Purdue dominates Minnesota with a balanced attack as well as a Zach Edey night that’s already among the best we’ve seen from a big man at Purdue.
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Devin and Dylan and Cam, Oh my! Boilers win 20-10 and improve to 3-2.
We talk through Purdue’s mounting injuries, this week’s crucial game against Minnesota, and announce the 2ND ANNUAL BOILED SPORTS SUMMIT coming to a tailgating field near you.
Purdue losing in a March tournament: disaster, or a blessing in disguise? A glimpse inside every Purdue fan’s inner monologue as the postseason begins.
Purdue lost its chance at the #1 seed in the conference tournament and an outright regular-season title with a 73-69 loss in the House of Horrors. They’ll finish the regular season Saturday at Northwestern.
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.
A whole lotta bad stuff happened in Minneapolis, here are a few thoughts.
Boiled Sports celebrates twelve years in operation with a Predicto about “delightful weirdo” PJ Fleck.
Volleyball pulled off back-to-back upsets last week, dropping #3 Minnesota in four sets and #15 Wisconsin in straight sets to move to 10-6 in conference play and 20-7 overall. They travel to Rutgers and Michigan this week before ending the regular season at home against Michigan and MSU.
VB suffered its first winless week of the season, falling 0-3 to #2 Minnesota and 1-3 in Mackey to #5 Nebraska. The Boilers are 15-4 overall, 5-3 in conference play, and will face Penn State and Rutgers this week in Holloway.
Elijah Sindelar threw for 248 yards and a score, DJ Knox racked up 173 all-purpose yards and a TD, and Ja'Whaun Bentley returned an interception 76 yards for the clinching TD as the Boilers came back from a long lightning delay and a halftime deficit to defeat Minnesota, 31-17. They'll face Wisconsin in Madison next Saturday.
Despite midseason predictions to the contrary, the Big Tenteen sent a normal-sized group of teams to the Big Dance. Here's our guide for whom to watch (when the Good Guys aren't on, of course), when and why.
Purdue volleyball faced their toughest back-to-back home opponents in program history as they welcomed #3 Wisconsin and #2 Minnesota to Holloway. The Boilers were unable to come away with a win, falling to Wisconsin in five sets and Minnesota in three, falling to 17th in the AVCA coaches poll and 15th in Massey.
When last we left Sharon Versyp's squad, they hadn't lost since December 3 and were preparing for conference play ... fast-forward to tonight and not much has changed. The Boilers still haven't lost since December 3, and thanks partly to some interesting bounces, partly to an unbalanced schedule, and partly to clutch play, they're now alone in first place at 5-0, thanks to Northwestern's upset of Ohio State in Evanston tonight.