WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Junior Taylor Anderson secured the Big Ten Setter of the Week award after leading No. 12 Purdue volleyball to a pair of victories with a 3-1 win at No. 22 Indiana and a sweep at Rutgers.
Anderson averaged 10.57 assists per set, guiding an offense that averaged a .306 clip while holding opponents to .191. Guiding an efficient offense, her setting helped lead to two Boilermakers ranking in the top-8 in the league in both hitting % (Dior Charles and Grace Heaney each averaged over .420%) and points per set last week (Kenna Wollard and Grace Heaney each averaged over 4.45).
The San Antonio, Texas native registered a double-double 34 assists, 10 digs and an errorless four kills on six attacks at Rutgers. Meanwhile, at No. 22 Indiana, she racked up 40 assists, nine digs, a pair of block assists and three kills.
Overall, Purdue hit over .300% in five of the seven sets last week and over .330 in three.
A testament to Anderson’s high-level of play dishing out the ball and defensive performance, the Boilermakers and Nebraska Huskers were the only teams in the Big Ten to rank in the top-5 last week in hitting %, opponent hitting %, and kills.
The honor is the first of the season for Anderson and marks the fifth conference weekly award of the season for Purdue. Meanwhile, it is her fifth career Setter of the Week nod (last: 9/9/24).
On deck, Purdue will continue its road stretch with a Friday night showdown at Illinois followed by the team's return to Holloway Gymnasium for a Sunday matinee against No. 18 Minnesota for Halloween in Holloway.