Friday, September 8
Lawrence, Kan.
10:00 AM
Creighton University
5-2
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Purdue
7-0
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4
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Purdue
25
25
22
27
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Creighton
21
15
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25
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Photo by: Jonathan Mizaur
Volleyball Drops Kansas Invitational Opener To #17 Purdue
9/8/2017 11:12:00 AM | Volleyball
Purdue stays unbeaten
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- No. 17 Purdue stayed unbeaten with a 3-1 win over No. 9 Creighton Volleyball on Friday morning at the Kansas Invitational in Lawrence, Kan.
Scores of the match in favor of Purdue were 25-21, 25-15, 22-25, 27-25.
The Boilermakers (7-0) entered the match second in the country with a .385 hitting percentage, then hit .411 in the match while holding the Bluejays (5-2) to .234 hitting.
The Boilermakers set the tone for the match in the first set, overcoming an early 10-3 Bluejay lead with an 11-1 run to take the lead for good. Creighton got as close as three at 19-16 before PU pulled away with the next three points. Purdue hit .433 in the first set while Creighton hit .158 thanks in part to eight attack errors. Sherridan Atkinson had six kills in 10 errorless swings to aid the Boilers early on.
Creighton led 13-11 midway through the second set before another Boilermaker run. This time it was a 14-2 spurt to close the set and take a 2-0 lead in the match. Purdue hit .400 in the frame while CU hit just .037 and did not record a block.
Creighton held off a Purdue charge late in the third set. A 5-0 run on Naomi Hickman's serve helped CU build an 11-8 lead that later morphed into a 19-14 margin. Purdue answered, drawing within one at 22-21, before Creighton regrouped and closed out the set with a 25-22 win. Jaali Winters had six kills and a pair of aces in the third set to pace CU, which hit .324.
The fourth set was another close one. Creighton led 18-14 before three consecutive Purdue points narrowed the gap. Purdue finally overtook the Jays at 23-22. The teams then traded six straight sideouts before the Boilermakers finally converted its third match point opportunity on a Bluejay attack error. Danielle Cuttino had nine kills in 11 swings in the final set for the Boilermakers, which offset seven kills by Taryn Kloth in the frame.
Atkinson and Cuttino each had 21 kills for Purdue, combining to hit .535 on 71 swings. Ashley Evans directed the Boilermaker offense and finished with 57 assists and 12 digs. Brooke Peters dug a match-best 17 digs.
Marysa Wilkinson led CU with 14 kills, with Winters (13) and Kloth (11) both finishing in double-figures as well. Winters added 10 digs for her first double-double of the fall and Brittany Witt added a Bluejay-best 14 digs. Creighton lost despite a 10-0 lead in aces.
Purdue led in kills 66-55, digs 54-46 and blocks 7-3.
Creighton returns to the court later tonight at 5 p.m. when it faces off against Belmont.
NOTES: Creighton freshman Naomi Hickman had a season-high six kills in the return to her hometown of Lawrence, Kan. ... Creighton had won its previous 28 matches when winning at least one set ... Through seven matches, Creighton now owns 40 aces against just 37 service errors ... This was the first volleyball meeting between Purdue and Creighton ... Creighton setter Lydia Dimke had 39 assists, seven digs and seven kills on .500 hitting against her former team ... Creighton had not lost when serving 10 or more aces since Oct. 21, 2006, snapping an eight-match win streak ... Creighton had been 66-6 under Kirsten Bernthal Booth when owning more service aces than service errors ... Creighton had been 6-0 all-time when owning 10 or more aces than its opponent, and not had 10 or more aces than its opponent since Sept. 17, 2011 against McNeese State (13-2) ... Brittany Witt tied her career-high with three aces, while Jaali Winters tied her career-high with four aces.
Scores of the match in favor of Purdue were 25-21, 25-15, 22-25, 27-25.
The Boilermakers (7-0) entered the match second in the country with a .385 hitting percentage, then hit .411 in the match while holding the Bluejays (5-2) to .234 hitting.
The Boilermakers set the tone for the match in the first set, overcoming an early 10-3 Bluejay lead with an 11-1 run to take the lead for good. Creighton got as close as three at 19-16 before PU pulled away with the next three points. Purdue hit .433 in the first set while Creighton hit .158 thanks in part to eight attack errors. Sherridan Atkinson had six kills in 10 errorless swings to aid the Boilers early on.
Creighton led 13-11 midway through the second set before another Boilermaker run. This time it was a 14-2 spurt to close the set and take a 2-0 lead in the match. Purdue hit .400 in the frame while CU hit just .037 and did not record a block.
Creighton held off a Purdue charge late in the third set. A 5-0 run on Naomi Hickman's serve helped CU build an 11-8 lead that later morphed into a 19-14 margin. Purdue answered, drawing within one at 22-21, before Creighton regrouped and closed out the set with a 25-22 win. Jaali Winters had six kills and a pair of aces in the third set to pace CU, which hit .324.
The fourth set was another close one. Creighton led 18-14 before three consecutive Purdue points narrowed the gap. Purdue finally overtook the Jays at 23-22. The teams then traded six straight sideouts before the Boilermakers finally converted its third match point opportunity on a Bluejay attack error. Danielle Cuttino had nine kills in 11 swings in the final set for the Boilermakers, which offset seven kills by Taryn Kloth in the frame.
Atkinson and Cuttino each had 21 kills for Purdue, combining to hit .535 on 71 swings. Ashley Evans directed the Boilermaker offense and finished with 57 assists and 12 digs. Brooke Peters dug a match-best 17 digs.
Marysa Wilkinson led CU with 14 kills, with Winters (13) and Kloth (11) both finishing in double-figures as well. Winters added 10 digs for her first double-double of the fall and Brittany Witt added a Bluejay-best 14 digs. Creighton lost despite a 10-0 lead in aces.
Purdue led in kills 66-55, digs 54-46 and blocks 7-3.
Creighton returns to the court later tonight at 5 p.m. when it faces off against Belmont.
NOTES: Creighton freshman Naomi Hickman had a season-high six kills in the return to her hometown of Lawrence, Kan. ... Creighton had won its previous 28 matches when winning at least one set ... Through seven matches, Creighton now owns 40 aces against just 37 service errors ... This was the first volleyball meeting between Purdue and Creighton ... Creighton setter Lydia Dimke had 39 assists, seven digs and seven kills on .500 hitting against her former team ... Creighton had not lost when serving 10 or more aces since Oct. 21, 2006, snapping an eight-match win streak ... Creighton had been 66-6 under Kirsten Bernthal Booth when owning more service aces than service errors ... Creighton had been 6-0 all-time when owning 10 or more aces than its opponent, and not had 10 or more aces than its opponent since Sept. 17, 2011 against McNeese State (13-2) ... Brittany Witt tied her career-high with three aces, while Jaali Winters tied her career-high with four aces.
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Team Stats
PUR
CU
Kills
66
55
Errors
13
23
Attempts
129
137
Hitting %
.411
.234
Points
73.0
68.0
Assists
64
50
Aces
0
10
Blocks
7.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
4
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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