WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Boilermakers (4-0) swept Bradley (1-3) in its home-opener, 25-13, 25-14, 25-15).
Nine Boilermakers recorded kills in the victory, the most this season. Efforts were led by Eva Hudson’s 10 kills, Hannah Clayton’s five block assists, Megan Renner’s 21 assists and Maddie Schermerhorn’s 11 digs.
As a team, Purdue hit .293 in the match and forced 26 Bradley errors, tying 2021’s match at Indiana (11/26) as the most by an opponent since 2018. The defensive effort included eight total blocks, led by middle blocker Hannah Clayton’s five.
Purdue will be back in action tonight vs. Utah at 6:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
Highlights
- Purdue owns a 19-1 record in home openers under head coach Dave Shondell, including nine straight wins
- Purdue went on a 11-2 run to close the first set, including nine straight points, the largest run of the season
- In the first set, middle blocker Hannah Clayton went .444 in set one with a team-leading five kills with one error on nine attempts
- Freshman Eva Hudson has reached double-digit kills in every match this season. Meanwhile, her three block assists vs. Bradley were a season-best and has recorded an ace in every match this season.
- Purdue’s eight service aces are a season-high and most since last year’s NCAA Regional Semifinals win vs. BYU
- The Boilermakers have posted seven or more blocks in a match since September 17, 2021, a…
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