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11.5 Blocks Power #9 Purdue to 3-1 Victory11.5 Blocks Power #9 Purdue to 3-1 Victory

11.5 Blocks Power #9 Purdue to 3-1 Victory

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Just 24 hours after the No. 9 Purdue volleyball squad swept the defending national champions, the Boilermakers secured a 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 17-25, 25-18) win against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

With the win, the Boilermakers improve to 22-3 (12-2 Big Ten) with eight straight victories, while Iowa drops to 13-13 (4-10 Big Ten). Purdue remains in second place in the Big Ten standings.

Purdue will return to Holloway Gymnasium for two matches within 24 hours, hosting Maryland next Friday at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Oregon on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. Both matches will be streamed on B1G+.

Boiler Notes

  • Purdue pulled away as the match went on, seeing 17 tied scores and five lead changes in Set 1, followed by just six tied scores and one lead change in Set 2. In Set 3, there was just one tie and lead change and in the fourth, the Boilermakers led the entirety of the match.
  • Purdue closed the first set on a 6-1 run after trailing 20-21, with Akasha Anderson putting away the final two points with a solo stuff and kill.
  • Purdue has won eight consecutive matches
  • The Boilers improve to 5-2 in four-set matches, facing just their third in Big Ten play this season.
  • Sienna Foster secured her fifth straight match with an ace, serving up eight in the stretch.
  • The Boilers have won nine of their last 10 sets played.
  • Kenna Wollard notched a double-double 13 kills, 10 digs for her fifth of the season.
  • Taylor Anderson dished out 36 assists, seven digs and a pair of blocks and kills.
  • Ryan McAleer anchored the back row with 18 digs.
  • Akasha Anderson led the team through the first two sets with eight kills and just one error on 17 swings before finishing the night with 10 kills and a team-leading four blocks (1-3).
  • After missing the last eight matches due to injury, middle Lindsey Miller made her return to the court late in Set 2. The grad student went errorless on the attack with six kills on 11 swings (.545%), an efficiency that led all players, while adding three block assists in the process.
  • Purdue has won the last 13 consecutive matches against Iowa (2016-2025).
  • Over the last eight matches (2021-present), Purdue's dropped just five sets to Iowa.
  • Shondell owns a 38-5 record against Iowa.