WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Art and Connie Euler women's volleyball head coach Dave Shondell announced the addition of Winston-Salem State transfer Raven Gray for the upcoming 2024 season. Gray will compete for Purdue as an outside hitter/right side and will wear #8.
Selected by USA Volleyball as being among the top collegiate players in the nation, Gray was a U.S. Women's National Team Open Program attendee in February alongside Eva Hudson and Lourdès Myers. She was one of three Division II outside hitters, opposites or right-side players to receive the invitation.
"I'm very pleased to have Raven join our program for her final year of eligibility," Shondell said. "Raven is a very powerful athlete who truly competes. In my conversations with Raven, I have learned that she has tremendous family values, high expectations for herself, and is an awesome student-athlete. She is a valuable addition to our crew of pin attackers and has the versatility to play on either pin."
Transferring to Purdue from Winston-Salem State, she received First Team All-Conference last year after leading the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in both points (335.5) and kills (292). She produced nine 15+ kill performances and seven double-doubles last season, including a 25-kill, 22-dig showing to set a career-high 29.5 points versus Virginia Union (10/1).
The Purdue volleyball season will begin Friday, August 30 at home vs. K-State in the Stacey Clark Classic. A total of 12 matches between Big Ten and non-conference play will come against opponents ranked or receiving votes in the 2023 AVCA final poll, including up to seven versus top-15 opponents, contingent on non-conference tournament results.Purdue returns three AVCA All-America honorees in Second Team All-American Eva Hudson, Third Team All-American Chloe Chicoine and Honorable Mention Raven Colvin. The Boilermakers produced a 23-8 record last season, including a 15-5 record in Big Ten play, taking down Penn State twice, Minnesota twice and Wisconsin on their way to a third-place finish in the Big Ten standings and an NCAA Regional Final appearance. In addition to selling out the entire home slate, Purdue went 11-5 against teams ranked or receiving votes in the latest poll with one of the youngest and most talented teams in program history.
Selected by USA Volleyball as being among the top collegiate players in the nation, Gray was a U.S. Women's National Team Open Program attendee in February alongside Eva Hudson and Lourdès Myers. She was one of three Division II outside hitters, opposites or right-side players to receive the invitation.
"I'm very pleased to have Raven join our program for her final year of eligibility," Shondell said. "Raven is a very powerful athlete who truly competes. In my conversations with Raven, I have learned that she has tremendous family values, high expectations for herself, and is an awesome student-athlete. She is a valuable addition to our crew of pin attackers and has the versatility to play on either pin."
Transferring to Purdue from Winston-Salem State, she received First Team All-Conference last year after leading the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in both points (335.5) and kills (292). She produced nine 15+ kill performances and seven double-doubles last season, including a 25-kill, 22-dig showing to set a career-high 29.5 points versus Virginia Union (10/1).
The Purdue volleyball season will begin Friday, August 30 at home vs. K-State in the Stacey Clark Classic. A total of 12 matches between Big Ten and non-conference play will come against opponents ranked or receiving votes in the 2023 AVCA final poll, including up to seven versus top-15 opponents, contingent on non-conference tournament results.Purdue returns three AVCA All-America honorees in Second Team All-American Eva Hudson, Third Team All-American Chloe Chicoine and Honorable Mention Raven Colvin. The Boilermakers produced a 23-8 record last season, including a 15-5 record in Big Ten play, taking down Penn State twice, Minnesota twice and Wisconsin on their way to a third-place finish in the Big Ten standings and an NCAA Regional Final appearance. In addition to selling out the entire home slate, Purdue went 11-5 against teams ranked or receiving votes in the latest poll with one of the youngest and most talented teams in program history.