A solid recruiting class, two All-Americans departing via graduation, middle blockers everywhere and two untested setters. Can the Boilers post another 20-win season? zlionsfan says yes.
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VB Upsets #3 Minnesota, Sweeps #15 Wisconsin
Volleyball pulled off back-to-back upsets last week, dropping #3 Minnesota in four sets and #15 Wisconsin in straight sets to move to 10-6 in conference play and 20-7 overall. They travel to Rutgers and Michigan this week before ending the regular season at home against Michigan and MSU.
VB Falls to Penn State, Sweeps Rutgers
Volleyball got the results we expected, losing 1-3 to #1 Penn State and sweeping Rutgers. They'll visit Ohio State and Maryland next.
VB Takes 11th Straight from Indiana, Moves to 13-2
Purdue volleyball defeated Indiana for the 11th straight time last week, adding a 10th consecutive P to the Monon Spike, as Dave Shondell's career record against IU improved to 27-3. The Boilers are 13-2 and will travel to Illinois and Northwestern this weekend.
VB Wins Wyoming Invitational, Moves to 6-0
Volleyball moved up to #16 with a 3-0 weekend at the Wyoming Invitational, dropping their first sets of the year but rallying to beat host Wyoming in five. They'll be in Lawrence for the Kansas Invitational this week, playing Belmont, #11 Creighton, and host #14 Kansas, with coverage TBD.
VB Sweeps Indiana, Keeps Monon Spppppppppike In West Lafayette
For the ninth straight season, the Monon Spike resides in West Lafayette, as the then-10th-ranked Boilers swept Indiana, 25-15, 25-17, 25-18, in front of a crowd of 8,240. Purdue hit .517 in the match, led by redshirt senior MB Faye Adelaja, whose .889 raised her attack percentage to .474, good for second in the nation.
VB Stuns Stanford, Tops Cal Poly to Win Stanford Invitational
Purdue volleyball lost a tough opening set at Stanford 33-31, but stormed back from an 0-2 deficit to knock off the #9 Cardinal 3-2; they also beat Cal Poly to take the Stanford Invitational, move up six spots to #14, and run their record to 7-1.