Friday, November 22
Dayton, Ohio
6 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Green Bay
Nicole Jones
No. 5 Purdue Fort Wayne to Clash With No. 4 Green Bay at Horizon League Championship
11/21/2024 3:37:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball team will begin its march through the Horizon League Championship on Friday (Nov. 22) with a match against Green Bay at 6 p.m. in Dayton, Ohio.
Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay Phoenix
When: Friday, Nov. 22 | 6 PM
Where: Dayton, Ohio. | McLin Gym
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne
Know Your Foe
Green Bay is 14-16 and finished 11-7 in Horizon League play. Since meeting with the Mastodons in early October, the Phoenix went 7-6. GB is coming off a pair of wins against Robert Morris. Katie Schulz and Cora Behnke both average over 3.00 kills per set
Series History
Green Bay leads the series 11-7, winning the last two, which came this season. The Mastodons were without Panna Ratkai for both of those matches. Riley Rosneck had 16 kills in the first match against the Phoenix.
Hungary for More
Panna Ratkai has 20 or more kills in 23 matches in her career with 11 coming this season. She had 12 as a redshirt-freshman. This season, she has 496 total kills, which is sixth nationally. She is the only sophomore on the NCAA's active top-250 career kills list with 1,032. She is 177th in that category.
Got 1,000
Three Mastodons reached career milestones this season. LonDynn Betts reached 1,000 digs at Michigan State on September 17, Panna Ratkai reached 1,000 kills against Youngstown State on November 15, and Nicole Jones reached 1,000 assists against the Penguins on November 16.
All-League Accolades
Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball claimed four of the major Horizon League postseason awards. Panna Ratkai was named the Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year, Riley Rosneck was selected as the Freshman of the Year and Nicole Jones received the Sportsmanship Award. Ratkai is the first Mastodon since Katie Crowe in the spring of 2021 to earn Horizon League Player of the Year. The sophomore is also the first Mastodon to earn two Offensive Player of the Year honors since Hall of Famer Fabiana Souza did in 2003 and 2005. She is one of two Horizon League players since the honor was first awarded in 2016 to earn two Offensive Player of the Year awards.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne won a pair of four-set matches against Youngstown State to wrap up the regular season. Panna Ratkai had 23 kills in both matches.
Next Time Up
With a win, Purdue Fort Wayne will move on to play either Wright State or Milwaukee depending on the results of the Cleveland State/IU Indy match earlier in the day.
Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay Phoenix
When: Friday, Nov. 22 | 6 PM
Where: Dayton, Ohio. | McLin Gym
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne
Know Your Foe
Green Bay is 14-16 and finished 11-7 in Horizon League play. Since meeting with the Mastodons in early October, the Phoenix went 7-6. GB is coming off a pair of wins against Robert Morris. Katie Schulz and Cora Behnke both average over 3.00 kills per set
Series History
Green Bay leads the series 11-7, winning the last two, which came this season. The Mastodons were without Panna Ratkai for both of those matches. Riley Rosneck had 16 kills in the first match against the Phoenix.
Hungary for More
Panna Ratkai has 20 or more kills in 23 matches in her career with 11 coming this season. She had 12 as a redshirt-freshman. This season, she has 496 total kills, which is sixth nationally. She is the only sophomore on the NCAA's active top-250 career kills list with 1,032. She is 177th in that category.
Got 1,000
Three Mastodons reached career milestones this season. LonDynn Betts reached 1,000 digs at Michigan State on September 17, Panna Ratkai reached 1,000 kills against Youngstown State on November 15, and Nicole Jones reached 1,000 assists against the Penguins on November 16.
All-League Accolades
Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball claimed four of the major Horizon League postseason awards. Panna Ratkai was named the Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year, Riley Rosneck was selected as the Freshman of the Year and Nicole Jones received the Sportsmanship Award. Ratkai is the first Mastodon since Katie Crowe in the spring of 2021 to earn Horizon League Player of the Year. The sophomore is also the first Mastodon to earn two Offensive Player of the Year honors since Hall of Famer Fabiana Souza did in 2003 and 2005. She is one of two Horizon League players since the honor was first awarded in 2016 to earn two Offensive Player of the Year awards.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne won a pair of four-set matches against Youngstown State to wrap up the regular season. Panna Ratkai had 23 kills in both matches.
Next Time Up
With a win, Purdue Fort Wayne will move on to play either Wright State or Milwaukee depending on the results of the Cleveland State/IU Indy match earlier in the day.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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