Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, October 12
Welsh-Ryan Arena
7 p.m.
Northwestern
9-9,0-6Big Ten
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vs
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Purdue
11-4,3-3Big Ten
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2
3
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Purdue
25
25
25
3
Northwestern
22
19
18
0
Wildcats Drop Dig Pink Matchup to No. 20 Purdue
10/12/2019 9:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Evanston, Ill. – Northwestern fell to Big Ten opponent No. 20 Purdue on Saturday in the annual Dig Pink Match.
The 'Cats battled in each set but couldn't keep up at the end of each frame with the relentless Boilermakers. The final score of the match ended 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.
First-year Temi Thomas-Ailara led with a game-high 15 kills and 9 digs. This games marks her 15th consecutive game with double-digit kills. Lexi Pitsas tallied 11 digs and Kiara McNulty contributed 24 assists and 9 digs.
The 'Cats will be back on the court on Friday evening as they take on No. 6 Minnesota University in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 7 pm CT.
The 'Cats battled in each set but couldn't keep up at the end of each frame with the relentless Boilermakers. The final score of the match ended 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.
First-year Temi Thomas-Ailara led with a game-high 15 kills and 9 digs. This games marks her 15th consecutive game with double-digit kills. Lexi Pitsas tallied 11 digs and Kiara McNulty contributed 24 assists and 9 digs.
The 'Cats will be back on the court on Friday evening as they take on No. 6 Minnesota University in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 7 pm CT.
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Team Stats
Purdue
NU
Kills
35
36
Errors
13
22
Attempts
105
114
Hitting %
.210
.123
Points
53
43
Assists
32
30
Aces
8
3
Blocks
10
4
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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