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Purdue narrowly avoided an upset at Illinois and swept Rutgers to remain unbeaten in conference play; after holding on to edge Iowa, they’ll face Wisconsin Saturday with a chance at their best Big Tenteen start in 38 years, when they went 6-0 and finished 10-3.
Purdue VB swept Minnesota to start conference play; the Boilers are #5 in both AVCA and Massey and look to defend their ranking and unbeaten conference record against Illinois and Rutgers this weekend.
Three more matches, three more wins: VB moves to 6-0 and stays #3 in Massey, moving up to #9 in AVCA. They’ll face #5/4 Louisville Friday and either Xavier or Lipscomb on Saturday in the Louisville Invitational.
VB was upset by Michigan State in five sets, then fell at Nebraska in four, dropping to 12th in the AVCA poll and 13th in Massey. They swept Northwestern Wednesday and will host Wisconsin at noon on Halloween.
Purdue swept three opponents, including top-25 Tennessee, to win the Stacey Clark Classic in their final weekend of non-conference play. The 7th-ranked Boilers open conference play against 3rd-ranked Ohio State today in a sold-out Holloway Gym.
