NASHVILLE – In front of over 11,000 fans at Bridgestone Arena, the No. 15 Purdue volleyball team (2-0) downed Tennessee (1-1) behind a 3-1 score (25-17, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20). The match saw Purdue hit .379% in the outing, led by three attackers: Kenna Wollard, Grace Heaney and Akasha Anderson each hit over .340% while totaling at least 16 kills.
The win was the first of the season for the Boilermakers against a team ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA poll, with the Volunteers the first team outside the top-25.
Match Notes
- Wollard’s 17 kills were one shy of her career-high
- Anderson led the team with 17 kills on a .423 clip and two blocks\
- No Boilermaker posted more than five attack errors in the match.
- Purdue’s .379 hitting %
- Wollard totaled 35 kills over the first two matches of the season
- Anderson dished out back-to-back double-doubles to open the season, registering 41 assists, 10 digs while going errorless on the attack once again (3-0-5)
- Grace Heaney set career-highs 16 kills and five digs
- Purdue and Tennessee Athletics have met seven times over the last five years, with the Boilermakers undefeated at 7-0 during the stretch. Volleyball contributed four of those wins.
- Purdue Volleyball is 10-1 all-time vs. Tennessee