WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After leading the Big Ten last week in blocks per set, junior middle blocker Raven Colvin received the league's Defensive Player of the Week nod.
The honor marks the second straight week the middle has been named Defensive Player of the Week and the third time this season.
Colvin, an Indianapolis, Indiana, product averaged 2.00 blocks per set with 14 total blocks over the seven sets of action last week. Meanwhile, the Boilermaker secured 4.57 points per set, good for seventh in the league.
She opened the week with six total blocks vs. Minnesota (one solo, five assisted) alongside a .353 hitting % (nine kills, three errors on 17 swings). Colvin's efforts helped Purdue secure the sweep, and improve the team to 8-3 vs. teams ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA/Taraflex poll.
Colvin followed up the performance with eight blocks at Illinois (one solo, seven assisted). Meanwhile, offensively, the Boilermaker produced 13 kills in the match, including a .556 hitting clip (10 kills) over the first two sets.
Colvin leads the Big Ten in total blocks (122) this season.
It is the ninth time a Boilermaker has received a weekly award this season.
Purdue checked in at No. 19 in the latest AVCA/Taraflex poll. The Boilermakers are set to travel to No. 2 Wisconsin for a Wednesday showdown at 7 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network before returning home on Sunday vs. No. 16 Penn State, which is slated for 1 p.m. ET on B1G+.
Purdue in the Big Ten Weekly Awards
Week 2: September 5
Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
Week 3: September 11
Player of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
Setter of the Week: Taylor Anderson
Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
Week 5: September 25
Defensive Player of the Week: Raven Colvin
Week 7: October 7
Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
Week 9: October 23
Defensive Player of the Week: Raven Colvin
Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
Week 10: October 30
Defensive Player of the Week: Raven Colvin
The honor marks the second straight week the middle has been named Defensive Player of the Week and the third time this season.
Colvin, an Indianapolis, Indiana, product averaged 2.00 blocks per set with 14 total blocks over the seven sets of action last week. Meanwhile, the Boilermaker secured 4.57 points per set, good for seventh in the league.
She opened the week with six total blocks vs. Minnesota (one solo, five assisted) alongside a .353 hitting % (nine kills, three errors on 17 swings). Colvin's efforts helped Purdue secure the sweep, and improve the team to 8-3 vs. teams ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA/Taraflex poll.
Colvin followed up the performance with eight blocks at Illinois (one solo, seven assisted). Meanwhile, offensively, the Boilermaker produced 13 kills in the match, including a .556 hitting clip (10 kills) over the first two sets.
Colvin leads the Big Ten in total blocks (122) this season.
It is the ninth time a Boilermaker has received a weekly award this season.
Purdue checked in at No. 19 in the latest AVCA/Taraflex poll. The Boilermakers are set to travel to No. 2 Wisconsin for a Wednesday showdown at 7 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network before returning home on Sunday vs. No. 16 Penn State, which is slated for 1 p.m. ET on B1G+.
Purdue in the Big Ten Weekly Awards
Week 2: September 5
Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
Week 3: September 11
Player of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
Setter of the Week: Taylor Anderson
Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
Week 5: September 25
Defensive Player of the Week: Raven Colvin
Week 7: October 7
Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
Week 9: October 23
Defensive Player of the Week: Raven Colvin
Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
Week 10: October 30
Defensive Player of the Week: Raven Colvin