Match Schedule:
Thursday, 9/25 | 6:30 p.m. ET | Mackey Arena| BTN
Washington at #10 Purdue
Sunday, 9/28 | 2 p.m. ET | Mackey Arena | BTN
Illinois at #10 Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - No. 10 Purdue Volleyball, riding a seven match winning streak, will open Big Ten play at Mackey Arena, hosting Washington and Illinois.
THE NEED TO KNOW
- Current win streak: 7 matches
- The Boilers have risen seven spots in the poll over the last three weeks.
- The team has two top-15 wins under their is coming off a 3-1 win vs. #10 SMU, their second top-15 win this season.
- Mark the 11th consecutive year Purdue has notched at least one top-10 win.
- Purdue's efficient offense has led to over a .350 team hitting % in three of the last four matches.
HELLO AGAIN, TOP-10
- The Boilermakers return to the top-10 in the poll for the first time in five weeks (last: 2024 final poll).
LAST WEEK'S LOOK-BACK
- Purdue went 2-0 picking up a sweep at Ball State and a 3-1 win vs. IU Indy.
The Boilers led the nation with a .362 attack %. - Grace Heaney went errorless on the attack in the four-set win vs. IU Indy (14-0-30) for a .467%.
- Kenna Wollard led the nation with 6.43 kills/ set and second in the nation with 6.93 points/set.
- Taylor Anderson averaged 11.43 assists/set with 9 kills over the week, including an errorless six at Ball State.
PURDUE OPPOSITES HISTORY & GRACE HEANEY
- Purdue's success in the opposite position includes Grace Cleveland (2018-21), Sherridan Atkinson (2016-18) and Annie Drews (2012-15). The three have gone on to have prolific pro careers.
- Grace Heaney, a sophomore, is already making her mark in the position, producing the first errorless attack at the opposite position since 2021.
- Defensively, Heaney has already posted a 15-dig performance at Ball State. To compare among Purdue's rich history of six-rotation opposites, she is the first to put up such a large performance, out-working Atkinson, Cleveland and Drews with that back-row performance.
PURDUE & WASHINGTON
- Of the team's seven-match history, all three taking place during the Shondell era have been decided in 3 sets.
- The teams have never gone to five sets against each other.
- The match will be just the second-ever in West Lafayette between the two teams, and the first under the Shondell Era (last: 9/9/98).
PURDUE & ILLINOIS
- Over the last five meetings, Purdue holds the edge with a 4-1 record despite the series history standing at 45-48.
- Under Shondell, Purdue is 11-9 vs. Illinois at home.
BACK IN MACKEY
- This season will have the most volleyball matches in Mackey Arena since 2012.
- The Big Ten season will open and close in Mackey Arena, hosting Washington (9/25) and Illinois (9/28) over the conference-opening week and the regular-season finale vs. Indiana (11/29).
- All-time record in Mackey: 14-5
KENNA WOLLARD: MAKING A STATEMENT
- After spending the last two seasons playing on the right side, Wollard will return to her roots playing on the left side once more in 2025 and enters Big Ten play leading the league in kills.
- Wollard is the only offensive player (hitter or middle) returning with playing time on the court last season.
- Matches hitting .300 or better in 2025: 5
- Career matches hitting .300 or better: 20
- Matches hitting .400 or better in 2025: 1
- Career matches hitting .400 or better: 7
- 20-kill matches in 2025: 4
- 20-kill matches in career: 4