LOOKING AHEAD
- Just four home matches and five away matches remain in the regular-season.
- Five of Purdue's final nine matches includes an opponent ranked or receiving votes in the latest poll.
- Factoring future matches based on the current AVCA poll, the Boilers are predicted to finish the regular-season with 12 matches against ranked teams, tying last season as the most in 10 years.
A WIN VS MINNESOTA MEANS...
- Purdue's third ranked win of the season in West Lafayette and second in Holloway.
- The fourth consecutive home win vs. Minnesota (last loss came in Spring 2021).
- The Boilers owning a 6-4 record over the last 10 matches vs. the Gophers.
- Purdue's fourth top-25 win this season.
- A 4-1 record over Purdue's last five matches.
- Snapping Minnesota's winning streak (enters with four straight).
A LOOK-IN: SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHWESTERN
- It's been five consecutive matches without a sweep between the Boilers and 'Cats (last sweep: Purdue W 3-10/27/21).
- The last (and only) time Northwestern swept Purdue in over 34 years was Dave Shondell's first match against the 'Cats. Since then, Shondell has led Purdue to victory 27 times with just 11 losses.
NATIONAL RANKING: 152 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS
- The program's been ranked for 152 consecutive weeks (since preseason 2017), the longest active streak in Purdue Athletics.
- Since the 2021 spring season, Purdue has been ranked among the top-10 for 48 weeks.
- The Boilermakers' history of excellence includes 84 of the last 102 weeks ranked among the top-15 (81%).
- Purdue has ranked in the top-15 for each and every poll release except for two weeks over the last three seasons (39 of 41).
STATS TO WATCH
- Ryan McAleer is approaching her 1,000th career dig, just 17 digs away entering the week.
- Taylor Anderson is approaching her 1,000th career dig, entering the week with 893. She will also move up to tie #6 in Purdue career assists history in 122 assists.
- Addy Tindall is on track to enter Purdue's top-5 for most kills by a freshman hitter. Tindall will surpass #5 Grace Cleveland (306 kills in 2018) in 74 kills.
LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE
- The Boilermakers went 1-1, picking up a dominant 25-19, 25-18, 25-15 win at Iowa, hitting .388 in the match for the highest attack % against a Big Ten opponent since October 2025.
- Addy Tindall had herself a week - at Iowa, she posted a career-high and first errorless match of her career with a .552 attack % on a Big Ten match-high of 16 kills. Then at #1 Nebraska, she also led all players with 16 kills.
- The Boilers took a set from the Huskers - the first dropped by Nebraska in Big Ten play and fourth time this season. Meanwhile, Purdue held Nebraska to its second-lowest set hitting % this season (and lowest in Big Ten play) with a .118 hitting % in Set 2, out-performing the Huskers in nearly every statistical category in the set.
- Purdue's defense locked down on the nation's leader in hitting % - holding her to a .067 clip.
