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Raven Colvin Season 2021

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YearFreshman
HometownIndianapolis, Ind.
2023 / AS A JUNIOR
  • AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
  • AVCA Northeast All-Region Team
  • All-Big Ten First Team
  • Big Ten Player of the Week (11/13/23)
  • Three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/25, 10/23 and 10/30)
  • Started and played in every set of all 32 matches
  • Finished second in the Big Ten and seventh in the nation in total blocks (167)
  • Tallied 148 block assists, tying No. 3 in Purdue history
  • The only player in program history to post as many block assists in multiple seasons (151 in 2022 and 148 in 2023)
  • Averaged a .280 attack % and 2.15 kills per set
  • Recorded a career-high eight digs vs. #19 Marquette (9/1/23)
  • Broke a tied score 13 times when Purdue was tied with an opponent at the end of a set, giving Purdue the spark to win 11 of those 13 sets
  • Served up 26 aces, second-most on the team
  • Third on the team in total points (388.0)
  • Recorded 10 double-digit kill matches, including a season-high 14 at Minnesota (11/10/23) and vs. #3 Wisconsin (11/17/23)
  • Had her most efficient match of the season in the season-opener vs. Duke (8/25/23) with a .688% efficiency (12-1-16). The attack % was the third-most efficient match by a Boilermaker in a four-setter (15-19 attempts)
  • Went errorless vs. Indiana (10/18/23) with seven kills on 14 attacks (.500%) alongside a season-high 11 blocks (1 solo, 10 assisted)
  • Registered 10 blocks (1 solo, 9 assisted) at Maryland (9/22/23)
  • Tied a season-high 14 kills in the win vs. #3 Wisconsin. In Set 5, Colvin recorded an errorless four kills on 6 attacks, including the kill that took away Wisconsin's match-point
  • Had her best offensive performance in Big Ten play this season at Minnesota (11/10), when she went nearly errorless with 14 kills and 1 error on 22 swings (.591%). She registered a season-high 11 blocks and an errorless seven kills on 14 swings. The .500 hitting % was her highest in a Big Ten match that season
  • Hit above .340% 10 times
  • Hit .400 or better six times: vs. Michigan State (.417), at Minnesota (.519%), vs. Minnesota (.438%), vs. Indiana (.500%), vs. then-#18 Creighton (.400%) and vs. Duke (.688)
  • Played a large role in the victory vs. #16 Penn State (11/5), going errorless in the fifth set with two kills and a block assist
2022 / AS A SOPHOMORE
  • AVCA All-Northeast Region Honorable Mention
  • Second Team All-Big Ten
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Started and played in every set of every match
  • Set career-highs in virtually every category
  • Averaged 2.20 kills per set and a .285 hitting %
  • Snagged a career-high 18 kills and 32 attacks vs. Utah (9/2)
  • Set a Big Ten rally-scoring era record with her 16 total blocks at Maryland (11/23), which included five solo and 11 assisted
  • Registered an average of 1.42 blocks per set
  • Notched a career-high 18 kills, a career-high 32 attacks and a career-high 5 service aces vs. Utah (9/2/22)
  • Averaged 1.42 blocks per set
  • Totaled 409.5 points (3.36 per set) in her sophomore campaign
  • Recorded .500 attack % in back-to-back matches: at Louisville (9/9/22) and vs. Xavier (9/10/22)
  • Recorded an errorless 16 kills on 23 swings for a season-high .696 hitting % at Michigan State (11/4/22)
  • Hit over .400% on eight occasions

2021 / AS A FRESHMAN
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team
  • Competed with the U21 U.S. National Team in Summer 2022, helping the U.S. win gold for the second time in history
  • Finished the year ranked eighth in the Big Ten and 43rd in the nation with 1.23 blocks per set
  • One of just two freshmen in the Big Ten to average over a .344 hitting efficiency (minimum 3.0 attempts/set)
  • Second on the team in total blocks (118.0),
  • Posted the third-most kills on the team with 169
  • Recorded a career-high 11 kills in the five-set thriller vs. BYU in the NCAA Regional Semifinals
  • Registered a career-best 11 total blocks (1-10) vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (10/31), helping Purdue to its second victory over a top-3 opponent in Holloway Gymnasium in 2021. The mark was the second-most in a four-setter by a Big Ten player in 2021
  • Produced seven or more block assists six times
  • Went errorless in five matches, while committing just one or fewer errors in 16 matches (nine of which were vs. Big Ten opponents)
  • Recorded the second-highest hitting % in a three-set match (10-14 attempts) in program history with her .900 efficiency (9-0-10) vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (9/17)

HIGH SCHOOL
  • 2020 Under Armour All-America honorable mention
  • Two-time JVA All-National Team selection (2019 and 2020)
  • Guided Heritage Christian to the Indiana state championship title
  • Four-time Sectional Champion (2017-2020)
  • Three-time Regional Champion (2018-2020)
  • Eclipsed 1,000 kills during her senior season
  • Three-time All-Conference honoree
  • Received All-City accolades for three consecutive years
  • Owns a .415 hitting clip as a senior (through 95 sets played)
  • Produced 146 total stuffs as a senior, including a season-best 28 solo blocks
  • Tallied 778 kills and 274 total blocks as an upperclassman
  • Responsible for 85 solo blocks and 410 block assists since 2017
  • Produced just 69 errors on 601 attempts for a .474 hitting percentage in 2018
  • Chipped in 50 aces as a junior and another 45 during her senior campaign
  • Academic All-State recipient as a senior
  • Daughter of Purdue football alum, 2x Superbowl champion, Rosevelt “Rosie” Colvin, who spent 10 years in the NFL, playing for the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots
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Senior
2024

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Junior
2023

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Sophomore
2022

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