Rivalry Reignites in Holloway with Blackout Match vs. Indiana

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After gaining momentum with a victory at Ohio State on Sunday, the No. 19 Purdue volleyball squad sets its sight on Indiana, as the Boilermakers host its rival tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET on B1G+ in a Boilermaker Blackout Match.
 
Purdue enters the showdown with a 11-6 (5-3 Big Ten) record, with Indiana sitting at 15-6 (5-3 Big Ten) record. Both teams are receiving looks in the latest AVCA/Taraflex Coaches' Poll, with Purdue at No. 19 and Indiana receiving votes after earning the win versus Purdue last Wednesday for the first time after 21 consecutive losses to the Boilermakers.
 
Purdue began the toughest stretch of the season on Sunday at Ohio State, kicking off a-10 match stretch where the Boilermakers will face eight opponents ranked or receiving votes.
 
Fans are encouraged to wear black to the match tomorrow versus Indiana and rally towels will be handed out to the first 1,500 fans in attendance. After facing Indiana, Purdue closes out Week 9 at No. 11 Penn State for a 1 p.m. matchup on FS1.
 
 
LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE

• Purdue split the week on the road with a 3-1 victory at Ohio State and a 1-3 loss at Indiana.
• The Boilermakers led the entire Big Ten with 14.88 kills per set in Week 8.
• Purdue posted 66 kills in the win at Ohio State, marking a team season-high and the most by a Purdue team in a Big Ten match since 2018.
• Grace Heaney went errorless at Ohio State, posting a career-high 13 kills on 23 swings for a .542 attack %.
• The Boilermakers saw one of its most balanced offensive performances vs. Ohio State with four Boilermakers posting double-digit kills.
• Maddie Schermerhorn posted a season-high 24 digs at Indiana.
• Taylor Anderson nearly posted back-to-back double-doubles after a 34 assist, 10 dig performance at Indiana before recording 51 assists and 8 digs at Ohio State. The freshman added
• Eva Hudson led the team with 36 kills (4.50 per set) on the week. The sophomore produced nearly half of her kills at Ohio State (8 of 19) in Set 4 as the Boilermakers fended off three set points, which would have forced a fifth set, to win the match, 3-1.

 
PURDUE AMONG THE BIG TEN

• The team ranks No. 4 in the league with .250 hitting % on the season, fifth in kills (13.04 per set) and third in opponent blocks (1.84 per set).
• Five Boilermakers rank among the league's top-10 in at least one category: Maddie Schermerhorn (#2 with 4.30 digs per set), Taylor Anderson (#4 with 9/39 assists per set), Eva Hudson (#5 in kills per set with 3.97 and #6 with 4.34 points per set) and Chloe Chicoine (#5 with 4.37 points per set and #6 with 3.91 kills per set).
• Purdue allowed just two blocks by Iowa, marking the fewest by a Big Ten opponent since 2021 (2 by Northwestern, 11/21/21).
• Looking at Big Ten-only matches, Purdue is fourth in the league in assists, kills, blocks and hitting %.

BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: BACK FOR MORE

• The 2022 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and Big Ten Freshman of the Year Eva Hudson produced a double-double in five of the first six matches. And seven total times this season.
• Despite her underclassman status, Hudson ranks #4 in the nation with 11.45 career attacks per set.
• The Boilermaker posted back-to-back 21 kill and 10 dig performances vs. #19 Marquette and vs. SMU.
• Her match vs. Illinois was her most efficient of the season, posting 16 kills with 3 errors on 33 attempts (.394%).
• On the year, the sophomore is averaging 3.97 kills per set, 1.97 digs per set and 4.34 points per set.
• Has reached double-digit kills in every match this season and 47 of 49 total matches in her career.
• Matches with 15+ kills: 12
• Matches with 20+ kills: 3
• Number of errorless sets this season: 18
• In the Boilermaker Challenge tournament, Hudson's efficiency led to just three attack errors over the two matches, while averaging 4.14 kills per set.

 
LAST WEEK AT INDIANA

• The Boilermakers fell for the first time vs. IU after 21 consecutive wins against the team down south with a 1-3 final score (23-25, 25-17, 16-25, 17-25) in the Monon Spike match. It was the first time Purdue has fallen to Indiana since October 16, 2012.
• Three Boilermakers posted double-digit kills: Eva Hudson (17), Chloe Chicoine (17) and Raven Colvin (13, a season-high).
• Maddie Schermerhorn was everywhere in the back row, ending the match with a season-high 24 digs.
• Hudson's 17 kills came on a .341 clip, marking the second time during Big Ten play the sophomore has hit above .300 (last: vs. Illinois, 10/4).
• Purdue hit a set-best .429% in Set 2 and finished the night with a .243 team hitting %.
• The Boilermakers out-blocked the Hoosiers, 7-6.
• The difference-maker came in Purdue's self-imposed errors, with 11 service errors and six reception errors.
• Indiana's setter Camryn Haworth dished out 40 assists with three aces, an errorless eight kills and nine blocks.

 
SCOUTING THE INDIANA HOOSIERS

• Indiana enters the match on a three-match winning streak and one spot below Purdue in the Big Ten standings.
• Kaley Rammelsberg went errorless last week with 12 kills on 28 attacks (seven of which came vs. Purdue). Her .429 hitting % ranked third in the league.
• Camyrn Haworth received Big Ten setter of the Week while Ramsey Gary was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday. Haworth neared a triple double vs. Purdue with 40 assists, nine digs and eight kills while Gary led the Big Ten last week, averaging 6.14 digs per set.
• Indiana leads the Big Ten and are 20th in the nation with 1.92 aces per set, an effort led by the national leader: Haworth.
• Defensively, Indiana averages 2.51 blocks per set, second in the Big Ten and hold opponents to an average .169 attack %, third-best in the league.