Purdue Fort Wayne Hosts Northern Kentucky for Two #HLVB Matches

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball team will play host to Northern Kentucky on Friday and Saturday (Oct. 25-26) for two Horizon League volleyball matches.

Game Day Information
Who: Northern Kentucky Norse
When: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 25-26 | 7 PM & 2 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Game 1 | Game 2
Tickets: Game 1 | Game 2
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne

Trick Or Treat!
The Purdue Fort Wayne Student Athlete Leadership Team will host a trick or treat in the Lutheran Health Fieldhouse on Saturday October 26 at 1 p.m. Kids under 12 in costume will get in free to the Mastodon women's volleyball match at 2 p.m and parents will get a $5 ticket.

Know Your Foe
Northern Kentucky is 9-11 and 5-4 to through the first half of Horizon League play. The Norse split with Cleveland State, lost to Wright State, beat Youngstown State twice and split with Milwaukee and Robert Morris. The Norse are coming off a 3-0 loss at Robert Morris. NKU is hitting .178 this season and are led by 2023 First Team All-Leaguer Joy Banks, who is averaging 3.34 kills per set.

Series History
The Norse lead the series 26-23 dating back to the first match in 1982. After the Mastodons moved Division I in 2001, the two teams did not meet again until 2016. NKU has won the last eight meetings.

Home Sweet Gates
Purdue Fort Wayne is 6-0 at home to start 2024, which is the best home start for the Mastodons since 2013. The 'Dons were 11-0 in the Gates Sports Center that season.

Hungary for More
Panna Ratkai has 20 or more kills in 18 matches in her career with six coming this season. She had 12 as a redshirt-freshman. This season, she has 327 total kills, which is top-10 in the country. She is the only sophomore on the NCAA's active top-250 career kills list with 863.

Panna of the Week
Panna Ratkai was selected as the Horizon League's Player of the Week after 49 kills in two wins over Oakland. It was her sixth weekly award, putting her in sixth in league history.

You Betts-a Believe It
LonDynn Betts became a member of the 1,000-dig club at Michigan State on September 17. She became the 21st Mastodon to join the club, and the first since Rachael Crucis in 2022.

Last Time Out
The Mastodons split their weekend at Cleveland State, as both teams picked up 3-0 victories.

Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will visit IU Indianapolis for a midweek contest on Tuesday (Oct. 29).

~ Feel the Rumble ~

Purdue Fort Wayne Hosts Northern Kentucky for Two #HLVB Matches

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LonDynn Betts

Panna Ratkai

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