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Purdue heads to the East
Coast after a 2-0 weekend
to kick off conference play
against Michigan and Michi-
gan State, although the wins
left a lot to be desired from
players and coaches alike.
Michigan beat Purdue
25-18 in the opening stanza
and took Purdue to five sets,
while the Boilermakers dis-
posed of Michigan State in
four sets.
"It's always good to go
2-0 and get wins in the Big
Ten because they can be re-
ally hard to come by," Drews
said. "Obviously, we didn't
play very well. We were
pretty sloppy. Coach (John
Shondell) described it as two
of the uglier wins he's seen.
At this point, just getting
those wins and establishing
our confidence is really what
we're after."
Purdue's offense has
been solid through six weeks,
ranking among the nation's
top 20 in hitting percentage
(.298), kills per set (14.7) and
assists per set (13.3).
Dave Shondell said
Purdue still has strides to
make on defense, in particu
-
lar in blocks and digs, where
Purdue sits sixth and eighth
in the conference.
"Our blocking still
isn't where we think it can
be," Shondell said. "Com-
ing into the season, we
thought with our size and
athleticism and experi-
ence that our blocking
would be a real strength.
It hasn't been as strong
of a suit as we thought it
would be.
"Our backcourt de-
fense was an area we
knew had to address.
Some nights we've been
pretty good, other nights
we haven't been good."
Friday's match against
Rutgers will be Purdue's
first Big Ten athletic
event against the Scarlet
Knights. The soccer team
plays Maryland Thursday,
three days before volleyball takes
on the Terrapins.
Drews said she expects the
best out
of both
s c h o o l s
in their
first home
matches in
the Big Ten.
" D a v e
brought up
to us that
when we go to Rutgers, their play
-
ers and fans are going to want to
burn the house down with the
opening home weekend of the
Big Ten and make a statement,"
she said. "Whether it ends up be-
ing 100 people or 8,000 people, we
need to be prepared."
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2014 SOCCER SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time/Result
Aug. 15 at Illinois State (Exhibition) W, 2-0
Aug. 22 MIAMI OHIO* L, 0-1
Aug. 24 OHIO* W, 2-0
Aug. 29 BALL STATE W, 2-0
Aug. 31 SIU EDWARDSVILLE W, 4-1
Sept. 4 at Marshall W, 2-1
Sept. 7 at Youngstown State T, 1-1
Sept. 12 PENN STATE L, 0-1
Sept. 14 OHIO STATE W, 3-1
Sept. 19 at Northwestern W, 2-1(OT)
Sept. 21 at Illinois L, 0-3
Sept. 26 MINNESOTA L, 0-1
Sept. 28 WISCONSIN L, 0-1
Oct. 2 at Maryland 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Rutgers 1 p.m.
Oct. 11 MICHIGAN STATE 7 p.m.
Oct. 17 at Nebraska 5 p.m.
Oct. 19 at Iowa 2 p.m.
Oct. 25 INDIANA 7 p.m.
Nov. 1 MICHIGAN 7 p.m.
Nov. 5 Big Ten Quarterfinals # TBA
Nov. 7 Big Ten Semifinals # TBA
Nov. 9 Big Ten Finals # 1 p.m.
* Boilermaker Challenge Cup
# Boilermaker Soccer Complex
2014 VOLLEYBALL
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time/Result
Aug. 29 USF W, 3-0^
No. 14 SAN DIEGO W, 3-0^
Aug. 30 LSU W, 3-0^
Sept. 5 vs. UNC-Asheville W, 3-0
Sept. 6 vs. Elon W, 3-0
at Kennesaw State W, 3-0
Sept. 12 vs. Austin Peay W, 3-0
at Western Kentucky L, 2-3
Sept. 13 vs. Western Michigan W, 3-1
Sept. 19 ST LOUIS L, 2-3
MOREHEAD STATE W, 3-0
Sept. 20 NOTRE DAME W, 3-0
Sept. 26 MICHIGAN W, 3-2
Sept. 27 MICHIGAN STATE W, 3-1
Oct. 3 at Rutgers 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Maryland 1 p.m.
Oct. 8 INDIANA 7 p.m.
Oct. 11 at Indiana 7 p.m.
Oct. 17 PENN STATE 7 p.m.
Oct. 18 OHIO STATE 7 p.m.
Oct. 24 at Northwestern 8 p.m.
Oct. 25 at Illinois 8 p.m.
Oct. 29 WISCONSIN 7 p.m.
Nov. 1 MINNESOTA 7 p.m.
Nov. 5 at Nebraska 8 p.m.
Nov. 8 at Iowa 8 p.m.
Nov. 12 MARYLAND 7 p.m.
Nov. 15 NORTHWESTERN 7 p.m.
Nov. 19 RUTGERS 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 at Minnesoa 8 p.m.
Nov. 26 at Michigan State 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 at Wisconsin 8 p.m.
^ Mortar Board Premier, West Lafayette
* KSU Owls Invitational, Kennesaw, Ga.
# Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational,
Bowling Green, Ky.
% Active Ankle Challenge, West Lafayette
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