MATCH NOTES
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 11 Penn State Women's Volleyball is set for a pair of home matches this weekend at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions host Iowa on Friday at 7 p.m., and No. 19 Purdue on Sunday at 1 p.m. Sunday is the team's annual Dig Pink match.
Penn State entered at 13-4 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions won nine of their past 10 matches.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, Oct. 20 – 7 p.m. ET
Iowa (8-10, 0-8 B1G) at #11 Penn State (13-4, 7-1 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+
Sunday, Oct. 22 – 2 p.m. ET
Purdue (12-6, 6-3 B1G) at #11 Penn State (13-4, 7-1 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
SERIES HISTORY - IOWA
• Penn State is 58-0 in the all-time series with Iowa. The teams first played in 1991.
• The Nittany Lions are 29-0 in home matches against the Hawkeyes, including a 3-0 win the last time the teams met in 2021.
• Taylor Trammell has hit .540 while averaging 1.82 kills/set and 1.41 blocks/set in five career matches against Iowa. Allie Holland has hit .383 while averaging 2.27 kills/set and 1.27 blocks/set in three career matches.
SERIES HISTORY - PURDUE
• Penn State is 60-9 in the all-time series with Purdue. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Nittany Lions won both matches against the Boilermakers last season, including at Rec Hall when the teams entered with the same national rankings as they do on Sunday (No. 11 Penn State, No. 19 Purdue)
• Penn State is 30-4 against Purdue at Rec Hall.
• Anjelina Starckhas averaged 2.36 digs/set in three career matches against the Boilermakers.
B1G NOTES
• Penn State is 631-136-1 all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The team's record in actual Big Ten regular season play is 546-96.
• 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 split a pair of Big Ten road matches last weekend, sweeping Iowa before falling 3-0 at No. 2 Nebraska the following night.
• Alexa Markley hit .469 with a career-high 17 kills in the win over Iowa. Gillian Grimes led all players with 19 digs. Camryn Hannah hit .400 with eight kills.
• Jess Mruzik had 12 kills against Nebraska, while Grimes contributed 15 digs.
STREAKS TO WATCH
Penn State
· 11 straight home wins
Gillian Grimes
· 9 straight matches with double-digit digs
Allie Holland
· 6 straight matches with four or more blocks
AGAINST THE #19 TEAM
• Penn State is 16-3 all-time against opponents that are ranked No. 19 in the nation at the time of the match.
• The Nittany Lions were the higher ranked team in all 19 of those matches.
UP NEXT
• Penn State goes on the road to play Michigan on Friday Oct. 27, and Michigan State on Saturday, Oct. 28.