NORTHWESTERN VOLLEYBALL: GAME INFORMATION | |||||
DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS |
Friday, October 28 | #12 Purdue | 8 p.m. CT | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Ill. |
BTN | Live Stats |
Sunday, October 30 | Iowa | 1 p.m. CT | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Ill. |
B1G+ | Live Stats |
Social: Twitter: @NUVball | Instagram: @nuvball |
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern kicks-off a four match home-stand this weekend, welcoming No. 12 Purdue and Iowa to Evanston. Friday’s matchup at 8 p.m. CT against Purdue will be televised on BTN with Anne-Marie Anderson (play-by-play) and Emily Ehman (analyst) on the call, while Sunday’s 1 p.m. CT battle against Iowa will air on B1G+.
Last Time Out
The Wildcats (15-7, 4-6 B1G) were victorious in both of their matchups on the road last weekend, toppling Rutgers 3-1 on Friday and sweeping Maryland 3-0 on Sunday. First-year setter Sienna Noordermeer tallied 80 assists on the weekend.
Temi Thomas-Ailara was named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week after averaging a team-best 5.29 k/s (37 kills) on the weekend. The senior posted 19 kills and five digs while hitting .357 against Rutgers on Friday. Thomas-Ailara logged 18 kills and four digs on a .342 hitting percentage against Maryland, and led NU’s offense to a .282 hitting percentage on the week.Thomas-Ailara ranks third in the Big Ten this season averaging 4.08 k/s.
‘Cat Facts
- Northwestern won back-to-back Big Ten road matches for the first time since 2019.
- It is their first time winning back-to-back Big Ten contests since defeating Rutgers twice to open the 2020 campaign.
- The ‘Cats are averaging 17.60 points per set, trailing only Wisconsin (18.38) for the Big Ten lead.
- The Wildcats rank second in the Big Ten, registering a .261 hitting percentage, only .009 off from Wisconsin’s leading mark of .270.
- Northwestern leads the Big Ten in both kills per set (13.95-tied) and assists per set (13.04).
- Temi Thomas-Ailara is third in the conference averaging 4.08 kills per set. Her 1,362 career kills are the second-most among active B1G players, trailing only Penn State’s Kashauna Williams (1,409). Thomas-Ailara ranks 11th in program history in career kills. She is 34 kills away from tying Jessica…
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