Coaching Staff Celebration to Commence vs. Iowa

Wednesday, Oct. 5 | 6 p.m. ET
#5 Purdue vs. Iowa
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Celebrating 20 Years of Coaching

Saturday, October 8 | 6 p.m. ET

#5 Purdue vs.#7 Wisconsin

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Alumnae Day & 90’s Throwback Day

 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 5 Purdue volleyball team (13-1, 4-0 Big Ten) looks to continue one its best starts in program history as the team looks ahead to host Iowa (6-9, 0-4 Big Ten) and No. 7 Wisconsin (9-3, 3-1 Big Ten) this week.

First, Purdue will take on Iowa in a mid-week matchup Wednesday on Big Ten Network as the Boilermakers and Hawkeyes are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. ET. The match will also celebrate the Purdue coaching staff: head coach Dave Shondell, associate head coach John Shondell and assistant head coach – recruiting coordinator Kathy Jewel, who are in the 20th year of guiding the program and are the longest tenured coaching staff in all of Power Five volleyball. The honors will include an awards presentation before starting lineups and a special pint glass giveaway for fans in attendance.

Then, a top-10 showdown will ensue on Saturday night at 6 p.m. ET as Purdue faces No. 7 Wisconsin on B1G+. In addition to the 90’s night, Purdue alumnae will return for the match to celebrate the coaching staff’s 20-year anniversary.

 

Schedule Notes

• Purdue is riding a seven-match win streak and is 9-1 over its last 10 matches.
• Holloway Gymnasium is sold out for the remainder of the season. In fact, Purdue sold out every match this season except for its 10 a.m. win vs. Bradley on Sept. 2 – a match that came 315 tickets short of a sell-out.
• Purdue has nine opponents on the docket for 2022 against teams ranked or receiving votes for a total of 13 matchups, according to the most recent AVCA poll. six of those teams are among the top-13.
• Holloway Gymnasium is sold out for the remainder of the season. Meanwhile, the student section, the Block Party, sold out their season tickets in under two hours of going on sale.

 
A Look at the Iowa Hawkeyes
Series Record: 59-22 (PUR leads) | Last Meeting: Sept. 25, 2022 (W, 3-1 in Coralville, Iowa)

• Since the turn of the century, Purdue is 18-2 when playing the Hawkeyes in West Lafayette with the most recent loss coming on October 16, 2012.  In those two losses, the Boilermakers were swept 3-0.
• Iowa enters the match…