WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A trio of Boilermakers received American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America honors, announced by the national office. Eva Hudson was selected Second Team All-America, Chloe Chicoine was awarded Third Team All-America and Raven Colvin received Honorable Mention.
It is the first time in program history two underclassmen garnered All-America accolades. Additionally, it ties as the second-most overall honorees in a single season (most: 4 in 2020).
Hudson is the youngest Boilermaker to earn first, second or third Team honors since 1986, joining Debbie McDonald as the only two sophomores to earn as high an honor. Meanwhile, it is the highest overall honor any Boilermaker has received since Grace Cleveland's first team nod in 2020.
Chloe Chicoine is the first Purdue freshman to receive higher than All-America Honorable Mention in program history.
Hudson paced the team this season with a Big Ten-leading 560 kills (4.48 per set) and is one of just two Boilermakers this century to produce as many kills in a season (joined by Ariel Turner, 2011). Additionally, she ranked second in the Big Ten with 605.5 total points. The sophomore set career-highs in kills (30 vs. #3 Wisconsin), a career-high .556 hitting % in the NCAA First Round vs. Fairfield and 27 kills in the NCAA Second Round vs. No. 6 seed Marquette. Playing her best volleyball at the end of the season, Hudson totaled 213 kills over the final 11 matches of the season, with a 2.65 clip despite 563 attacks. She is the fastest Boilermaker to reach 1,000 career kills in the rally scoring era and concludes her sophomore campaign with the most kills over her first two years of any Boilermaker to come through the program (1,075).
Chicoine, also named AVCA Northwest Region Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Big Ten and a unanimous All-Freshman Team selection, is one of the most accomplished freshmen in Purdue history, joining teammate Hudson and alum Debbie McDonald as the only freshmen to produce over three kills per set or 400 kills. Chicoine ends her freshman season with 478 kills and 3.82 kills per set and 2.26 digs per set, second-most on the team. The Lafayette, Indiana product set a career-high 27 kills vs. #16 Penn State, a .455 hitting % on two occasions and 23 digs vs. #3 Wisconsin.
Colvin received Honorable Mention after ranking fifth in the nation in total blocks (167) and finishing the regular-season tied for first. The junior has risen through the ranks as one of Purdue's top blockers, ending her junior season tied for second in program history with 1.34 blocks per set and fourth in career block assists (404). Colvin reached double-digit kills in 10 matches this season. Meanwhile, defensively the middle blocker totaled six or more blocks 15 times, including two double-digit block performances. Colvin averaged 2.15 kills per set, 1.34 blocks per set and 3.10 points per set in 2023.
The Boilermakers concluded their season with a third-place Big Ten finish, an NCAA Regional Semifinal appearance, all behind a 23-9 (15-5 Big Ten) record.
It is the first time in program history two underclassmen garnered All-America accolades. Additionally, it ties as the second-most overall honorees in a single season (most: 4 in 2020).
Hudson is the youngest Boilermaker to earn first, second or third Team honors since 1986, joining Debbie McDonald as the only two sophomores to earn as high an honor. Meanwhile, it is the highest overall honor any Boilermaker has received since Grace Cleveland's first team nod in 2020.
Chloe Chicoine is the first Purdue freshman to receive higher than All-America Honorable Mention in program history.
Hudson paced the team this season with a Big Ten-leading 560 kills (4.48 per set) and is one of just two Boilermakers this century to produce as many kills in a season (joined by Ariel Turner, 2011). Additionally, she ranked second in the Big Ten with 605.5 total points. The sophomore set career-highs in kills (30 vs. #3 Wisconsin), a career-high .556 hitting % in the NCAA First Round vs. Fairfield and 27 kills in the NCAA Second Round vs. No. 6 seed Marquette. Playing her best volleyball at the end of the season, Hudson totaled 213 kills over the final 11 matches of the season, with a 2.65 clip despite 563 attacks. She is the fastest Boilermaker to reach 1,000 career kills in the rally scoring era and concludes her sophomore campaign with the most kills over her first two years of any Boilermaker to come through the program (1,075).
Chicoine, also named AVCA Northwest Region Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Big Ten and a unanimous All-Freshman Team selection, is one of the most accomplished freshmen in Purdue history, joining teammate Hudson and alum Debbie McDonald as the only freshmen to produce over three kills per set or 400 kills. Chicoine ends her freshman season with 478 kills and 3.82 kills per set and 2.26 digs per set, second-most on the team. The Lafayette, Indiana product set a career-high 27 kills vs. #16 Penn State, a .455 hitting % on two occasions and 23 digs vs. #3 Wisconsin.
Colvin received Honorable Mention after ranking fifth in the nation in total blocks (167) and finishing the regular-season tied for first. The junior has risen through the ranks as one of Purdue's top blockers, ending her junior season tied for second in program history with 1.34 blocks per set and fourth in career block assists (404). Colvin reached double-digit kills in 10 matches this season. Meanwhile, defensively the middle blocker totaled six or more blocks 15 times, including two double-digit block performances. Colvin averaged 2.15 kills per set, 1.34 blocks per set and 3.10 points per set in 2023.
The Boilermakers concluded their season with a third-place Big Ten finish, an NCAA Regional Semifinal appearance, all behind a 23-9 (15-5 Big Ten) record.