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Purdue narrowly avoided an upset at Illinois and swept Rutgers to remain unbeaten in conference play; after holding on to edge Iowa, they’ll face Wisconsin Saturday with a chance at their best Big Tenteen start in 38 years, when they went 6-0 and finished 10-3.
Purdue VB swept Minnesota to start conference play; the Boilers are #5 in both AVCA and Massey and look to defend their ranking and unbeaten conference record against Illinois and Rutgers this weekend.
Three more matches, three more wins: VB moves to 6-0 and stays #3 in Massey, moving up to #9 in AVCA. They’ll face #5/4 Louisville Friday and either Xavier or Lipscomb on Saturday in the Louisville Invitational.
Purdue survived some spirited play by Maryland and Rutgers to post a couple of road wins in the run-up to their biggest week of the season; they will face #3 Wisconsin and #10 Minnesota on the road Friday and Sunday, respectively, as they try to draw within one game of the conference-leading Badgers.
Purdue swept Northwestern and stopped #3 Wisconsin in four sets to move within two games of the first-place Badgers and Huskers; they’ll look to close the gap Friday against Maryland and Sunday against Rutgers as part of a four-match road trip.
Purdue volleyball dropped their first match of the season, splitting two matches at Xavier. The Boilers lost in straight sets to Louisville and returned the favor against Lipscomb; they are back in action this weekend at Holloway for the Stacey Clark Classic, facing Jacksonville State, Purdue-Fort Wayne and Tennessee.
Purdue swept both of their matches at the Rebel Challenge in Las Vegas, moving up to #6 in the AVCA Coaches poll, their highest ranking in program history. The Boilers will face fellow top-10 side Louisville and either Lipscomb or Xavier in Cincinnati this weekend.
A marathon point was the key to a five-set, 15-13 thriller that kept the Monon Spike in Purdue’s hands for a 14th straight season. The Boilers sit at 3-3 after sweeping Northwestern and will travel to Nebraska and Ohio State this weekend.
Purdue started off strong, sweeping Northwestern and going up 1-0 on Illinois, but they couldn’t hold on, and without Blake Mohler, they dropped the last three sets, falling to 1-3 in Big Tenteen play. Up next: at Indiana, then the return match in Evanston against the Wildcats.
A spectacular dig by Otec highlighted a 31-29 set in a 3-1 win over Ohio in the opener; Purdue swept Ball State but fell to Notre Dame in five sets. They travel to Nashville and Lexington to face Louisville, Lipscomb and Kentucky over the next week.
