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Purdue narrowly avoided an upset at Illinois and swept Rutgers to remain unbeaten in conference play; after holding on to edge Iowa, they’ll face Wisconsin Saturday with a chance at their best Big Tenteen start in 38 years, when they went 6-0 and finished 10-3.
Purdue VB swept Minnesota to start conference play; the Boilers are #5 in both AVCA and Massey and look to defend their ranking and unbeaten conference record against Illinois and Rutgers this weekend.
Three more matches, three more wins: VB moves to 6-0 and stays #3 in Massey, moving up to #9 in AVCA. They’ll face #5/4 Louisville Friday and either Xavier or Lipscomb on Saturday in the Louisville Invitational.
Purdue posted historic wins last weekend, ending long droughts at Wisconsin and Minnesota and closing to within one game of the conference lead with 3-1 wins in Madison and Minneapolis. They look to extend their six-match winning streak (currently tops in the conference) against Michigan Friday and at Northwestern Sunday.
Purdue swept Northwestern and stopped #3 Wisconsin in four sets to move within two games of the first-place Badgers and Huskers; they’ll look to close the gap Friday against Maryland and Sunday against Rutgers as part of a four-match road trip.
Purdue VB split its matches last weekend, falling 1-3 at Ohio State but coming back for a 3-2 win over Penn State. The Boilers switched spots with OSU and are ranked #7 by AVCA and #6 by Massey going into this week’s matches, Wednesday vs Michigan State and Saturday at Nebraska. Both will be televised on BTN.
Purdue VB returned the favor at Illinois on Wednesday, dropping the Illini in five sets, then swept Iowa on Saturday to move to 5-1 in conference play and remain #6 in the AVCA poll. The Boilers will finish their road trip at Ohio State on Friday, then host Penn State Sunday in Holloway.
#4 Purdue fell in five sets to Illinois on Friday before rebounding to sweep Rutgers on Homecoming. The Boilers are now #6 and will get a rematch with the Illini Wednesday before traveling to Iowa for a Saturday match.
Purdue swept three opponents, including top-25 Tennessee, to win the Stacey Clark Classic in their final weekend of non-conference play. The 7th-ranked Boilers open conference play against 3rd-ranked Ohio State today in a sold-out Holloway Gym.
