WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue volleyball squad was selected as a No. 3 seed and host site for the NCAA First & Second Rounds, with matches played on Thursday, November 30 and Friday, December 1. Purdue will welcome Fairfield, Eastern Illinois and No. 6 seed Marquette as the teams designated to play in Holloway Gymnasium alongside the Boilermakers.
Purdue is slated to play Fairfield in the First Round, scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. No. 6 seed Marquette vs. EIU will play immediately before at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. Winners from each round will meet on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. All matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET. Fans can purchase tickets through the online portal, or in person at the Purdue ticket office.
The Boilermakers will host the opening rounds for the third time in the last five seasons as they earn their 35th overall tournament appearance. Additionally, it is the ninth consecutive year and the 18th time in the last 20 seasons Purdue has earned a bid. Thursday's matchup will be the first-ever between Purdue (21-8) and Fairfield (22-6). Meanwhile, the Boilermakers will have an opportunity to play either Marquette (20-10), a team they faced earlier this season in a thrilling five-set victory, or Eastern Illinois (28-4), a team last played in 1992.
Purdue, which finished third in the Big Ten standings behind a 21-8, 15-5 Big Ten record, feature a young squad that has secured a 6-3 record vs. top-25 opponents and 11-4 vs. opponents ranked or receiving votes, all the while competing in the toughest schedule Shondell has constructed in his 21 seasons. The team's No. 3 seed is the highest in the NCAA's current seeding format, which began in 2022.
Ticket Prices for NCAA First & Second Rounds in West Lafayette
All session chairback - $25
All session reserved - $20
Student all session - $12
Single session - $12
Single session student - $7
Purdue is slated to play Fairfield in the First Round, scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. No. 6 seed Marquette vs. EIU will play immediately before at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. Winners from each round will meet on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. All matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET. Fans can purchase tickets through the online portal, or in person at the Purdue ticket office.
The Boilermakers will host the opening rounds for the third time in the last five seasons as they earn their 35th overall tournament appearance. Additionally, it is the ninth consecutive year and the 18th time in the last 20 seasons Purdue has earned a bid. Thursday's matchup will be the first-ever between Purdue (21-8) and Fairfield (22-6). Meanwhile, the Boilermakers will have an opportunity to play either Marquette (20-10), a team they faced earlier this season in a thrilling five-set victory, or Eastern Illinois (28-4), a team last played in 1992.
Purdue, which finished third in the Big Ten standings behind a 21-8, 15-5 Big Ten record, feature a young squad that has secured a 6-3 record vs. top-25 opponents and 11-4 vs. opponents ranked or receiving votes, all the while competing in the toughest schedule Shondell has constructed in his 21 seasons. The team's No. 3 seed is the highest in the NCAA's current seeding format, which began in 2022.
Ticket Prices for NCAA First & Second Rounds in West Lafayette
All session chairback - $25
All session reserved - $20
Student all session - $12
Single session - $12
Single session student - $7