Game Notes
Tuesday, February 23 | 5 p.m. ET
BTN | WSHY 104.3
No. 11 Purdue at Indiana
West Lafayette, Ind. - The No. 11 Purdue volleyball team (6-4) are set for its first midweek matchup of the season, set to take on in-state rival Indiana (2-8) on Tuesday in Wilkinson Hall.
Purdue Schedule Notes
- Purdue had a loaded start to the 2021 season with three top-25 opponents in the opening four weeks (including two the No. 1 and No. 6 teams in the nation).
- Currently, Purdue is riding a four-game win streak.
Monon Spike
- Purdue leads, 33-12
- Purdue and Indiana will compete for the coveted traveling trophy, the Monon Spike, this Sunday in West Lafayette.
- In 2019, Purdue earned the rights to the trophy for the 12th consecutive year, after securing the victory at Indiana in five sets.
Scouting No. 11 Purdue (6-4)
- Purdue is the best receiving team in the Big Ten with 0.70 opponent service aces allowed.
- The Boilermakers rank No. 4 in the league in hitting percentage (.251).
- Purdue is ranked No. 11 in the nation for the third straight week, marking the first time with three straight weeks with a No. 11 ranking or better since Sept. 1 (No. 7), Sept. 8 (No. 8) and Sept. 15 (No. 11) in 2014. The last time Purdue was ranked in the top-10 was Sept. 19, 2016.
- On the serve, Purdue has doubled the amount of aces than they've allowed, cashing in 55 aces and allowing just 26.
- Six Boilermakers are registering a .270 or higher hitting %: freshman Taylor Trammel (.393), junior Jael Johnson (.372), sophomore Maddy Chinn (.304), junior Grace Cleveland (.299) and redshirt junior Hayley Bush (.274).
- The Boilermakers tallied 32 blocks in Week Four at then-No.24 Michigan, including 17 in the first night - which ties the 2019 and 2018 season-bests. It is the most combined blocks by a Purdue team in back-to-back matches in over six seasons.
- Two of the team's three 2019 All-Americans returned: Cleveland (third-team) and Caitlyn Newton (honorable mention).
Scouting Indiana (2-8)
- Indiana is looking for its first home win of the 2021 season Tuesday.
- IU split the weekends at Rutgers and at Iowa. After dropping the first, the Hoosiers picked up the second match.
- Leading the blocking effort with 38 (8 solo, 30 assisted) is Leyla Blackwell. Following closely with 31 (5 solo, 26 assisted) is Savannah Kjolhede.
- Tommi Stockham is averaging 3.82 points per game to lead the team followed by Breana Edwards with 3.14. Tommi owns a team-high 10 aces.
- Currently, Purdue is out-hitting Indiana, to .143. Additionally, IU's
- The Hoosiers have registered more solo blocks than their opponents (23-16).
The 1,000 Club
- Two Boilermakers recorded their 1,000th dig/kill at Michigan two weeks ago.
- Caitlyn Newton now owns 1,042 kills to become the 28th player in Purdue history to eclipse 1,000 kills. She is 376 kills away from entering the Top 10 in program history.
- Jena Otec became just the 20th Boilermaker in program history to join the 1,000 dig club. Currently, she owns 1,040 career digs. Meanwhile, Otec is just 16 aces away from cracking the top-10 in career aces, having recorded 129 thus far in her career.
Tuesday, February 23 | 5 p.m. ET
BTN | WSHY 104.3
No. 11 Purdue at Indiana
West Lafayette, Ind. - The No. 11 Purdue volleyball team (6-4) are set for its first midweek matchup of the season, set to take on in-state rival Indiana (2-8) on Tuesday in Wilkinson Hall.
Purdue Schedule Notes
- Purdue had a loaded start to the 2021 season with three top-25 opponents in the opening four weeks (including two the No. 1 and No. 6 teams in the nation).
- Currently, Purdue is riding a four-game win streak.
Monon Spike
- Purdue leads, 33-12
- Purdue and Indiana will compete for the coveted traveling trophy, the Monon Spike, this Sunday in West Lafayette.
- In 2019, Purdue earned the rights to the trophy for the 12th consecutive year, after securing the victory at Indiana in five sets.
Scouting No. 11 Purdue (6-4)
- Purdue is the best receiving team in the Big Ten with 0.70 opponent service aces allowed.
- The Boilermakers rank No. 4 in the league in hitting percentage (.251).
- Purdue is ranked No. 11 in the nation for the third straight week, marking the first time with three straight weeks with a No. 11 ranking or better since Sept. 1 (No. 7), Sept. 8 (No. 8) and Sept. 15 (No. 11) in 2014. The last time Purdue was ranked in the top-10 was Sept. 19, 2016.
- On the serve, Purdue has doubled the amount of aces than they've allowed, cashing in 55 aces and allowing just 26.
- Six Boilermakers are registering a .270 or higher hitting %: freshman Taylor Trammel (.393), junior Jael Johnson (.372), sophomore Maddy Chinn (.304), junior Grace Cleveland (.299) and redshirt junior Hayley Bush (.274).
- The Boilermakers tallied 32 blocks in Week Four at then-No.24 Michigan, including 17 in the first night - which ties the 2019 and 2018 season-bests. It is the most combined blocks by a Purdue team in back-to-back matches in over six seasons.
- Two of the team's three 2019 All-Americans returned: Cleveland (third-team) and Caitlyn Newton (honorable mention).
Scouting Indiana (2-8)
- Indiana is looking for its first home win of the 2021 season Tuesday.
- IU split the weekends at Rutgers and at Iowa. After dropping the first, the Hoosiers picked up the second match.
- Leading the blocking effort with 38 (8 solo, 30 assisted) is Leyla Blackwell. Following closely with 31 (5 solo, 26 assisted) is Savannah Kjolhede.
- Tommi Stockham is averaging 3.82 points per game to lead the team followed by Breana Edwards with 3.14. Tommi owns a team-high 10 aces.
- Currently, Purdue is out-hitting Indiana, to .143. Additionally, IU's
- The Hoosiers have registered more solo blocks than their opponents (23-16).
The 1,000 Club
- Two Boilermakers recorded their 1,000th dig/kill at Michigan two weeks ago.
- Caitlyn Newton now owns 1,042 kills to become the 28th player in Purdue history to eclipse 1,000 kills. She is 376 kills away from entering the Top 10 in program history.
- Jena Otec became just the 20th Boilermaker in program history to join the 1,000 dig club. Currently, she owns 1,040 career digs. Meanwhile, Otec is just 16 aces away from cracking the top-10 in career aces, having recorded 129 thus far in her career.