Purdue Sports Update Oct. 16

HUDSON POSTS 19 KILLS IN PURDUE’S 3-1 VICTORY AT OHIO STATE

After trailing in Set 4 and fending off three set points, No. 15 Purdue battled grinded out a gutsy 3-1 victory at Ohio State (25-19, 17-25, 25-21, 28-26).

A balanced offensive attack included four Boilermakers in double-digit kills, including sophomore Eva Hudson’s team-leading 19 kills and freshman Grace Heaney’s errorless 13 kills (.542 attack %). As a team, the Boilermakers hit .304% in the match, marking the fourth time during Big Ten play Purdue has hit .300 or above in Big Ten play.

With the result, Purdue improves to 11-6 (5-3 Big Ten) while Ohio State falls to 7-10 (4-4 Big Ten).

Quick Hits

• Purdue trailed in Set 4. 12-17 before fighting back with a 9-1 run to take the 21-18 lead.
• Setter Taylor Anderson dished out 51 assists in the victory, a Big Ten season-high and just shy of her career-best of 56, set vs. SMU in non-conference play.
• Eva Hudson posted 19 kills in the win, eight coming in the final set, including the match-winning kill.
• Libero Maddie Schermerhorn totaled 16 digs, half of which (eight) came in Set 4.
• Despite a slow start for the Boilermakers in Set 1 trailing 2-6 to open the match, Purdue out-hit Ohio State in the opening frame .417% and a 73.7% sideout. Five Boilermakers were errorless in the set.
• Purdue recorded seven blocks in Set 3, including three by the Raven Colvin and Grace Heaney duo in Purdue’s final four points to win the set, 25-21.
• Grace Heaney recorded a career-high 13 kills on an errorless 24 attacks. The Boilermaker was errorless through the first three sets and ended the day with .542 hitting % to lead the team.
• Purdue totaled 11.5 team blocks while holding Ohio State to six.

Up next, Purdue will look to even the series vs. Indiana on Wednesday at Holloway Gymnasium.

On Oct. 11,  Purdue’s 21 consecutive wins versus Indiana ended at Wilkinson Hall as the No. 15 Boilermakers fell 1-3 (23-25, 25-17, 16-25, 17-25) to the Hoosiers in the Monon Spike match.

Three Boilermakers posted double-digit kills as Hudson and Chloe Chicoine each registered 17 kills and Raven Colvin posted a season-high 13. Additionally, Maddie Schermerhorn totaled 24 digs in the outing, another season-high.

It was the first time Purdue has fallen to Indiana since October 16, 2012, ending a 21-match win streak for the Boilermakers.

The match will be streamed on B1G+ at 7 p.m . ET. Then, Purdue will travel to No. 13 Penn State for a Sunday 1 p.m. ET showing on FS1.

SOCCER FALLS ON THE ROAD

The Purdue soccer team lost a 2-1 contest at Illinois on Sunday afternoon in Champaign, Illinois.

On a cool afternoon at Demirjian Park that featured periods of sunshine and light rain, the Fighting Illini took a 1-0 lead in the third minute, but the Boilermakers answered right back with the equalizing goal in the 16th minute. U of I scored again in the 53rd minute and the visitors could not find the tying goal a second time.

Purdue’s goal was scored by sophomore forward Brooke Haarala, the first of her career. Senior midfielder Emily Mathews picked up the assist, which is her fifth in 2023 and the 21st of her career. That moves her into sole possession of No. 4 on Purdue’s all-time career assist list, passing Kellie Phillips, who had 20 from 2008-11. Next on the list is 2023 Purdue Athletics Hall of Famer Lauren Sesselmann’s 22 from 2001-05. Mathews’ 21 assists are the most by a Boilermaker since Maddy Williams notched a record 26 from 2013-17.

Nine of Purdue’s 17 goals in 2023 have come from different players, and five of those are first career goals.

The Boilermakers (3-11-2, 0-6-2 Big Ten) had 12 shots, six on goal, and the Fighting Illini (6-6-3, 2-4-2 Big Ten) recorded 18 shots and 11 on target. U of I held a 7-5 advantage in corner kicks and both teams were called for eight fouls. Today marked the 13th time in 16 games this year that the Purdue defense allowed two or fewer goals.

Up next, Purdue plays its final road game of the regular season at Nebraska on Thursday, October 19. Kickoff in Lincoln is slated for 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT. The Boilermakers are then back home for the regular-season finale on Sunday, October 22, against Minnesota. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. ET at Folk Field, and admission is free for all fans to the contest.

VILLANGER ADVANCES IN CONSOLATION DRAW

 Freshman Henrik Villanger reached the consolation round of 16 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional.

After dropping his opening match in the main draw, Villager moved to the consolation bracket where he qualified for the round of 64 with a super tie-break win over Peter Kalocsai. Villanger opened the match with a 6-2 win in the first set and pulled out a 10-4 win in the tiebreak to advance.

The consolation bracket gave Villanger and automatically advanced him to the round of 32, and an unfortunate injury to Southern Indiana’s Dylan Brown gave Henrik a win by default. He now awaits an opponent for his next match.

Over in the main draw, Soham Purohit’s stupendous singles run came to an end in the round of 16. Purohit suffered a straight-set defeat at the hands of Middle Tennessee State’s Ondrej Horak. The freshman ends his ITA Regional debut with a 3-1 record, bringing his overall record to 6-2.

ITA MAIN SINGLES DRAW
Round of 16
Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. Soham Purohit (PUR) – 6-2, 6-1

ITA CONSOLATION SINGLES DRAW
Qualifying Round of 64
Henrik Villanger (PUR) def. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) – 6-2, 1-6, 10-4

Round of 64
Henrik Villanger (PUR) – BYE

Round of 32
Henrik Villanger (PUR) def. Dylan Brown (USI) – Inj.

