MADISION, Wis. – Playing in front of a packed UW Field House, the No. 12 Boilermakers jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but were unable to hold on, as they fell 3-2 (26-16, 25-22, 23-25, 14-25, 10-15) to host No. 8 Wisconsin on Friday night. The contest marked Purdue's first five-set loss of the season.
Redshirt senior Sherridan Atkinson led the way for the Boilermakers with her second double-double of the season, delivering a match-high 26 kills, while hitting .339. She added 14 digs and 1.5 blocks on the evening.
Sophomore Caitlyn Newton recorded 17 kills for a new career best, three digs and three blocks. Redshirt junior Blake Mohler followed with eight kills and 2.5 blocks, while freshman Jael Johnson posted five kills and six assisted blocks.
Redshirt freshman Hayley Bush was one dig away from recording her fifth double-double of the year with 51 assists and nine digs. She also added four assisted blocks, one solo stuff and two kills.
Defensively, Purdue got a career performance from freshman Marissa Hornung with 21 digs in her first collegiate start at libero. Sophomore Julianna Reisinger aided the back court with nine digs, tying her career best.
Purdue jumped out to an early 2-0 set lead. In the first set, the Boilermakers hit .441, led by an 8-3-14 performance from Atkinson. Newton added to Purdue's offensive dominance with seven kills of her own. The Boilermakers gained the 1-0 advantage with a 25-16 win.
In the second set, Purdue put up six blocks led by Mohler and freshman Grace Cleveland with three assisted blocks each. Atkinson directed Purdue's hitting with seven kills and only error on 14 swings for a .429 clip as the Boilermakers took the set 25-22.
In the third set, Purdue led 10-5, but a quartet of serves from Wisconsin's Sydney Hilley gave the Badgers a two-point lead (16-14), and from there Wisconsin was able to take the third set 25-23.
Wisconsin took the fourth set by hitting .419 with 16 kills. Purdue saw Atkinson and Newton dished out three kills apiece, but it was not enough to overcome the Badgers, who took the set 25-14.
In the fifth and final set, Purdue opened with a trio of attack errors, helping Wisconsin to a 4-1 lead. The Boilermakers rallied back to cut the lead to 8-6, but a pair of kills from Wisconsin's Molly Haggerty halted Purdue's push. Wisconsin finished off the match with a 15-10 win in the fifth set.
Purdue closes out the weekend with a Saturday night contest versus No. 3 Minnesota at Maturi Pavilion. First serve is slated for 8:30 p.m. ET.
Redshirt senior Sherridan Atkinson led the way for the Boilermakers with her second double-double of the season, delivering a match-high 26 kills, while hitting .339. She added 14 digs and 1.5 blocks on the evening.
Sophomore Caitlyn Newton recorded 17 kills for a new career best, three digs and three blocks. Redshirt junior Blake Mohler followed with eight kills and 2.5 blocks, while freshman Jael Johnson posted five kills and six assisted blocks.
Redshirt freshman Hayley Bush was one dig away from recording her fifth double-double of the year with 51 assists and nine digs. She also added four assisted blocks, one solo stuff and two kills.
Defensively, Purdue got a career performance from freshman Marissa Hornung with 21 digs in her first collegiate start at libero. Sophomore Julianna Reisinger aided the back court with nine digs, tying her career best.
Purdue jumped out to an early 2-0 set lead. In the first set, the Boilermakers hit .441, led by an 8-3-14 performance from Atkinson. Newton added to Purdue's offensive dominance with seven kills of her own. The Boilermakers gained the 1-0 advantage with a 25-16 win.
In the second set, Purdue put up six blocks led by Mohler and freshman Grace Cleveland with three assisted blocks each. Atkinson directed Purdue's hitting with seven kills and only error on 14 swings for a .429 clip as the Boilermakers took the set 25-22.
In the third set, Purdue led 10-5, but a quartet of serves from Wisconsin's Sydney Hilley gave the Badgers a two-point lead (16-14), and from there Wisconsin was able to take the third set 25-23.
Wisconsin took the fourth set by hitting .419 with 16 kills. Purdue saw Atkinson and Newton dished out three kills apiece, but it was not enough to overcome the Badgers, who took the set 25-14.
In the fifth and final set, Purdue opened with a trio of attack errors, helping Wisconsin to a 4-1 lead. The Boilermakers rallied back to cut the lead to 8-6, but a pair of kills from Wisconsin's Molly Haggerty halted Purdue's push. Wisconsin finished off the match with a 15-10 win in the fifth set.
Purdue closes out the weekend with a Saturday night contest versus No. 3 Minnesota at Maturi Pavilion. First serve is slated for 8:30 p.m. ET.