Purdue volleyball sent off lone senior Faye Adelaja in style Saturday for Senior Night, knocking off Iowa in four sets after being swept at MSU on Wednesday. The Boilers are 6-10 in conference play and 16-11 overall, heading to Indiana and Penn State this week as part of a season-ending road trip.
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VB Upsets Michigan for Weekend Split
Purdue volleyball continued their trend of splitting weekend matches, dropping #13 Michigan in four sets before losing to #15 Michigan State in four. The Boilers remain tied for 10th in conference play with Indiana, and they'll face Maryland Wednesday in Holloway before traveling to Wisconsin for a Saturday match.
WBB Conference Tournament, Day 4: Cats Fall, Spartans Rout Buckeyes
In the Big 14 semifinals on Saturday, Maryland and Michigan State advanced with ease, setting up a rematch almost exactly a month after their first meeting, won by Maryland 85-76 in College Park. Northwestern's Cinderella run ended after three wins; they and Ohio State are left to wait for the WNIT and NCAA tournament, respectively.
WBB Conference Tournament, Day 3: Boilers 1 Point Short, Cats Advance
Day 3 of conference tournament play featured one surprise, as Northwestern won their third game in three days without leading scorer Maggie Lyon, and one close finish, as a potential game-tying three from April Wilson was off the mark and a Bree Horrocks putback left the Boilers one point short in a 65-64 loss to Michigan State.
WBB Conference Tournament, Day 2: Boilers Lone High Seed To Win
On the first full day of tournament action in Indianapolis, three out of four higher-seed teams fell; only 6-seed Purdue advanced, knocking off 11-seed Penn State 70-59 behind 22 points from April Wilson.
Sparty No! Valentine's Foul Lifts Boilers Past MSU, 82-81
Rapheal Davis scored 17 of his career-high-tying 24 in the first half and hit the winning free throw with 5 seconds left in OT, lifting Purdue to a thrilling 82-81 win over Michigan State in Mackey Tuesday evening.
WBB dressed just eight scholarship players in East Lansing and fell to the Spartans, 68-56, as Aerial Powers scored 25 points to push Michigan State past Purdue into third place in the Big 14.
