WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 14 Purdue Boilermakers (16-7, 9-5 Big Ten) took down the UCLA Bruins (16-9, 7-7 Big Ten) in four sets for a senior night victory in Holloway Gymnasium 22-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.
Grace Heaney led all players on the attack, registering a season-high 21 kills on a .472% clip. With 14 digs, Heaney registered her seventh double-double of the season. In the opening frame, the redshirt junior recorded five kills on a .500% clip.
Senior setter Taylor Anderson dished out 60 assists which not only tied her career-high and set a new season match-high, but marked the most by a Big Ten player and became one of four players in the nation to record as many assists in a four-set match this season, all while leading the Boilermakers to a .273% efficiency. Anderson added 10 digs for her sixth double-double this year, along with five kills.
With her 20 kills, Addy Tindall broke into the top-five for kills by freshman hitters in Purdue history. Tindall surpassed Grace Cleveland (2018- 306 kills) with 317 total kills this season. Along with an elite offensive performance, Tindall set a career-high in blocks, teaming up with Purdue blockers to stuff UCLA five times.
Purdue hit on a .444% clip in the third frame, a season-high for single-set hitting percentage, placing 17 kills with only one attack error. In that set, Purdue held UCLA to a .140% clip, a team that averages a .240% hitting percentage per match.
Four Boilermakers ended the match in double-digit digs, Ryan McAleer (23), Heaney (14), MaryKate Scheumann (13), and Anderson (10). At libero, McAleer notched her second 20+ dig performance of the season and set a season-high in conference play.
Freshman defensive specialist Scheumann stuffed the stat sheet with 13 digs, four assists, a team-leading two service aces, and perfect reception.
The Boilermaker offense set a season-high in total kills with 69 in the match, with 20 coming in the final frame.
UP NEXT
The No. 14 Purdue Boilermakers will close out the regular season on the road at Michigan State, Michigan, and No. 21 Indiana. Purdue will play Michigan State on Thursday, November 12 at 6 p.m. ET in East Lansing, Michigan before taking a short trip to Ann Arbor to face Michigan on November 14 at 6 p.m. ET as well. Both matches will be available for streaming on B1G+.