WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Big Ten Network has picked the Purdue-Minnesota match on Belin Court November 1 as one of its annual Wild Card matches. Due to the television broadcast, the match time has been pushed back from 7 p.m. to an 8:30 p.m. first serve.
The pickup gives Purdue four straight matches on BTN beginning with Saturday's 6 p.m. ET contest at No. 10 Illinois. The team's Oct. 29 home match vs. Wisconsin will be broadcast live at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Nov. 1 8:30 p.m. contest with Minnesota. A 7:30 p.m. ET match at Nebraska on Nov. 5 wraps up the stretch.
Mark your calendars for the time change, buy your tickets now and set your DVR to catch the broadcasts.
The No. 13 Boilermakers are set for weekend road matches at Northwestern (Friday at 8 p.m. ET) and No. 10 Illinois (Saturday at 6 p.m. ET, live on BTN). Purdue is 17-3 on the season and tied for first place in the Big Ten standings with a 7-1 record.