach Dave Shondell signed junior transfer Dior Charles to the 2025 volleyball roster. Charles, 6'1", comes to Purdue from Wake Forest with two years of eligibility remaining.
Purdue has signed five transfers over the off season with an average height of over 6'3", with Charles joined by Lindsey Miller (6'4 middle from USC), Akasha Anderson (6'3 outside hitter from Michigan State), Nataly Moravec (6'3 outside hitter from Iowa) and Bianka Lulic (6'5" middle from Miami).
The Boilermakers finished No. 9 in the AVCA final Coaches' Poll, marking the third time in the last five years the program has finished in the top-10 in the nation.
2024 / AS A SOPHOMORE AT WAKE FOREST
2023 / AS A FRESHMAN AT WAKE FOREST
HIGH SCHOOL
Purdue has signed five transfers over the off season with an average height of over 6'3", with Charles joined by Lindsey Miller (6'4 middle from USC), Akasha Anderson (6'3 outside hitter from Michigan State), Nataly Moravec (6'3 outside hitter from Iowa) and Bianka Lulic (6'5" middle from Miami).
The Boilermakers finished No. 9 in the AVCA final Coaches' Poll, marking the third time in the last five years the program has finished in the top-10 in the nation.
2024 / AS A SOPHOMORE AT WAKE FOREST
- Continued to be a defensive force at the net during her second year, including 108 of the team's 118 sets
- Led the team in blocks with 133.0, tying for the fourth-best mark in Wake Forest's single-season history (matched 2013's Kristen Grissom)
- Finished sixth in the ACC in blocks among all league individuals (1.23/set), resting in the top 5 for a good portion of the fall
- Recorded a career-high 13 blocks at South Carolina (9/15)
- Posted 10 blocks versus Duke (10/11) and at Notre Dame (10/20)
- Shined in the team's offensive attack at No. 17 Georgia Tech (10/27), tallying a career-best 12 kills while also adding five blocks
- Went 11-of-18 on attacks with only one error in a home victory over Syracuse (11/3)
- Had 10 kills and five blocks at Clemson (10/25)
- Notched a season-best three solo blocks twice
- Averaged 2.14 points per set
- Ranked fifth on the roster in kills with 154, including nine performances of 7-plus kills
2023 / AS A FRESHMAN AT WAKE FOREST
- ACC All-Academic Team
- Quickly emerged as an athletic, defensive presence during her first year while competing in 25 matches and starting in 18
- Second on the squad in total blocks (80.0)
- Contributed five or more blocks nine times
- Registered seven blocks in three different showings: versus App State (9/15), at Boston College (10/6) and versus Notre Dame (10/22)
- Showed out at Davidson (9/16), posting a career-high 10 kills on a .389 attacking clip and adding five blocks
- Tallied five or more kills in nine matches
- Stood out in a two-way performance against Mississippi State (Sept. 10) at the 2023 Kennesaw State Invitational -- going 7-of-10 on attacks with only one error (.600) and collecting six blocks through three quick sets
- Posted six kills (.455) and four blocks in the season finale versus Boston College (Nov. 22)
- Stood as a top-10 individual in the ACC for blocks at a midpoint of the fall
HIGH SCHOOL
- 2021-22 MaxPreps national champion at Marymount
- Also finished as a CIF state champion in 2021-22
- AVCA All-America Watchlist
- Member of Sunshine Volleyball Club, as her team placed second at the JVA West Coast Cup and finished second at USAV Windy City Qualifier