Purdue defended home court in their first matches in Holloway since 2013, defeating Wright State and Marquette to advance to the Sweet 16, where they’ll face 1-seed Baylor at noon on Friday.
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VB Opens Final Home Stand With Wins
The Boilers dropped a single set in wins over Ohio State and Maryland; they’ll face Rutgers Wednesday before home-and-home meetings with Michigan Saturday and Wednesday.
VB Holding Steady After Weekend Split
Purdue swept Rutgers and lost at Penn State in four sets as they wrapped up a road trip; the Boilers head home for a four-match home stand before heading north to wrap up the regular season. They’ll host Ohio State and Maryland this weekend.
VB Stuns Nebraska, Moves Into Fifth In Big Tenteen
Purdue went from a possible sweep to nearly an 0-2 hole to a five-set upset of #5 Nebraska, making short work of the visitors in a 15-8 fifth set similar to their win at Kentucky earlier this season. The Boilers are tied for fifth in conference play and have rematches against Indiana and Minnesota this week.
VB Quick Update: Boilers Edge OSU, Still .500 In Conference Play
Purdue held off Ohio State in five sets in Columbus, 15-13, to salvage a split and remain at .500 in conference play. They return home after a four-match road trip to face Iowa and Nebraska this weekend.
VB Swept In Conference Openers
Volleyball started off 0-2 in conference play, falling in straight sets to Wisconsin and Minnesota. They return to Holloway for matches against Northwestern and Illinois this weekend.
VB 8-1 After Taking Stacey Clark Classic Title
As expected, VB beat all three opponents to win the 2019 Stacey Clark Classic, but they lost senior MB Blake Mohler for an indefinite period of time to what appears to be an ankle injury. The Boilers begin conference play this weekend at Wisconsin and Minnesota.
VB Comeback Upsets Kentucky, Boilers Move To 5-1
Purdue beat two ranked teams away from Holloway, upending Louisville and Kentucky to move to 5-1 overall. They’ll be home for the Stacey Clark Classic this weekend.
VB Falls At Notre Dame, Starts Off 2-1
A spectacular dig by Otec highlighted a 31-29 set in a 3-1 win over Ohio in the opener; Purdue swept Ball State but fell to Notre Dame in five sets. They travel to Nashville and Lexington to face Louisville, Lipscomb and Kentucky over the next week.
Atkinson, Mohler AVCA All-Americans; Stanford Wins VB Title #8
Sherridan Atkinson (1st team) and Blake Mohler (3rd team) were selected as 2018 AVCA All-Americans, giving Purdue consecutive 1st-team players for the first time ever. Atkinson leaves with two honors (3rd in 2017); Mohler will return for her senior season.
VB Outlasts Iowa On Senior Night
VB edged Iowa 3-2 on Senior Night to send off Sherridan Atkinson, Brooke Peters and Erin Williams with a win. The Boilers travel to Indiana and Illinois before finding out their NCAA destination Sunday at 8:30 PM on ESPNU.
VB Nearly Drops Wisconsin, Signs 4 On NLI Day
VB eased the sting of a close loss and a sweep over the weekend by landing four solid recruits on Signing Day; they expect to add a couple more later. Purdue finishes its home schedule with Nebraska Friday and Iowa on Saturday for Senior Night.
Purdue 3, Penn State 2
Volleyball came back from 0-2, 13-20 down to stun #5 Penn State in five sets, as Sherridan Atkinson had a career-high 32 kills at .518 to push her over 1000 for her Purdue career. The Boilers are fifth in the conference and host MSU and Indiana this week in Holloway.
VB Sweeps OSU, Moves Up In Conference Play
Volleyball completed the sweep of Ohio State, winning 3-0 on Sunday to cap a successful week for Boiler athletics. VB is on the road this weekend, traveling to Rutgers and Penn State.
VB Scares Penn State, Stays In 7th
Volleyball was a point away from going up 2-0 on Penn State; they lost 1-3 but knocked off Iowa 3-2 in Iowa City. The Boilers host Maryland and Ohio State this weekend in Holloway.
VB Splits Michigan Trip, Falls To 7th In Big Tenteen Action
VB split for the third straight week, falling in straight sets at #12 Michigan before topping MSU in four. The Boilers face 8th-ranked Penn State in Holloway and #24 Iowa in Iowa City this week.
VB Sweeps Alabama, Finishes Non-Conference 11-0
Volleyball survived two five-set scares and swept Alabama in Tuscaloosa to move to 11-0; they’ll defend that mark against conference rivals Illinois and Northwestern this weekend in Holloway.
VB Wins Stacey Clark Classic, Moves to 8-0
VB moved to 8-0 and #13 in Massey by winning the Stacey Clark Classic last weekend, capped by a five-set thriller over Louisville. They’ll play in the Crimson-White Tournament at Alabama this weekend.
VB Tops Grizzlies and Irish, Moves to 5-0
Volleyball moved to 5-0 with 3-1 wins over Oakland and Notre Dame. They’ll look to improve on last year’s 7-1 start in this weekend’s Stacey Clark Classic as they host Xavier, Lipscomb and Louisville.