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Boilers Begin Season with Home Exhibition Match

MATCHDAY INFORMATION
#9 Purdue vs. Ball State (Exhibition)
Friday, August 14 | 5:30 p.m. ET | Holloway Gymnasium | West Lafayette, Ind.
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KELLI MILLER RETURNS HOME

  • One of the best defensive specialists in Purdue history turned Ball State HC Kelli Miller returns to Holloway Gymnasium for the exhibition.
  • Miller competed for Purdue from 2005-08 under Dave Shondell's tutelage and holds the all-time digs record with 2,013 over her career, including the most in a single Purdue match: 40 at Indiana, 10/17/2007.

PRESEASON ACCOLADES

  • The three returning All-America and All-Big Ten first team selections were named to the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List and named preseason All-Big Ten.
  • As a team, Purdue was picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

  • Purdue will be a part of what's believed to be the first NCAA matches played outside the U.S. with the upcoming trip to the Bahamas.
  • In total, the Boilers will face either eight AVCA Player of the Year Watch List honorees (if they play SMU in the Paradise Invitational) or 10 (if they play Kentucky in the Paradise Invitational).
  • Fans can catch the Boilers on TV 13 times this season across BTN, FOX, FS1 AND ESPN or ESPN2.
  • Six of Purdue's nine non-con matches will be at home.
  • Three matches are slated for Mackey Arena: 9/1 vs. #8 Texas A&M, 9/2 vs. Georgia and 9/27 vs. #6 Wisconsin.

BIG TEN SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

  • One of the toughest ends to the conference slate, Purdue is set the end the season with five of six contests on the road, the most in the league.
  • Purdue will spend the final 35 days leading up to the NCAA First Round with just one home match (from October 30-December 3).
  • The Big Ten announced the debut of the Big Ten Volleyball Tournament, running November 20-25 at the Fishers Event Center.
  • With the tournament announcement, the Big Ten season will move from 20 to 17 matches, with a single round-robin format.

LEADING THE B1G IN RETURNING ALL-BIG TEN AND PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST HONOREES

  • The program ties for first in the Big Ten with four returning All-Big Ten selections (joined by Nebraska and USC).
  • Purdue ties with Nebraska with the most honorees (3) in the Big Ten, and are second-most in the nation.
  • Purdue will play a total of 7 matches against teams with a Watch List honoree.