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ference schedule picks up, teams will be looking to build toward the postseason, either to improve their seeding or capture a signature, résumé-building victory. "Nothing is going to be easy from here on out," Shondell said. "We are going to be playing teams who are all fighting for their lives." Adelaja earns academic accolade Redshirt freshman Faye Adelaja has enjoyed a breakout fall both on the court and in the classroom. Adelaja was recently named Academic All-District V. The Baton Rouge native carries a 4.0 grade point average and is now eligible for Academic AllAmerica honors, which will be announced later this month. The honor marks the 11th consecutive year that the Boilers have had an Academic AllDistrict performer. On the court, Adelaja was named Big Ten Defensive Player-of-the-Week and Big Ten Freshman of-the-Week on Sept. 16. Soccer drops finale Sparked by a goal 10 minutes into the match, Iowa clinched a berth in the Big Ten Tournament with a 2-0 victory over Purdue on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (13-5-1, freshman Maddy Williams, who 5-5-1) scored again in the second led Purdue in scoring this year half to secure the win and ensure with a record-tying 10 goals in her a spot in the postseason. It was first year at Purdue. the second time in Eight startas many matches ers from the Iowa that the Boilermakmatch will be back ers (8-10-1 overall, next fall, and the 3-8-0) conceded Boilers will have six early and were unof their top eight able to make up scorers in the fold. the difference. McClintock The loss leads means that Purdue Boilers at closes the season Big Tens on a six-match losMatt Mcing streak for the Clintock led the second year in a men's cross counrow. After begintry team with a ning the Big Ten second-place indischedule with vidual finish at the three consecutive Big Ten champishutout victories, onships while the the Boilermakers men and women stumbled down both posted their the stretch, scoring best finishes in a only three goals number of years. over the final six The men's matches and failteam finished sixth, ing to qualify for their best finish the conference since 1991, adding tournament. a 31st-place finish Purdue will reby Jake Waterman turn a number of and a 34th-place experienced startPurdue finish by Tate Matt McClintock helped Purdue to its ers to the pitch in Schienbein to Mcbest Big Ten finish since 1991. 2014, including in the 1-meter event. Clintock's points. Francesca Marr won Meanwhile, the the 100 and 200 breastwomen placed eighth, stroke and finished sectheir best showing since ond in the 200 IM. 2007. Brynn Olinger led the women with a 42ndKapur earns place finish with teamEuro tour card mates Blair Doney and Guillermo Blanco Former Boilermaker Kristen Fritts following Shiv Kapur won when closely behind in 45th it mattered last week in capturing and 47th, respectively. Both teams travel to Bloom- the Euro Challenge Grand Final. ington this weekend for the Hoo- Needing to finish in the top 15 of the tour's money list, Kapur entered sier Invitational on Friday. the event ranked 20th. Sparked by Boilers sweep Irish in three straight rounds in the 60s, dual meet Kapur captured his second tournaGuillermo Blanco and Carly ment title of the season, winning Mercer each posted three victories by four strokes. to help Purdue sweep Notre Date The victory catapulted Kapur in a dual meet over the weekend to fourth on the money list and at the Boiler Aquatic Center. secured his 2014 European Tour The men's team won 14 out of card. A 2004 Purdue graduate, Ka16 events for a one-sided victory, pur finished the year with nearly while the women squeaked by $160,000 in earnings. with a 155.5-144.5 win. "I have had five or six profesBlanco won the 200 back- sional wins but given the circumstroke, 200 butterfly and 400 IM stances and everything leading for the men, while Mercer won up to the week, this one is right up the 50 and 100 freestyle events there with the best of them," Kaand was a part of the 400 freestyle pur said to Golfweek. "I have spent relay victory for the women. seven years on The European Tour Lyam Dias, Layne Rogers, and I've wanted to get back there. and Danny Tucker each won two It's a great tour, which is going events for the men's side. Mean- from strength to strength and I while, Casey Matthews won the cannot wait to get back. I'm really 3-meter dive and finished second looking forward to the year." j GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 9 • 44