WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After receiving Big Ten Player of the Week honors yesterday, junior Eva Hudson was chosen as AVCA/GameChanger Division I National Player of the Week for her performance over opening weekend.
Hudson joins elite company as the sixth Boilermaker in program history to receive the honor, including the first since Grace Cleveland (3/31/21).
Hudson racked up a Big Ten-leading 46 kills and 50.5 points on a .352 hitting % as Purdue secured wins vs. Kansas State (W, 3-1), UMBC (3-0) and UC Davis (3-0). Her performance also 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 joins elite company as the sixth Boilermaker in program history to receive the honor, including the first since Grace Cleveland (3/31/21).
Hudson racked up a Big Ten-leading 46 kills and 50.5 points on a .352 hitting % as Purdue secured wins vs. Kansas State (W, 3-1), UMBC (3-0) and UC Davis (3-0). Her performance also 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.