SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
Prior to the official start of the season, Shondell will prime the Boilermakers by hosting an exhibition match on the final two Fridays leading up to official matches, with each opponent coached by Purdue alums. The program will welcome the Ball State Cardinals on August 14 (led by Kelli Miller Phillips, Purdue’s all-time digs leader, playing from 2005-08) and the Butler Bulldogs (led by Kyle Shondell, Shondell’s son) on August 21. Both matches will be ticketed.
Purdue will travel to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the State Farm Classic, where the squad will face Creighton, a fellow 2025 NCAA Regional Final team, on August 28 for the season-opener. Tickets for the event go on sale tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET, with the match time announced at a later date.
Then, the Boilermakers return home for a four-match homestand, including hosting defending national champions Texas A&M, Georgia and Indiana for the Big Ten/SEC Challenge on September 1 and 2.
Purdue follows up the Challenge with TCU, a squad coming off an NCAA Second Round appearance, on September 6 and IU Indy on September 9 before headed to the Bahamas for the Paradise Invitational. At the first-of its kind international event, Purdue will take on Houston on September 12 at 11 a.m. ET followed by either SMU or Kentucky the next day (time TBD).
Non-conference action concludes at home with the Stacey Clark Classic, which begins a stretch with six of the next eight matches in West Lafayette. The non-con tournament will feature the America East Conference runner-up UAlbany on September 17, followed by a neutral site match the next day between UAlbany and UCF before Purdue’s non-conference slate wraps-up against UCF on September 19. The Stacey Clark Classic will lead into Big Ten play, which will begin at home against Maryland and Wisconsin.
Television selections for Purdue’s non-conference and Big Ten slate will be announced at a later date.
Purdue volleyball season ticket renewals are open and run through July 10, followed by single-match ticket on-sale later this summer. Follow @purduevb on social media and subscribe to Purdue Athletics’ email updates for the latest information at https://purduesports.com/boiler-blast-email-sign-up.
Coming off arguably the best season in program history, a Regional Finals appearance and third place Big Ten finish behind a 24-7 (15-5 Big Ten) record, the Boilermakers return all three All-Americans for the upcoming fall season, and four of its five program record-setting All-Big Ten honorees, which ties for the most in the league with Nebraska and USC.
Additionally, Purdue boasts eight freshmen on the fall roster (four redshirt, four true), tying for second-most in the league. The Boilermakers also welcomed two transfers in sophomore outside Lameen "Mimi" Mambu (previous school: Georgia Tech) senior middle blocker Kate Hansen (previous schools: Clemson and Texas Tech).
