WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No.17 Purdue volleyball team winds down its home slate with midweek matchup against Rutgers. The Boilermakers and the Scarlet Knights are set to square off at 7 p.m. at Holloway Gymnasium with the match streaming on BTN+.
No. 17 Purdue vs. Ohio State
Wednesday, Nov.20 | 7 p.m. ET
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SERIES HISTORY
The Boilermakers are 11-0 against Rutgers in an all-time series that started in 1982.
LAST TIME AGAINST RUTGERS
The then-No. 15 Purdue volleyball team outplayed the Scarlet Knights 25-19, 25-12, 25-21 in its seventh sweep of the season. Two Boilermakers finished with double-figure kills, led by junior Caitlyn Newton with 11, while sophomore Grace Cleveland added 10 kills. Purdue beat Rutgers in every statistical category, taking the advantage in: kills (41-33), hitting % (.257-.102), service aces (6-2), digs (55-43) and blocks (10-5). Junior Jena Otec paced the Boilermaker defense with 18 digs, followed by sophomore Marissa Hornung with 14. Redshirt sophomore Hayley Bush led Purdue with 27 assists, while also adding in nine digs and three kills.
QUICK HITS
• Since meeting Rutgers back on Nov. 8, Purdue has gone 2-1 with a 3-1 setback to No. 8 Penn State on Nov. 9 and a pair of home victories against Ohio State (3-1) and Maryland (3-0) last weekend.
• Delivering four aces against Maryland last weekend, junior Jena Otec now leads Purdue and the Big Ten conference with 40 services on the year. She is the first Boilermaker to reach the milestone since Brittany Dildine registered 48 in 2006. Otec's mark ranks 56th in the nation.
• Redshirt sophomore setter Hayley Bush currently ranks third in the Big Ten and 54th in the NCAA with 1,018 assists on the year. She also ranks 38th in the nation with 10.72 assists per set. An all-around performer for the Boilermakers, she also leads the team with eight double-doubles on the year.
• Redshirt senior Blake Mohler is closing on a pair of career milestones. She currently owns 925 career kills, only 75 away from 1,000, while also registering 463 blocks (65 solo / 398 assists), only 37 away from 500.
• Purdue is second in the Big Ten in blocks at 2.74 blocks/set with a trio among the league's top 15. Shavona Cuttino leads the Boilermaker blockers at 1.30 blocks/set, with Blake Mohler adding 1.22 blocks/set and Grace Cleveland at 1.12 blocks/set.
• Head Coach Dave Shondell strengthened Purdue volleyball's middle court with the addition of the 2020 incoming class on Wednesday's National Signing Day. The class was made up of a pair of middle blockers in Lourdes Myers and Taylor Trammell. Their talent and physicality will compliment Purdue's nationally recognized competitiveness and tradition of success.
SCOUTING RUTGERS
• Rutgers comes into Wednesday's match with an 8-19 overall record and a 2-14 showing in the Big Ten. Tonight's contest marks the Scarlet Knights' seventh match against a top-25 opponent this season.
• Last week, RU dropped a match at Northwestern (25-14, 25-22, 25-10) on Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, thwarting the Scarlet Knights chance at its first season series sweep after having taken the Wildcats in five-sets back on Oct. 27. Additionally, Rutgers fell 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-21) at No. 25 Illinois.
• Sophomore setter Inna Balyko has put together five double- in the last seven outings and has 11 on the season. Stringing together five-straight double-double between Oct. 27 - Nov. 9 in matches that included the first meeting with Northwestern, No. 8 Nebraska, Iowa, No. 15 Purdue and Indiana, Balyko averaged 9.29 assists/set and 3.35 digs/set during the span. On the year she is averaging 8.61 assists/set and 2.43 digs/set.
• Overall, Balyko's has tallied 801 assists this season, placing her sixth on Rutgers' single season charts. As a freshman in 2018, she captured 1,063 assists to put her name third on the list.
• Senior middle Jasmine Stackhouse is climbing up Rutgers' the all-time block total charts after a trio last weekend put her into fourth place on the list with 371. She needs seven more to surpass Mary Kiriakou (1998-01) for third on the list.
