The Hoosiers (12-5, 3-2) lost in straight sets to No. 14 Purdue (15-2, 5-0).
The loss puts IU at 3-2 on the season in the conference, while Purdue remains the only undefeated team in the Big Ten portion of the schedule in the conference.
Junior middle blocker Awele Nwaeze led the Hoosiers on the offensive end. The junior transfer from Miami had 10 kills and just one hitting error.
Her .529 hitting percentage was the highest in the game.
During the game, sophomore setter Megan Tallman moved into IU record books. She is now in the top 10 in total assists in IU’s history.
IU Coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan has said this season that the goal of every Big Ten weekend is to split two games.
With the loss, IU will have another shot Saturday to try and meet its goal.
IU plays Purdue again, this time in Bloomington. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Saturday in the University Gym.
Evan Hoopfer