Charles, Heaney and Shondell to Attend B1G Media Day

CHICAGO – Purdue volleyball’s Dior Charles, Grace Heaney and Art & Connie Euler women's volleyball head coach Dave Shondell are set to take on the Big Ten Volleyball Media Day in Chicago tomorrow.

Hosted at the Big Ten Network Studios and the InterContinental Hotel - Magnificent Mile, the Boilermakers are set for a busy day of sessions.

Fans can tune in live to hear from the trio during the press conference on B1G+ from 10:57-11:17 a.m. ET and on the Big Ten Network from 1:27-1:47 p.m. ET.

Coming up

Tickets for the Big Ten Tournament, hosted at the Fishers Event Center from November 20-25 go on-sale tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET on Ticketmaster HERE.

Then, single-match tickets for Purdue's home matches will open Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET for John Purdue Club members and Thursday at 9 a.m. ET for the general public.

DIOR CHARLES: 2025 LOOK BACK

• Started and played in 33 of the 34 matches
• Set the Purdue record for hitting percentage in 5-set match vs. Bowling Green on 9/4/25 with an errorless .846 attack (11-0-13)
• Produced 233.5 points over the season (1.84 per set), a season-best
  Registered a .323 average attack % over the season, the highest season average in her career
• Led the team in blocks with 1.15 per set and 146 total
• Led all Purdue middles with 153 total kills and averaged 1.20 kills/set
• Set a career-high 12 kills in back-to-back matches while also hitting .500% or better: 12-2-17 for .588% vs. Northwestern (11/23) and 12-2-20 for .500% at Minnesota (11/26)
• Recorded a season-high 11 blocks and a career-high three digs vs. Indiana (11/29)
• Hit .500 or better in nine matches
• In the NCAA Regional Final at Pittsburgh, posted the second-highest hitting % of the season with a .714% mark on an errorless five kills on seven swings, complimented by nine total blocks, including a season-high three solo
• Recorded six errorless attack performances, including the NCAA Regional Final at Pittsburgh (12/13) with five kills on seven attempts (.714)
• Registered a season-high 20 attacks at Minnesota (11/26), hitting .500 along the way with 12 kills and just two errors
• Hit .500 or better in 50% of the NCAA tournament: .500% (7-1-12) vs. Baylor in the NCAA Second Round (12/5) and .714% (5-0-7) at Pittsburgh in the NCAA Regional Final (12/13)

GRACE HEANEY: 2025 LOOK BACK

• AVCA Third Team All-America
• First Team All-Big Ten
• AVCA Midwest Region honoree
• Big Ten Player of the Week on 10/27
• Started and played in all 34 matches this season
• Only player in the Big Ten to record multiple errorless 30-attack matches during the 2026 season
• Only player in the nation with three errorless performances with 30+ attacks
• Averaged a .329 attack %, 0.8 blocks per set, 1.99 digs/set and 2.68 kills/set
• Posted nine matches hitting above .400 and four matches above .500 – including a .515 clip (19 kills, 2 errors and 33 attacks) vs. No. 10 SMU (9/14)
• Recorded six double-doubles
• Produced at least a .400 attack % in five of eight matches played on a Sunday
• Only player in the league to post 18 digs and 15 blocks in a match in 2026 (18-0-31 for a .581% at Rutgers, 10/19)
• Posted a career-high six blocks on two occasions
• In the five-set win at Michigan State (10/31/26) set a career-high six blocks while going errorless on the attack with 15 kills, 0 errors on 37 swings (.405%)
• Set a career-high three aces in the NCAA Second Round vs Baylor (12/5)
• Led the Boilers in Big Ten play with a .329 average hitting %
• Her Big Ten Player of the Week honor was earned following a 16-1-28 (.536) offensive performance at Illinois (10/24) and a 22-6-24 (.364) and 11 digs showing in the reverse sweep vs. #20 Minnesota (10/26)
• Matches with 10+ kills: 20
• Matches with 15+ kills: 9
• Matches with 2 attack errors or fewer: 15
• Matches with 1 attack error or fewer: 9
• Matches hitting above .300: 15
• Matches hitting above .400: 9
• Matches hitting above .500: 4
• Matches hitting above .550: 1