VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS UCLA IN HOLLOWAY, INDIANA IN MACKEY
In the first-ever regular-season meeting between the Purdue and UCLA, the Boilermakers earned a gutsy 3-2 victory (23-25, 27-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-11). The win not only included the highest hitting % in Big Ten play this season (.325%), but six individual season and/or career-highs along the way.
With the result, Purdue improves to 14-4 (5-2 Big Ten) while UCLA, a team receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), falls to 8-8 (2-5 Big Ten). It was Purdue’s second win in five-set matches (2-1).
Purdue was guided by setter Taylor Anderson’s 51 assists, 12 digs, five blocks and a career-high seven kills. The sophomore was responsible for three kills and a block assist in the fifth set, including a block assist and kill on back-to-back points for the 12-8 advantage. Meanwhile, it was the fourth match this season she’s reached 50 assists and the seventh match with a double-double.
Anderson and the hitters allowed no attack errors in the fifth set, marking the second consecutive five-setter (last: at No. 2 Nebraska) to remain errorless. In fact, in four of the night’s five sets, Purdue’s efficiency was at .308% or higher, and hit over .400 in two.
Eva Hudson led the attack with 24 kills on 56 attacks with two errors (.393%). The outside hitter tied a career-high 17 digs in the outing, the most since her freshman season (17 vs. Illinois, 9/30/22), and went errorless in three of the five sets.
In front of 14,876 fans, the largest crowd ever for a Big Ten regular-season match, the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers regained the rights to the Monon Spike in sweeping fashion vs. Indiana (25-18, 25-14, 25-9). The match was held in a sold-out Mackey Arena.
Purdue moves to 41-11 all-time in home matches vs. Indiana and has won 20 of the last 22 Monon Spike trophy matches.
The nine points allowed in Set 3 were the fewest ever in the rivalry’s history since 2000 (prior to then, points were scored to 15 instead of the modern era’s 25). Additionally, Purdue went errorless in the third set, hitting .500% (13-0-26). In fact, Purdue has gone errorless in the final set of its match in three of the last four outings (Set 5 at #2 Nebraska, Set 5 vs. UCLA and Set 3 vs. Indiana).
Purdue out-hit Indiana .333 to .061%. Not only did the Boilermakers hold the Hoosiers to a Purdue-opponent season-low, but the mark was the lowest Big Ten opponent hitting % in two years, which last also came at Indiana (.057%).
Chloe Chicoine went errorless in the match, hitting 12 kills on 30 swings for a .400 attack % in her double-double performance with 10 digs.
Meanwhile, like her uniform number, Hudson recorded a team-leading 17 kills with just two errors on 36 swings (.417 %).
Freshman defensive specialist produced a career-high 15 digs, leading the team with 17 receptions. As a team, Purdue posted a perfect reception % and registered nine service aces, third-most in a match this season.
Anderson dished out a double-double behind 28 assists and 10 digs while also leading the team and matching a career-high three aces.
Purdue improves to 15-4 (6-2 Big Ten) while Indiana falls to 9-9 (2-6 Big Ten). The match lasted an hour and 28 minutes.
The attendance record bested the 20-year-old record of 10,927 fans in the #23 Illinois at #2 Minnesota match on October 16, 2004. The Boilermakers now hold two of the top three attendance records for two Big Ten opponents facing each other in the regular season (other: 10,570 fans at Purdue on October 17, 2008).
Currently, Purdue leads the league in kills (970), blocks (196.0), Digs (1,058) and assists (902) and rank second in receive % (94.7%).
Purdue will be back for a pair of home matches next week. First in a midweek showdown, Purdue will host Ohio State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. Then, Purdue will return to Mackey Arena for its second Mackey match Saturday in a top-10 matchup. The Boilermakers are set to host No. 9 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Natasha Kiel Wins 2nd Tourney of the Season, Boilermakers Finish Runner-Up
Natasha Kiel picked up her second victory of the season, earning co-medalist honors at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational. The senior finished 2-under (68-73—141) alongside Georgia’s Chantal El Chaib, leading Women’s Golf to a runner-up finish to close out the fall season.
Kiel’s two-round score of 141 is the second-lowest 36-hole total in program history. She led the field in par-4 scoring (-3), while ranking third in par-5 scoring (-1). Kiel’s six birdies over her two rounds were the fourth most on the Ocean Club Golf Course. After a 68 in the opening round, Kiel added a 73 (+1) on Sunday to remain under par and atop the leaderboard.
Purdue (+17) claimed runner-up honors ahead of No. 24 Baylor (+19) and No. 15 Texas A&M (+23). Kansas (+15) fired a 3-under 285 during the final round, the best score of the day by 10 strokes, to claim a two-shot victory over the Boilermakers. Purdue made 22 birdies as a team, including 14 between Kiel and Jasmine Kahler .
Kahler recorded eight birdies during the tournament, leading the field, on her way to a sixth-place finish (+3) for her third career Top 10 and best performance of the season. The sophomore also played the par 4s 2-under, ranking second just behind Kiel. Her weekend was highlighted by a 69 (-2) in the opening round on Saturday.
