KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 15 Purdue volleyball went the distance against USF in the opening match of the season, securing the 1-0 record after a 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 21-25, 15-10 final score.
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- Every offensive player (six total) that rotated to the front row and had more than two attacks owned at least six kills.
- Kenna Wollard not only led the team with a career-high-tying 18 kills, but set a career-high in digs (8). Wollard also led all players with three aces.
- Taylor Anderson had one of her strongest performances from the attack, setting a career-high 14 attacks while going errorless with six kills (.429%), just one kill shy of her career-best
- Anderson reached a double-double with 41 assists and 14 digs (two-shy of her career-best)
- Dior Charles was 6-0-7 after the first two sets and finished the day with a team-leading .444% (6-2-9).
- Grace Heaney set a career-high 10 digs and 30 attacks and was two kills shy of her first double-double.
- Julia Kane set a career-high13 digs, second-most on the team behind A. Anderson.
- As a team, Purdue’s most efficient set came in the final frame, going 5-1-14 (.286%) and a set-high 80% sideout.
- Purdue out-blocked USF 11-9
- The Boilermakers held the Bulls to a .000 or negative hitting % in three of five sets, including the fifth set.
- Akasha Anderson led the effort in the fifth set, posting an errorless two kills on three swings and two blocks. She finished the day second on the team with 11 kills and a team-leading five total blocks, including two solo stuffs.
Up Next:
The Boilermakers will close out their weekened in Tennessee on Sunday for the Sprouts Farmers Market Broadway Block Party, hosted at the Nashville Predators' Bridgestone Arena. No. 15 Purdue will take on Tennessee, the first team out of the AVCA preseason poll (126 votes), Sunday at 3:07 p.m. ET on ESPN2.