The Purdue Boilermakers Women’s Volleyball Team dueled against the Michigan State Spartans on 25 November. The match marked the final encounter of Purdue in the 2023 regular season. Rising to the occasion, the players in gold ended things on a high note and floored the Spartans on their home court.
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The Boilermakers entered the match against Michigan State with 20 victories in their bag. Moreover, the Boilermakers were completely in form with a six-match winning streak. A social media post declared the result of the match as Purdue defeated the Spartans with a mighty clean sweep.
Purdue Boilermakers end the season with seven consecutive wins
The Purdue Boilermakers Women’s Volleyball Team fared through a highly competitive Spartans gameplay. Both sides scuffled with each other to clinch the deuce in the first set. The Boilermakers eventually claimed the set and expected an even tougher contest for the second set. However, the Spartans completely fell apart in the second set, as they could only manage a measly 12 points, before losing the match in the third set.
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Paying a tribute to the golden team’s head coach Dave Shondell for the staunch season, Purdue Volleyball tweeted, “21 wins to end @DaveShondell’s 21st regular-season.” Coach Shondell’s guidance allowed the Boilermakers to effectively stifle the MSU offense.
Fans cheering their home side watched open-mouthed as their team got trounced against the solid defense of the Boilermakers. Purdue’s offensive superstar Eva Hudson, who recently reached the 1000-kill milestone against the Wolverines, went full-throttle against the Spartans as well. Hudson led the attack of the road team with 21 kills and enjoyed a whopping 0.500 percent hit rate.
2️⃣1️⃣ wins to end @DaveShondell's 2️⃣1️⃣st regular-season. pic.twitter.com/YqeV1jO4WD
— Purdue Volleyball (@PurdueVB) November 26, 2023
The third set proved to be the grave of the struggles of the Michigan State Spartans. Halting their opponents to just 18 points, Purdue finished the game with a massive clean sweep. With this win, Purdue ended its regular season with seven consecutive wins, and a total of 21 victories to eight losses. In fact, with this win, the Boilermakers have also strengthened their postseason chances.
Bolstering playoffs chances by tying for third place in Big Ten Conference
The Purdue Boilermakers ranked fourth in the Big Ten Conference with a record of 14-5. But, now that they have triumphed over the Spartans, they are tied at number three with Penn State Nittany Lions. Although both teams now carry the conference record of 15-5, Purdue Boilermakers have defeated the Lions in both regular season matches.
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This strongly bolsters the playoffs chances of the players in gold as they will move up in the conference. The first round of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship playoffs will begin on 30 November. With huge amounts of momentum and a comfortable postseason spot in their hands, will Purdue be able to win the national title in 2023?
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