UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 13 Penn State Women's Volleyball plays two road matches this week, both of which will air live on B1G Network. The Nittany Lions travel to play Iowa on Friday at 8 p.m. ET, and then make the trip to Lincoln to take on No. 2 Nebraska on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.
Penn State makes the road trip riding an eight-match winning streak, including a perfect 6-0 start in the Big Ten.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, Oct. 13 – 8 p.m. ET
#13 Penn State (12-3, 6-0 B1G) at Iowa (8-10, 0-6 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
Saturday, Oct. 14 – 8 p.m. ET
#13 Penn State (12-3, 6-0 B1G) at #2 Nebraska (15-0, 6-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
SERIES HISTORY - IOWA
• Penn State is 57-0 in the all-time series with Iowa. The teams first played in 1991.
• The Nittany Lions are 28-0 in road matches against the Hawkeyes, including a 3-2 win last season. That was the first match between the teams at Xtream Arena.
• Taylor Trammell has hit .591 while averaging 1.86 kills/set and 1.64 blocks/set in four career matches against Iowa. Allie Holland has hit .455 while averaging 2.25 kills and 1.25 blocks in two career matches. Jess Mruzik has hit .317 while averaging 3.91 kills/set and 1.73 digs/set in three career matches.
SERIES HISTORY - NEBRASKA
• Penn State is 11-25 in the all-time series with Nebraska. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Cornhuskers have won five straight matches in the series, with the Nittany Lions' last win coming in 2018.
• Penn State is 3-21 against Nebraska in Lincoln. Its last road win in the series came in 2013.
• Jess Mruzik has averaged 3.69 kills/set and 2.54 digs/set in four career matches against Nebraska. Anjelina Starck has averaged 1.8 digs/set in three matches.
B1G NOTES
• Penn State is 630-135-1 all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The team's record in actual Big Ten regular season play is 545-95.
• The Nittany Lions are 326-35 all-time at Rec Hall against current members of the Big Ten.
• Penn State has won 17 Big Ten titles. Wisconsin has the second most Big Ten championships with nine.
• The Nittany Lions' 94 All-Big Ten selections are the most of any team in the conference. Minnesota is second with 74.
LAST TIME OUT
• Penn State upped its winning streak to eight matches with a pair of five-set wins over Indiana and No. 24 Ohio State at Rec Hall last weekend.
• The Nittany Lions hadn't played a five-set match during the season prior to the wins over the Hoosiers and Buckeyes They beat the Hoosiers 15-11 in the fifth set and took down the Buckeyes 15-7 in the fifth set.
• Mac Podraza (assists and digs) and Jess Mruzik (kills and digs) each had double-doubles in both wins.
STREAKS TO WATCH
Penn State
· 8 straight wins
· 11 straight home wins
Gillian Grimes
· 7 straight matches with double-digit digs
Jess Mruzik
· 9 straight matches with double-digit kills
· 4 straight matches with double-doubles
Mac Podraza
· 3 straight matches with double-doubles
AGAINST THE #2 TEAM
• Penn State is 8-11 all-time against opponents that are ranked No. 2 in the nation at the time of the match.
• The Nittany Lions were ranked No. 1 at the time of the match in five of the eight wins.
B1G NUMBERS
• Penn State players put up big numbers during a 6-0 start in Big Ten play.
Camryn Hannah - .304 hitting, 3.04 kills/set
Allie Holland - .287 hitting, 1.65 kills/set, 1.39 blocks/set
Jess Mruzik - .259 hitting, 4.65 kills/set, 2.91 digs/set
Mac Podraza - 11.00 assists/set, 2.43 digs/set, team hitting .285
Taylor Trammell - .413 hitting 1.74 kills/set, 1.00 blocks/set
