Purdue volleyball coach Dave Shondell took a page out of a psychology book after No. 1 Nebraska swept the 12th-ranked Boilers.

Purdue (13-3, 4-2 Big Ten) knows it has a big match next, and proved in the first set against the Cornhuskers (16-0, 6-0) that they can play with anyone.

And Shondell knows that what happens next is more important than what happened Sunday, he explained, which left the Boilers "in great shape."

WEST LAFAYETTE — Coach Dave Shondell walked into the locker room Sunday after his Purdue women's volleyball team was swept 3-0 by No. 1 Nebraska , he looked at his team, and he didn't make one mention of the match they had just played.

That's a bit unusual for Shondell, to play an entire match and not have one thing to say about it to his team afterward. Shondell,

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