WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Junior Eva Hudson was named Big Ten Player of the Week following a 3-0 start to the volleyball season, which included the No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers defending their title as Stacey Clark Classic Champions.
Hudson led the Big Ten in both total kills (46) and total points (50.5), while also hitting over .430 in back-to-back matches over the weekend. Her performance over opening weekend helped lead Purdue to rank No. 1 in the Big Ten in both kills per set and hitting %.
The Stacey Clark Classic Most Valuable Player posted a double-double in the season-opener vs. K-State, a team receiving votes in the AVCA preseason poll. In the match, Hudson posted a double-double with 16 kills, 12 digs, along with a career-high-tying five blocks, which was reached during her freshman season in 2022.
She went on to post just two errors over the final six sets (two matches) of the weekend. Versus UMBC, the Fort Wayne, Indiana, native recorded a .467 attack %, posting 15 kills with one error on 30 swings. Then, she closed out the tournament with a near double-double vs. UC Davis, registering 15 kills and nine digs with a .433 hitting clip in the three-set victory.
Hudson is the most decorated Boilermaker in Big Ten Weekly award history, owning 12 accolades in her career, including five Player of the Week nods.
The Purdue Boilermakers remain at No. 8 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, which was also released Monday afternoon.
Up next, Purdue will begin its eight-match road streak Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they are set to take on Cal and Utah before traveling up the road to play Utah State on Saturday, a team receiving votes in the AVCA preseason poll, in Logan, Utah.
Hudson led the Big Ten in both total kills (46) and total points (50.5), while also hitting over .430 in back-to-back matches over the weekend. Her performance over opening weekend helped lead Purdue to rank No. 1 in the Big Ten in both kills per set and hitting %.
The Stacey Clark Classic Most Valuable Player posted a double-double in the season-opener vs. K-State, a team receiving votes in the AVCA preseason poll. In the match, Hudson posted a double-double with 16 kills, 12 digs, along with a career-high-tying five blocks, which was reached during her freshman season in 2022.
She went on to post just two errors over the final six sets (two matches) of the weekend. Versus UMBC, the Fort Wayne, Indiana, native recorded a .467 attack %, posting 15 kills with one error on 30 swings. Then, she closed out the tournament with a near double-double vs. UC Davis, registering 15 kills and nine digs with a .433 hitting clip in the three-set victory.
Hudson is the most decorated Boilermaker in Big Ten Weekly award history, owning 12 accolades in her career, including five Player of the Week nods.
The Purdue Boilermakers remain at No. 8 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, which was also released Monday afternoon.
Up next, Purdue will begin its eight-match road streak Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they are set to take on Cal and Utah before traveling up the road to play Utah State on Saturday, a team receiving votes in the AVCA preseason poll, in Logan, Utah.