Nov. 16, 2001
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Purdue volleyball team fell 22-30, 25-30, 30-27, 30-24 at Indiana on Friday in the 20th annual Monon Spike match.
The Boilermakers had their changes, getting up to a 20-16 lead in Game 1 only to be outscored 14-2 down the stretch. Purdue's woes continued in Game 2 when the Old Gold and Black built a 23-17 lead, on to get outscored 13-2.
Purdue hit at an outstanding clip of .514 (20-2-35) in Game 3 to take the 30-27 win. But the Boilermakers only recorded nine kills on 44 attempts in Game 4.
Sophomore Joanna Lowry led the Boilermakers with 18 kills and 10 digs. Senior Maegan Petersen recorded 16 kills and turned in a team-high 14 digs. Rookie Leah Wischmeier had 11 kills and 10 digs on the night, while senior Lori Knicker recorded 11 digs.
The Boilermakers will play their last road match of the season on Saturday at Illinois. The match begins at 8 p.m. EST, and will be broadcast live on WAZY 1410 AM and www.purduesports.com.