Northwestern University Athletics
Friday, October 21
Evanston, Ill.
7 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
Purdue
Pair of Home Matches Await Northwestern This Weekend
10/20/2016 3:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
| NORTHWESTERN VOLLEYBALL: MATCH INFORMATION | ||||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | BROADCAST | AUDIO | LIVE STATS |
| Friday, Oct. 21 |
#24 Purdue | 7 p.m. CT | Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.) |
StudioN | WNUR | Sidearm |
| Sunday, Oct. 23 |
Indiana | 3 p.m. CT | Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.) |
BTN BTN2Go |
N/A | Sidearm |
| Social: Twitter (@NUVBall and @NU_SportsLive) | Instagram (NUVBall) | Facebook | ||||||
Match Notes
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern returns home to Welsh-Ryan Arena this weekend to take on No. 24 Purdue and Indiana at the halfway point of Big Ten play.
Friday night's match against the Boilermakers begins at 7 p.m. and will be streamed live via StudioN on NUsports.com. First serve of Sunday's matinee vs. Indiana is scheduled for 3 p.m. The 'Cats and Hoosiers will play live on Big Ten Network.
Links for streaming, radio and live scoring can be found in the table above.
TRIED AND TESTED
Chicago's Big Ten Team will face one of the most difficult schedules in the country in 2016. A year after playing the nation's hardest schedule, the Wildcats' slate again ranks up there among the hardest. Northwestern's future opposition has combined for a 155-76 (.671) record. That is the eighth-hardest future schedule in the country. Nine conference opponents are in this week's Top-25.
The Wildcats have faced or will face 17 teams who appeared in the 2015 NCAA tournament. They also have 13 matches against teams who were ranked and receiving votes at the end of last season. Northwestern plays six conference matches against the four teams predicted to finish at the top of the conference -- Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Penn State.
WIN THE FIRST SET
Northwestern is 7-2 in 2016 when it wins the first set, a year after going 13-0. The team was also 14-0 when it had the advantage in hitting percentage and is 6-2 this season.
SERVE'S UP
The Wildcats have served 77 aces this season as a team led by Symone Abbott's career high 17. The 'Cats have served five or more aces six times this season, including a seasonhigh nine against George Washington in the season opener. The 'Cats served eight in the very next match against Buffalo. Three Northwestern players (Symone Abbott - 17, Taylor Tashima - 15 and Sofia Lavin - 10) have served double-digit aces this year.
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