UP NEXT
Purdue closes out its 2019 regular season home schedule with a Saturday match against Michigan. First serve between the Boilermakers and the Wolverines is set for 1 p.m. ET at Holloway Gymnasium.
No. 17 Purdue vs. Ohio State
Wednesday, Nov.20 | 7 p.m. ET
WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS
SERIES HISTORY
The Boilermakers are 11-0 against Rutgers in an all-time series that started in 1982.
LAST TIME AGAINST RUTGERS
The then-No. 15 Purdue volleyball team outplayed the Scarlet Knights 25-19, 25-12, 25-21 in its seventh sweep of the season. Two Boilermakers finished with double-figure kills, led by junior Caitlyn Newton with 11, while sophomore Grace Cleveland added 10 kills. Purdue beat Rutgers in every statistical category, taking the advantage in: kills (41-33), hitting % (.257-.102), service aces (6-2), digs (55-43) and blocks (10-5). Junior Jena Otec paced the Boilermaker defense with 18 digs, followed by sophomore Marissa Hornung with 14. Redshirt sophomore Hayley Bush led Purdue with 27 assists, while also adding in nine digs and three kills.
QUICK HITS
• Since meeting Rutgers back on Nov. 8, Purdue has gone 2-1 with a 3-1 setback to No. 8 Penn State on Nov. 9 and a pair of home victories against Ohio State (3-1) and Maryland (3-0) last weekend.
• Delivering four aces against Maryland last weekend, junior Jena Otec now leads Purdue and the Big Ten conference with 40 services on the year. She is the first Boilermaker to reach the milestone since Brittany Dildine registered 48 in 2006. Otec's mark ranks 56th in the nation.
• Redshirt sophomore setter Hayley Bush currently ranks third in the Big Ten and 54th in the NCAA with 1,018 assists on the year. She also ranks 38th in the nation with 10.72 assists per set. An all-around performer for the Boilermakers, she also leads the team with eight double-doubles on the year.
• Redshirt senior Blake Mohler is closing on a pair of career milestones. She currently owns 925 career kills, only 75 away from 1,000, while also registering 463 blocks (65 solo / 398 assists), only 37 away from 500.
• Purdue is second in the Big Ten in blocks at 2.74 blocks/set with a trio among the league's top 15. Shavona Cuttino leads the Boilermaker blockers at 1.30 blocks/set, with Blake Mohler adding 1.22 blocks/set and Grace Cleveland at 1.12 blocks/set.
• Head Coach Dave Shondell strengthened Purdue volleyball's middle court with the addition of the 2020 incoming class on Wednesday's National Signing Day. The class was made up of a pair of middle blockers in Lourdes Myers and Taylor Trammell. Their talent and physicality will compliment Purdue's nationally recognized competitiveness and tradition of success.
SCOUTING RUTGERS
• Rutgers comes into Wednesday's match with an 8-19 overall record and a 2-14 showing in the Big Ten. Tonight's contest marks the Scarlet Knights' seventh match against a top-25 opponent this season.
• Last week, RU dropped a match at Northwestern (25-14, 25-22, 25-10) on Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, thwarting the Scarlet Knights chance at its first season series sweep after having taken the Wildcats in five-sets back on Oct. 27. Additionally, Rutgers fell 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-21) at No. 25 Illinois.
• Sophomore setter Inna Balyko has put together five double- in the last seven outings and has 11 on the season. Stringing together five-straight double-double between Oct. 27 - Nov. 9 in matches that included the first meeting with Northwestern, No. 8 Nebraska, Iowa, No. 15 Purdue and Indiana, Balyko averaged 9.29 assists/set and 3.35 digs/set during the span. On the year she is averaging 8.61 assists/set and 2.43 digs/set.
• Overall, Balyko's has tallied 801 assists this season, placing her sixth on Rutgers' single season charts. As a freshman in 2018, she captured 1,063 assists to put her name third on the list.
• Senior middle Jasmine Stackhouse is climbing up Rutgers' the all-time block total charts after a trio last weekend put her into fourth place on the list with 371. She needs seven more to surpass Mary Kiriakou (1998-01) for third on the list.
UP NEXT
Purdue closes out its 2019 regular season home schedule with a Saturday match against Michigan. First serve between the Boilermakers and the Wolverines is set for 1 p.m. ET at Holloway Gymnasium.