LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 4 seeded Purdue Boilermakers fell to host No. 1 seeded Louisville in the NCAA Regional Semifinals, 17-25, 18-25, 18-25, ending one of the program’s finest seasons in its history. Purdue finished the season with a 27-7 (16-4 Big Ten) record, the second 27-win season in Shondell’s 22-year reign.
As a team, 10 program records and one Big Ten record were either broken or matched since the start of Big Ten play, including Colvin’s career block assists record, Shondell becoming the all-time winningest head coach and setting a Big Ten regular-season attendance record. Additionally, the team’s .280 season hitting % finished as the third-highest mark in program history.
Senior Raven Colvin reached her 1,000th career kill with her first kill of the match and ended the night with a team-leading 13 kills. The Grand Rapids Rise pro team-destined athlete finished her career hitting .550% (13-2-20) alongside two blocks. Colvin will close her career as one of the best blockers Purdue has ever seen. In addition to holding the Purdue record for block assists (559), she ranks second in Purdue’s annals in total blocks (642) and blocks per game (1.39). Additionally on the single-season side, both Colvin’s 1.56 blocks per set and 155 block assists each rank as second-most in a single-season while her .356 season hitting % ties as the 10th-best mark.
Purdue’s middle blocker performance tonight was rounded out by Lourdes Myers’ team-leading .625% with an errorless five kills on eight attacks and a team-leading four blocks.
The Boilermakers out-blocked the blocks per set national leaders, 7-5, but were unable to contain its efficient offense as Louisville averaged a season-high .467 attack %. Meanwhile, Purdue hit .273 in the match, double Louisville’s opponent hitting %.
As a team, 10 program records and one Big Ten record were either broken or matched since the start of Big Ten play, including Colvin’s career block assists record, Shondell becoming the all-time winningest head coach and setting a Big Ten regular-season attendance record. Additionally, the team’s .280 season hitting % finished as the third-highest mark in program history.
Senior Raven Colvin reached her 1,000th career kill with her first kill of the match and ended the night with a team-leading 13 kills. The Grand Rapids Rise pro team-destined athlete finished her career hitting .550% (13-2-20) alongside two blocks. Colvin will close her career as one of the best blockers Purdue has ever seen. In addition to holding the Purdue record for block assists (559), she ranks second in Purdue’s annals in total blocks (642) and blocks per game (1.39). Additionally on the single-season side, both Colvin’s 1.56 blocks per set and 155 block assists each rank as second-most in a single-season while her .356 season hitting % ties as the 10th-best mark.
Purdue’s middle blocker performance tonight was rounded out by Lourdes Myers’ team-leading .625% with an errorless five kills on eight attacks and a team-leading four blocks.
The Boilermakers out-blocked the blocks per set national leaders, 7-5, but were unable to contain its efficient offense as Louisville averaged a season-high .467 attack %. Meanwhile, Purdue hit .273 in the match, double Louisville’s opponent hitting %.