Momo Sugiyama carded a 72 (E) for Purdue’s best round of the day, shaving seven strokes off her opening round score and moving 16 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 24th (+8). The Australian made a team-high five birdies to counter five bogeys, and she finished strong by playing the final eight holes 2-under par.
Samantha Brown tied for 24th alongside Sugiyama. The freshman had a roller coaster front nine that featured only one par on her way to a 1-over 37 on that side. She began the day with an eagle on the par-5 second, the first eagle of her collegiate career. After three straight bogeys, Brown bounced back with back-to-back birdies on No. 6 and No. 7. Her final round 76 (+4) contributed to the team score.
Following five fall tournaments, the Boilermakers have put a lid on the 2024 calendar year and wait until the spring of 2025 to return to competition. Starting the spring, Purdue travels west to Gold Canyon, Arizona for the Match in the Desert at Superstition Mountain Country Club (Jan. 27).
Purdue Soccer Drops Road Result at Michigan, 2-0
Stout defense was displayed for long stanzas of action by Purdue on Sunday at U-M Soccer Stadium, but brief lapses proved to be the separator as host Michigan knocked in goals moments ahead of half time and full time to take the result, 2-0. The setback moved the Boilermakers’ record to 7-8-2 (3-6-1 Big Ten), while the home team Wolverines advanced to 3-12-2 (2-7-1 Big Ten).
Goalkeeper Claire Wyville , the fifth-year senior hailing from Morriston, Ontario, Canada, logged all 90 minutes of game play minding the net for head coach Richard Moodie ‘s squad, securing two saves on eight shot attempts, only four of which were on goal.
Sophomore defender Gabriela Angulo , from La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela, put in work generating offense for the Old Gold & Black, firing off a team-high four shots.
The Boilermakers are back in action on Sunday, Oct. 27, at Michigan State for their final regular season match, a 1 p.m. meetup which can be seen on B1G+.
Men Win Race, Women Finish 13th at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals
The cross country teams got their first look at the course that will be used for the NCAA Cross Country Championship on Saturday with the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals. The men took home their second race win of the year, while the women placed 13th.
MEN’S 8,000m – 1st, 73 pts
ThePurdue men placed four runners in the top 20 of the 8,000m “B” race. Nathan Walker climbed up two spots over his final 2,000 meters to lead Purdue with a third-place finish in a time of 23:48.9.
Douglas Buckeridge followed close behind in fourth with a time of 23:50.8.
Two Boilermakers finished within one-tenth of a second to place in the top 20. Kiefer Bell jumped up 26 places in the final 4,000 meters to finish 16th with a mark of 24:22.3. Caleb Williams added to the low scoring with an 18th-place position in 24:22.4.
Jason Polydoris closed out the scoring in 32nd with a time of 24:32.2
“We absolutely dominated. We didn’t race well at Joe Piane, and knew that something had to change. We had a specific plan to execute today and we got it done. Full team effort. Special day for our group. 91 points with 2,000 to go and squeezed it down to 73 at the finish. You could feel the momentum from our one to five.” – Head coach Rebecca Richtman
For the fourth straight race this season, Payne Turney was the top runner for Purdue, as the Boilermakers tallied a 13th-place finish. The graduate student crossed the line in 34th place with a time of 21:22.4. Turney climbed 13 over her final 2,000 meters.
Caroline Jordan placed 41st with a 21:28.4, beating her personal best by three seconds. Emma Squires was the third Boilermaker runner across the line in 77th in 21:50.4. Meredith Bloss was 93rd with a mark of 22:02.1, while Paige Hazelrigg notched a 125th-place finish with a clip of 22:31.8,
Ally Wigand finished outside the scoring, but shaved 16 seconds off her previous best, crossing the line in 24:15.1
“We were projected 17th and finished 13th as a team. Our fifth was our star today. Our No. 1 and 2 were able to close down the last 2,000 making their races really solid for our group. We have a couple of things we need to work on executing heading into championship season, but we are really close.” – Head coach Rebecca Richtman
The Boilermakers will head back to Savoy, Ill., for the Big Ten Championships on Nov. 1.
Big Ten Wrestling TV Schedule Announced by Conference
Announced by the Big Ten Conference on Thursday, Purdue will compete in two nationally televised duals during the 2024-25 season.
Live on the Big Ten Network, the Boilermakers will compete at Wisconsin on Friday, Feb. 7, at 10 p.m. ET. The late-night matchup, taking place in Central Time in Madison, Wisconsin, will get started after the conclusion of the Nebraska at Iowa dual earlier that night.
In Purdue’s last home dual of the season, the squad will be back on BTN to take on Nebraska in Holloway Gymnasium. The home finale against the Huskers is set for 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23.
The Nebraska match marks the first time a Purdue home dual will be televised on the network nationally since Feb. 12, 2023, against Northwestern.
The rest of the Boilers’ Big Ten matchups will be available to stream on B1G+. The Tiger Style Invite on Saturday, Nov. 9, will be streamed live on FloWrestling.
More start times and streaming channels will be announced in the coming weeks as the season nears.
The Boilermakers are set to get things started with the annual Wrestle Offs taking place in Holloway on Friday, Oct. 25. The exhibition event will also be streamed live on B1G+.
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