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struggled with hip and groin is- sues. For now, we are going to have a goal keeper by committee. This week the schedule gets tougher for Purdue as it closes out nonconference competition. Milwaukee (1-3-1) will visit the Boilers on Friday before Purdue plays host to West Virginia (2-3- 1) on Sunday. "I think we will be chal- lenged in these next two match- es, have to be stepped up and we have to prove that we can put together a full 90 minutes. "These upcoming matches " Klatte said. "Our game will are a good test. We'll see if we are prepared for Big Ten play. " VOLLEYBALL TAKES SECOND IN TEXAS Houston for the Tiger Invitation- al, Coach Dave Shondell said he expected to learn a lot from his Before Purdue headed to Sept. 28 NORTHWESTERN Sept. 30 at Nebraska at Iowa ILLINOIS Sept. 12 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Sept. 16 Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Date WEST VIRGINIA at Michigan State MILWAUKEE Opponent UPCOMING SOCCER SCHEDULE 5:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. Noon Time " team's opening game against No. 7 Washington. It may not have been the lesson he had hoped, as the Tigers swept Purdue 3-0, hand- ing the Boilers their first loss of the year. "I think at the end of the season, we will look at that match as a great wake-up call, said. "That was the most hu- miliating loss of my time here at Purdue. "Washington played like a " Shondell message in the Boilers in their second game of the day, against host Rice, by starting three fresh- men. It appears his team got the message. Purdue battled out a 3-2, Shondell looked to send a " hired by head coach Lonnie Greene as an assistant track and field coach and recruiting coor- dinator. Thomas was previously at Althea Thomas has been TRACK HIRES NEW ASSISTANT ATHLETE-OF-THE-WEEK: ARIEL TURNER OLYMPIC SPORTS Kentucky, where she has coached the past two years. Before that, Thomas coached for two years as an assistant at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. top-five team against us, and we didn't work our way out, and that was disappointing. Ariel turner helped the Boilermakers rebound after a tough loss to Washington. Purdue five-set victory over the Owls before coming back on Sat- urday with a dominating 3-0 sweep over LSU to close the weekend. The bounce-back performances were sparked by All-American Ariel Turner, who posted double-doubles in both victories. "That's the kind of perfor- mance her teammates look for out of her, " Shondell said. "They need to see her playing at a high level. She's starting to play the way we've seen her play in the past. action this weekend when it will face No. 24 Louisville (6-1) and Cincinnati (1-5) in the Big Ten/ Big East Challenge. "We knew that our noncon- No. 11 Purdue (5-1) is back in " "Now we have a chance to see if we are making progress. " Shondell said. " CROSS COUNTRY SWEEPS AT VALPO cross country teams started the fall with dominating perfor- mances, taking first place in both events at the Crusader Open hosted by Valparaiso University. Matt McClintock and John- Both the men's and women's nie Guy sparked the men's title with a 1-2 finish while An- drew Mack and Caleb Kerr added top-10 finishes for the Boilers. The women's side was ference schedule was going to be a challenge, highlighted by Smanatha Walkow's first-place perfor- mance, as well as top-five finishes by Dana Payonk and Autumn Beachy. Both teams are back in action this Friday at the Bradley Open in Peoria, Ill. pair of victories for the Purdue volleyball team over the week- end. The All-American posted double-doubles in wins over Rice and LSU. The talented outside hit- Turner was dominant in a ter posted 28 kills and 10 digs against the Owls before total- ing 12 kills and another 10 digs against the Tigers. For the season, Turner has averaged 4.06 kills per game while being the Boilers second- leading defensive player with 42 digs. j Date UPCOMING VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Opponent Sept. 15 BOWLING GREEN Sept. 21 at Michigan State Sept. 22 at Michigan Sept. 28 NORTHWESTERN Sept. 29 ILLINOIS Sept. 14 JACKSONVILLE STATE UAB vs. Louisville at Cincinnati Time 4:30 p.m.# 7 p.m.# # Big Ten/Big East Challenge, Cincinnati, Ohio % Active Ankle Challenge, West Lafayette, Ind. 7:30 p.m.% 7 p.m.% 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 10 a.m.% GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • volume 23, express 2 • 40

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