PURDUE FACES NATIONALLY-RANKED FIELD AT XC-23 PRE-NATIONALS

The Purdue cross country team finished the 2023 regular season at the highly-competitive XC-23 Pre-Nationals in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday morning.

Against a nationally-ranked field at Virginia’s Panorama Farms, the Boilermaker men were fifth as a team and the women were 23rd. Both squads were selected to race in the blue championship events on Saturday. The competition was hosted at the site of the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships, set to be run next month.

Sophomore Douglas Buckeridge paced the men with a 25th-place finish, just ahead of junior Nathan Walker, who was 28th on the 8k course. Senior Payne Turney led the women in the 6k race.

“Our men and women had their toughest meet yet,” Purdue head coach Norbert Elliot said. “It was a solid showing for the men who closed very well in the final 3k to move from 14th place up the fifth. I also am happy that they are all healthy as we prepare for Big Tens in a couple weeks. Our young women’s team was paced by Payne Turney followed by Christel Elkins. They are making steady progress and got a chance to measure themselves with some of best in the nation.

Skip Ad“I am super proud of the effort on both sides. Groups ran tough in tough conditions. After one of the best regular seasons in school history, the men showed that they are right there competing with the top teams in the country, and the women continue to grow and push their limits each time out. I am looking forward to the postseason for both groups.”

The Purdue men finished with 215 points. No. 21 Arkansas was victorious with 35 points, followed by No. 17 Tennessee (89), No. 10 Virginia (112) and Montana State (137), who is receiving votes in the latest polls. The women had 538 points. No. 6 BYU won the team title with 32 points, ahead of No. 19 Arkansas (90), No. 7 Virginia (104) and No. 17 Oregon (117). Another three women’s teams were receiving votes in the national rankings.

Buckeridge crossed the finish line in 23:49.9 to secure the 25th-place finish by more than two seconds. Walker was close behind in 28th place with a mark of 23:48.6 in the 8k race. In a tight finish, Walker was the second of four runners to finish within 0.8 seconds of each other.

Senior Caleb Williams was 43rd overall in 24:03.6 in another close race that saw six runners finish in a 1.1-second span. Sophomore Kiefer Bell was 62nd in 24:17.1 and junior Jason Polydoris was 65th with a mark of 24:18.1 to round out Purdue’s scorers.

Turney recorded a 6k time of 21:23.8 to place 83rd overall. She was the second of three finishers within 0.9 seconds. Three Boilermakers notched back-to-back-to-back finishes, led by sophomore Christel Elkins, who was 104th in 21:35.2. Senior Caroline Jordan was right behind her in 105th in 21:35.6, followed by junior Emma Squires who was 106th in 21:36.5. The trio just bested the next-closest finisher, who was 0.1 seconds behind Squires.

Freshman Paige Hazelrigg was 172nd in 22:26.2 to complete Purdue’s scoring finishes.

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https://6ad92f2c28e4df8484a8d4ff55158891.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.htmlAdditional finishers for the men were senior Alex Frey (114th, 24:43.6), junior Brady Yoder (125th, 24:50.2), senior Geno Christofanelli (135th, 24:56.8) and graduate student Nathaniel Getachew (152nd, 25:13.4). For the women, it was freshman Sofia Munoz (173rd, 22:27.5), junior Jaelyn Burgos (174th, 22:28.1), freshman Ally Wigand (178th, 22:31.3) and freshman Elise Peckinpaugh (191st, 23:08.4).

Up next, the Boilermakers are on to the 2023 Big Ten Cross Country Champioships on October 27 in Madison, Wisconsin. The first of three postseason meets in the cross country season is set to commence at 11:45 a.m. ET.

WOMEN WIN 10 EVENTS AS PURDUE SPLITS OPENER AT UND

Five Boilermakers were victorious in a pair of individual events and the women finished at least 1-2 in four of their 10 event wins as the Purdue swimming & diving teams split their season-opening dual at Notre Dame on Friday.

TEAM SCORES
Women: Purdue 165, Notre Dame 135
Men: No. 17 Notre Dame 177, Purdue 123

The Purdue women posted their first victory vs. Notre Dame since Halloween 2015 and their first win in South Bend since November 2014.

Jordan Rzepka and Daryn Wright teamed up to give the Boilermakers a full sweep of the springboard diving events. Aaron Frollo, Kate Mouser and Caitlin Hurley did likewise in the distance freestyle events. Mouser and Hurley were both victorious in their collegiate debuts.

Maggie Love (100 breast and 200 IM) and Coleman Modglin (100 and 200 breast) also won multiple individual events. Frollo, Modglin and Rzepka accounted for all six of the Purdue men’s victories.

Skip AdThe Purdue women out scored UND 16-3 in the 500 freestyle thanks to a 1-2-3 finish from Mouser, Kate Beavon and Hurley. The Boilermakers also finished 1-2 in the 100 fly, 200 IM and 1-meter diving. Beavon and Mouser both won an event and finished as the runner-up in another.

Frollo emerged victorious in a pair of tight finishes in the distance events while teaming up with Ethan Shaw and freshman Patrick Broderick for 1-2 showings.

Cecilie Wiuff won the 200 fly by .04 hundredths of a second in the tightest finish of the night. Modglin won the 200 breaststroke by a tenth of a second on the men’s side.

Conversely, Rzepka cruised to a 39-point victory on 3-meter thanks to a 406-point list.

Brady Samuels finished as the runner-up in all three of his individual events – the 50 and 100 free as well as the 200 IM.

The Boilermakers are back in action Friday when they host UIndy and the Kenyon divers in the home opener at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.