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#10 Boilers Reverse Sweep Once Again#10 Boilers Reverse Sweep Once Again

#10 Boilers Reverse Sweep Once Again

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – For the third time this season, the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers pulled off a reverse sweep, downing the Michigan Wolverines, 22-25, 17-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-10. Meanwhile, the win marked the third consecutive match going the distance, with two of the three coming in reverse fashion.

The Boilermakers remain undefeated in both fifth sets at 7-0 and road matches at 14-0 (10-0 in true away matches, 4-0 in neutral site) as the team improves to 19-3 (10-2 Big Ten) on the season. Meanwhile, Michigan, a team coming off a ranked win against Penn State, falls to 15-8 (5-7 Big Ten).

The Boilermakers will begin a four-match homestand, the longest of the season, beginning next Friday versus No. 18 Penn State at 5:30 p.m. ET on B1G+ and Iowa on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on B1G+.

Boiler Notes

  • It is just the second time this century the program has started 19-3. There have been only four other teams in program history who have started the season with a better record in the 50+ year history of the program.
  • Purdue improves to 7-0 in fifth sets this season.
  • Purdue remains undefeated on the road at 13-0 (9-0 away, 4-0 neutral).
  • The Wolverines held the edge in hitting % (.213% vs. .298%) and blocks (7 vs. 14.5)
  • Taylor Anderson totaled 47 assists, nine digs, six kills (.556 clip) and two block assists while remaining perfect after seeing 19 receptions.
  • Grace Heaney led all players with 19 kills, five digs and a career-high four assists.
  • Kenna Wollard secured 16 kills, seven digs and a block assist. In the fifth set alone, Wollard led all players with four ills and had a key block assist for Purdue to take the 11-8 lead.
  • Purdue has won the last 10 consecutive matches against Michigan, including 5-0 in Ann Arbor.
  • Sienna Foster tied a career-high three aces (other: 3 at #22 Indiana, 10/16/25).
  • Akasha Anderson totaled 12.5 points over the final three sets of action. After posting three errors early in the first, she re-entered the match in Set 3, limiting her errors to no more than one per set over the final three frames.