WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Following wins vs. #3 Wisconsin and Maryland, Eva Hudson was selected Big Ten Player of the Week alongside Taylor Anderson as Freshman of the Week.
The honor is the first of the season for Hudson and the second honor for Anderson (last: Setter of the Week on Sept. 11).
Both underclassmen produced career-setting performances in the take down of No. 3 Wisconsin last Friday night before turning around and finishing off Maryland, 3-0, just 24 hours later.
The Boilermakers were led by Eva Hudson in both matches, , who posted a double-double, including a career-high 30 kills and 11 digs to join Purdue's elite 30-kill club. The sophomore was just the 12th Boilermaker in program history, including the first since 2018 (Sherridan Atkinson, 32 kills vs. Penn State, 10/27/18), to accomplish the feat. Meanwhile, in the third set alone, Hudson hit .588% behind 11 kills and one error on 17 attacks to lead the way, and scored nearly a third of the team's points in Set 5, registering five kills in the fifth set. The performance was rounded out by a career-high two block solos, which both came in the first set.
Just 24 hours later, the Fort Wayne, Indiana native led the team to a sweep vs. Maryland with a team-high of 18 kills.
Hudson led the league in both points per set (6.69) and kills per set (6.00) in the match.
Meanwhile, Anderson dished out a double-double of her own vs. the Badgers with a career-high 57 assists, the most by a Boilermaker in five years (60 by Hayley Bush as a redshirt freshman at Penn State, 10/27/18). Moreover, it was the most assists by a Big Ten player in a match last week. Additionally, her performance marked the seventh double-double of the season and the third 50-plus assist match in the last four outings. Defensively, she totaled seven blocks (1-6), to match her career-best, set in the match prior vs. Michigan State.
On the weekend, the setter averaged 11.13 assists per set and her 89 total assists were the most by a Big Ten player last week.
The Boilermakers guided the way for Purdue's sixth victory vs. a top-25 opponent this season, including the highest ranked win since 2021.
It is the second consecutive week Purdue has earned Big Ten weekly accolades. After setting a program-record for awards in a single season last week, Purdue improves 14 individual honors this season.
Purdue closes out the regular season on the road this week in Michigan with another pair of matches within 24 hours. First, Purdue will travel to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan on Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network, followed by a drive over to Michigan State for the regular-season finale on Saturday. The Boilermakers are scheduled to take on the Spartans, a team they faced a week ago in Holloway (W, 3-1). The match will be streamed on B1G+ at 6 p.m. ET.
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
Week 12: November 13
Player of the Week: Raven Colvin
Defensive Player of the Week: Lourdès Myers
Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine
The honor is the first of the season for Hudson and the second honor for Anderson (last: Setter of the Week on Sept. 11).
Both underclassmen produced career-setting performances in the take down of No. 3 Wisconsin last Friday night before turning around and finishing off Maryland, 3-0, just 24 hours later.
The Boilermakers were led by Eva Hudson in both matches, , who posted a double-double, including a career-high 30 kills and 11 digs to join Purdue's elite 30-kill club. The sophomore was just the 12th Boilermaker in program history, including the first since 2018 (Sherridan Atkinson, 32 kills vs. Penn State, 10/27/18), to accomplish the feat. Meanwhile, in the third set alone, Hudson hit .588% behind 11 kills and one error on 17 attacks to lead the way, and scored nearly a third of the team's points in Set 5, registering five kills in the fifth set. The performance was rounded out by a career-high two block solos, which both came in the first set.
Just 24 hours later, the Fort Wayne, Indiana native led the team to a sweep vs. Maryland with a team-high of 18 kills.
Hudson led the league in both points per set (6.69) and kills per set (6.00) in the match.
Meanwhile, Anderson dished out a double-double of her own vs. the Badgers with a career-high 57 assists, the most by a Boilermaker in five years (60 by Hayley Bush as a redshirt freshman at Penn State, 10/27/18). Moreover, it was the most assists by a Big Ten player in a match last week. Additionally, her performance marked the seventh double-double of the season and the third 50-plus assist match in the last four outings. Defensively, she totaled seven blocks (1-6), to match her career-best, set in the match prior vs. Michigan State.
On the weekend, the setter averaged 11.13 assists per set and her 89 total assists were the most by a Big Ten player last week.
The Boilermakers guided the way for Purdue's sixth victory vs. a top-25 opponent this season, including the highest ranked win since 2021.
It is the second consecutive week Purdue has earned Big Ten weekly accolades. After setting a program-record for awards in a single season last week, Purdue improves 14 individual honors this season.
Purdue closes out the regular season on the road this week in Michigan with another pair of matches within 24 hours. First, Purdue will travel to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan on Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network, followed by a drive over to Michigan State for the regular-season finale on Saturday. The Boilermakers are scheduled to take on the Spartans, a team they faced a week ago in Holloway (W, 3-1). The match will be streamed on B1G+ at 6 p.m. ET.
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
Week 12: November 13
Player of the Week: Raven Colvin
Defensive Player of the Week: Lourdès Myers
Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine