WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference announced the home/away opponents for the 2025 season.
The schedule features 20 conference matches, including three opponents that Purdue will face both home and away. Purdue will both travel and host Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.
Boilermaker fans can catch matchups vs. Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, Washington and Oregon in West Lafayette. Meanwhile, Purdue will travel to the campuses of Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Rutgers, in addition to the west coast trip at UCLA and USC.
Purdue is coming off one of its best seasons in program history with a 27-7 (16-4 Big Ten) record, fourth place finish in the league, No. 8 AVCA final ranking and a Big Ten match attendance record (14,876) on two occasions. Under Shondell's guidance, the Boilermakers have finished fourth or better in the league in three of the last four seasons. Meanwhile, the program has racked up a 161-58 record over the last seven seasons.
Head coach Dave Shondell announced the program's spring slate, which boasts five opportunities for Purdue fans to catch the squad in action, including three at Holloway Gymnasium: 3/26 vs. Butler, 4/5 vs. Miami (Ohio), 4/5 vs. Loyola Chicago; one at the Fishers Event Center: 4/12 vs. Vanderbilt; and a match at Ball State (4/15). The spring schedule will serve as the fan's first look into a Boilermaker squad that features eight returners and seven newcomers, including two freshmen and five transfers.
The squad returns 2024 Second Team All-Big Ten honoree Taylor Anderson, who not only ranked No. 8 in the nation in assists per set (11.25), but guided Purdue to its third-highest hitting % in single-season history (.280%). In addition to returning rising stars which include Kenna Wollard, Ryan McAleer and Grace Heaney, Shondell's incoming freshmen and transfer class set Purdue up to tie the tallest team in over 22 years, with an average front court height of 6'2".
The schedule features 20 conference matches, including three opponents that Purdue will face both home and away. Purdue will both travel and host Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.
Boilermaker fans can catch matchups vs. Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, Washington and Oregon in West Lafayette. Meanwhile, Purdue will travel to the campuses of Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Rutgers, in addition to the west coast trip at UCLA and USC.
Purdue is coming off one of its best seasons in program history with a 27-7 (16-4 Big Ten) record, fourth place finish in the league, No. 8 AVCA final ranking and a Big Ten match attendance record (14,876) on two occasions. Under Shondell's guidance, the Boilermakers have finished fourth or better in the league in three of the last four seasons. Meanwhile, the program has racked up a 161-58 record over the last seven seasons.
Head coach Dave Shondell announced the program's spring slate, which boasts five opportunities for Purdue fans to catch the squad in action, including three at Holloway Gymnasium: 3/26 vs. Butler, 4/5 vs. Miami (Ohio), 4/5 vs. Loyola Chicago; one at the Fishers Event Center: 4/12 vs. Vanderbilt; and a match at Ball State (4/15). The spring schedule will serve as the fan's first look into a Boilermaker squad that features eight returners and seven newcomers, including two freshmen and five transfers.
The squad returns 2024 Second Team All-Big Ten honoree Taylor Anderson, who not only ranked No. 8 in the nation in assists per set (11.25), but guided Purdue to its third-highest hitting % in single-season history (.280%). In addition to returning rising stars which include Kenna Wollard, Ryan McAleer and Grace Heaney, Shondell's incoming freshmen and transfer class set Purdue up to tie the tallest team in over 22 years, with an average front court height of 6'2".