NEBRASKA NOTES
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No. 20 Purdue volleyball team remains on the road with a pair of matches at No. 5 Nebraska and Ohio State this week. The Boilermakers are set to face the Cornhuskers on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU before taking on the Buckeyes on Saturday in a 7 p.m. match on BTN+.
No. 20 Purdue at No. 5 Nebraska
Wednesday, Oct. 16 | 9 p.m. ET
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No. 20 Purdue at Ohio State
Saturday, Oct. 19 | 7 p.m. ET
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QUICK HITS
· Purdue (11-4, 3-3 B1G) comes into the weekend on a 2-0 win streak, defeating Indiana and Northwestern last week.
· Sophomore Grace Cleveland leads the team with 244 points on the season. In the match to Northwestern she reached her eighth contest of 15+ points. She posted a career-best 27 points against Eastern Michigan (9/21).
· Freshman Maddy Chinn posted a career-best with 3 solo blocks against Northwestern. Overall, Purdue ranks 13th in the nation and second in the Big Ten with 2.79 blocks per set. This season, the Boilermakers have out-blocked opponents in nine of their 15 matches, while reaching double-digit blocks in eight of those contents.
· Defensively, libero Jena Otec paces the Boilermakers with 258 digs, averaging 4.61 digs per set. The junior registered team-high digs in all but one match this season, while recording at least 20 digs in five of those contests.
· After registering three aces against Northwestern, Otec leads the Boilermakers in services aces with 26. As a freshman, Otec directed Purdue with 33 aces in 2017. Overall, the Missouri native owns 91 career aces. The last Boilermaker to reach 100 aces was Brooke Peters, who concluded her collegiate career with 112 (2018). Otec is 54 aces away from breaking into Purdue's top-10 career list. She would tie Jill Whiteman, who collected 145 aces from 1987-90.
· An crucial component of Purdue's efforts, redshirt sophomore Hayley Bush has recorded a team-best five double-doubles this season. The Kentucky native also leads the Boilermakers with 596 assists, while ranking third on the team with 122 digs.
SCOUTING NEBRASKA
· The Cornhuskers are 13-2 on the season but 5-1 in Big Ten play.
· Nebraska's only conference loss this season came against then-No.13 Wisconsin in straight sets.
· Junior Lexi Sun, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter, leads the team with 3.59 kills per set while hitting .288. She also leads the Cornhuskers in points with 225 points, averaging 4.17 per set.
· Junior Jazz Sweet, a 6-foot-3 outside hitter, chips in 2.77 kills per set. Junior Lauren Stivrins, a 6-foot-4 middle blocker, adds 2.48 kills per set. Stivrins leads the team with 60 blocks.
· Sophomore Nicklin Hames, a 5-foot-10 setter, puts up 10.65 assists per set.
· Freshman Kenzie Knuckles, a 5-foot-8 libero, averages a team-best 3.9 digs per set. Knuckles is originally from Yorktown, Indiana.
SERIES HISTORY VS. CORNHUSKERS
Nebraska owns the all-time series 18-7, having won the last six meetings. The conference opponents last met on Nov. 16, 2018, when the Cornhuskers clinched a four-set victory in West Lafayette (22-25, 20-25, 25-22, 17-25). Purdue last defeated Nebraska on Nov. 22, 2013 with a sweep in Indiana, only a month after defeating the Cornhuskers in four sets on Oct. 19, 2013.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No. 20 Purdue volleyball team remains on the road with a pair of matches at No. 5 Nebraska and Ohio State this week. The Boilermakers are set to face the Cornhuskers on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU before taking on the Buckeyes on Saturday in a 7 p.m. match on BTN+.
No. 20 Purdue at No. 5 Nebraska
Wednesday, Oct. 16 | 9 p.m. ET
ESPNU | LISTEN | LIVE STATS
No. 20 Purdue at Ohio State
Saturday, Oct. 19 | 7 p.m. ET
WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS
QUICK HITS
· Purdue (11-4, 3-3 B1G) comes into the weekend on a 2-0 win streak, defeating Indiana and Northwestern last week.
· Sophomore Grace Cleveland leads the team with 244 points on the season. In the match to Northwestern she reached her eighth contest of 15+ points. She posted a career-best 27 points against Eastern Michigan (9/21).
· Freshman Maddy Chinn posted a career-best with 3 solo blocks against Northwestern. Overall, Purdue ranks 13th in the nation and second in the Big Ten with 2.79 blocks per set. This season, the Boilermakers have out-blocked opponents in nine of their 15 matches, while reaching double-digit blocks in eight of those contents.
· Defensively, libero Jena Otec paces the Boilermakers with 258 digs, averaging 4.61 digs per set. The junior registered team-high digs in all but one match this season, while recording at least 20 digs in five of those contests.
· After registering three aces against Northwestern, Otec leads the Boilermakers in services aces with 26. As a freshman, Otec directed Purdue with 33 aces in 2017. Overall, the Missouri native owns 91 career aces. The last Boilermaker to reach 100 aces was Brooke Peters, who concluded her collegiate career with 112 (2018). Otec is 54 aces away from breaking into Purdue's top-10 career list. She would tie Jill Whiteman, who collected 145 aces from 1987-90.
· An crucial component of Purdue's efforts, redshirt sophomore Hayley Bush has recorded a team-best five double-doubles this season. The Kentucky native also leads the Boilermakers with 596 assists, while ranking third on the team with 122 digs.
SCOUTING NEBRASKA
· The Cornhuskers are 13-2 on the season but 5-1 in Big Ten play.
· Nebraska's only conference loss this season came against then-No.13 Wisconsin in straight sets.
· Junior Lexi Sun, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter, leads the team with 3.59 kills per set while hitting .288. She also leads the Cornhuskers in points with 225 points, averaging 4.17 per set.
· Junior Jazz Sweet, a 6-foot-3 outside hitter, chips in 2.77 kills per set. Junior Lauren Stivrins, a 6-foot-4 middle blocker, adds 2.48 kills per set. Stivrins leads the team with 60 blocks.
· Sophomore Nicklin Hames, a 5-foot-10 setter, puts up 10.65 assists per set.
· Freshman Kenzie Knuckles, a 5-foot-8 libero, averages a team-best 3.9 digs per set. Knuckles is originally from Yorktown, Indiana.
SERIES HISTORY VS. CORNHUSKERS
Nebraska owns the all-time series 18-7, having won the last six meetings. The conference opponents last met on Nov. 16, 2018, when the Cornhuskers clinched a four-set victory in West Lafayette (22-25, 20-25, 25-22, 17-25). Purdue last defeated Nebraska on Nov. 22, 2013 with a sweep in Indiana, only a month after defeating the Cornhuskers in four sets on Oct. 19, 2013.