Saturday, August 30
Indianapolis, Ind.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
0-3,0-0Horizon
2
vs
3
Evansville
1-2,0-0MVC
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2
3
4
5
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
22
28
25
25
7
2
Evansville
25
30
23
19
15
3
Meg Berkland
Photo by: Tristen Bronaugh
Berkland Sets Career-High in Five-Set Loss to Evansville
8/30/2025 5:12:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
INDIANAPOLIS - Meg Berkland of the Purdue Fort Wayne volleyball team had a career-high 23 digs in Saturday's (Aug. 30) contest against Evansville in the Mastodons' last match of the Big Dawg Kickoff. Evansville won 3-2 (25-22, 30-28, 23-25, 19-25, 15-7).
Purdue Fort Wayne jumped out to a 12-5 start in set one before Evansville started a comeback. The Mastodons led 22-19 after a kill from Miona Dimitric, but UE scored the next six points.
Set two was similar with the 'Dons leading 12-6, but Evansville tied up the contest at 17-all. The Mastodons had five set point opportunities, but each time the Purple Aces had a countermove. Eventually, Evansville scored three in a row to take the set.
The Purple Aces took their turn with an early 5-1 lead, but Purdue Fort Wayne had the answers in the third. When UE led 20-18, the Mastodons had four points in a row, capped off by a block from Isabella DiBuono and Riley Rosneck to go up 22-20. From there, two UE miscues and a kill from Avery Parris gave the Mastodons an extension on the match.
In the fourth, it was all Mastodons early, as PFW jumped out to a 10-2 start. The Purple Aces never truly threatened, as they never got closer than three, but a late 6-1 run put a bit of a scare into the Mastodon faithful. Rosneck had had enough though, as she had two kills in the final 4-1 push to give the 'Dons the set.
Unfortunately for the Mastodons, that was where the momentum stopped. Evansville started out with an 8-4 lead in the fifth and the 'Dons never tied it up again.
Rosneck finished with a match-high 17 kills. Trinity Rye pitched in 12 and Mya Plemons had 10 kills with 10 digs. DiBuono had seven kills on an efficient .400. Becky Barrett had 23 digs to match Berkland. Haiden Means dished out 41 assists and added 14 digs and two aces.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 0-3 with the loss and Evansville improved to 1-2.
The Mastodons are back in action next weekend at Eastern Michigan, where they will play EMU, Valparaiso and Niagara.
Purdue Fort Wayne jumped out to a 12-5 start in set one before Evansville started a comeback. The Mastodons led 22-19 after a kill from Miona Dimitric, but UE scored the next six points.
Set two was similar with the 'Dons leading 12-6, but Evansville tied up the contest at 17-all. The Mastodons had five set point opportunities, but each time the Purple Aces had a countermove. Eventually, Evansville scored three in a row to take the set.
The Purple Aces took their turn with an early 5-1 lead, but Purdue Fort Wayne had the answers in the third. When UE led 20-18, the Mastodons had four points in a row, capped off by a block from Isabella DiBuono and Riley Rosneck to go up 22-20. From there, two UE miscues and a kill from Avery Parris gave the Mastodons an extension on the match.
In the fourth, it was all Mastodons early, as PFW jumped out to a 10-2 start. The Purple Aces never truly threatened, as they never got closer than three, but a late 6-1 run put a bit of a scare into the Mastodon faithful. Rosneck had had enough though, as she had two kills in the final 4-1 push to give the 'Dons the set.
Unfortunately for the Mastodons, that was where the momentum stopped. Evansville started out with an 8-4 lead in the fifth and the 'Dons never tied it up again.
Rosneck finished with a match-high 17 kills. Trinity Rye pitched in 12 and Mya Plemons had 10 kills with 10 digs. DiBuono had seven kills on an efficient .400. Becky Barrett had 23 digs to match Berkland. Haiden Means dished out 41 assists and added 14 digs and two aces.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 0-3 with the loss and Evansville improved to 1-2.
The Mastodons are back in action next weekend at Eastern Michigan, where they will play EMU, Valparaiso and Niagara.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
Evans
Kills
56
62
Errors
31
36
Attempts
185
205
Hitting %
.135
.127
Points
71.0
77.0
Assists
55
59
Aces
3
5
Blocks
12
10
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's VolleyballDons done did it #HLVB
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