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"We're going to rotate a lot of line-
ups around and give both setters an
opportunity to show what they can
do," Shondell said of a training camp
objective. "Whichever setter wins is
the setter who is going to play."
She'll be charged with getting the
ball up to a dominating front. There,
Purdue has Drews, a powerful
6-foot-4 lefty on the right side, with
talent and depth in the middle in
junior Faye Adelaja and sophomore
Danielle Cuttino, plus fifth-year se-
nior Kaisley Fisher, who is two years
removed now from her ACL injury.
"(Faye) is the most efficient play-
er we've ever had here. She's only
6-1, but she knows how to play. She's
really, really good," Shondell said.
"And then we have Danielle, who is
as talented as any recruit I've ever
had at Purdue. She's grown tremen-
dously."
On the left side, the Boilermakers
have returnees Sam Epenesa, a se-
nior, and sophomore Azariah Stahl,
plus freshman Alexa Smith, one of
the top-10 recruits in the country.
"We've got some big hitters for
sure," senior libero Amanda Neill
said. "We had some big hitters for
sure last year though, too. We can't
just say, 'Oh, we have a good front
row. We should be good.' Not neces-
sarily. You have to put in the extra
effort."
The same may be said for the
back, where Purdue was in a bit of
transition last season. Neill moved
into libero, plus a few others stepped
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Dave Shondell has had huge success
during his 13 years at Purdue, but after
missing the NCAA Tournament last
season, he expects the Boilermakers'
chemistry and intensity to be improved.
