WEST LAFAYETE, Ind. – No. 17 Purdue volleyball continued its winning tradition against ranked opponents inside Holloway Gymnasium, upsetting No. 15 Kansas in five sets (25-16, 19-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-11). With the result, Purdue picked up two five-set victories within 24 hours as the team improves to a 4-1 record while Kansas falls to 3-4.
Next week, Purdue travels to Indianapolis on Tuesday to play Butler in the historic Hinkle Fieldhouse. The match, featuring two Shondell head coaches (Dave Shondell and son Kyle Shondell), is set for a 7 p.m. ET start on ESPN+. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
Notes
- The tide turned in the fifth set with a successful challenge by head coach Dave Shondell, ruling the ball was down before the Jayhawks were able to pancake the play, which evened the match, 8-8. Purdue went on to outscore Kansas 9-2 to win the match. Akasha Anderson posted three kills in the run and the match was sealed on a kill by Lindsey Miller.
- With the win, Holloway Gymnasium has seen a ranked win in 12 of the last 14 years for a total of 26 top-25 takedowns during that span.
- Ryan McAleer’s 30 digs marked the most by a Boilermaker since 2021 (Jena Otec: 30 at Maryland, 11/5/21).
- McAleer is the 12th Boilermaker to reach the prestigious 30-dig club and just the fifth underclassman to do so.
- Kenna Wollard finished the Stacey Clark Classic with 63 kills over three matches and 34 digs. Not only did she reach double-double status two nights in a row (15 digs each night), but matched her career-high in digs she set 24 hours ago vs. Bowling Green.
- Taylor Anderson’s 44 assists, 14 dig performance marked her third double-double in the first five matches of the year – the fastest she’s racked up so many double-doubles in a season.
- After middle Dior Charles set the Purdue 5-set record for hitting % last night with her errorless 11 kills on 13 swings, fellow middle Lindsey Miller had herself a night vs. No. 15 Kansas, registering 11 kills and one error on 23 swings (.435%).
- The team’s 87 digs were the most since 2021. In fact, over the last 10 years, Purdue has reached at least 87 digs on just two other occasions (103 vs Minnesota - spring 2021 season and 89 vs. Illinois - 2021 season)
- Purdue improves to 3-0 in five-set matches.
- Purdue improves to 22-1 all-time in Stacey Clark Classic matches.
- 17 Purdue, No. 15 Kansas and No. 23 Georgia Tech each finished with a 2-1 record in the Stacey Clark Classic.