WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 9 Purdue volleyball team extended its winning streak to nine consecutive matches with a dominant sweep over Maryland on Hammer Down Cancer Night (25-19, 25-17, 25-18).
The Boilermakers, holding the lone spot at second in the Big Ten standings, improve to 22-3 (13-2 Big Ten) while the Terps fall to 8-17 (1-14 Big Ten).
Purdue will close out its four-match homestand tomorrow, when the Boilermakers host the Oregon Ducks for the first time ever in Holloway Gymnasium. The match will take place in under
Boiler Notes
- Purdue set a season-high set hitting %, registering a .571 clip in Set 1, seeing just one attack error on 21 swings.
- It’s the eighth Big Ten match the Boilers have reached double-digit blocks (57% of conference matches). All 10 of the team’s blocks came over the first two sets
- Dior Charles was on half of all the team’s blocks (five) while also contributing four kills on eight swings for a.375 clip.
- Julia Kane led the back row with seven digs
- Grace Heaney led the team with 13 kills on a .435 attack %
- The Boilers have dropped just one set in the last three matches
- Taylor Anderson reached the 1,000 season assists benchmark in the win, totaling 28 assists, an errorless four kills on five swings, four digs and a pair of blocks.
- The Boilers hit .357 on the night while holding the Terps to .157
- Nine different Boilers produced at least one dig
- Sienna Foster secured three aces, not only tying a career-high (set three matches ago at Michigan), but the sixth consecutive match with an ace. In total she's notched 11 aces over the span.