MATCH NOTES
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 13 Penn State Women's Volleyball heads to Michigan this weekend for a pair of matches that will air live on B1G Network. The Nittany Lions (14-5, 8-2 B1G) play at Michigan (3-16, 1-9 B1G) on Friday at 7 p.m., and at Michigan State (13-8, 5-5 B1G) on Saturday at 7 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, Oct. 27 – 7 p.m.
#13 Penn State (14-5, 8-2 B1G) at Michigan (3-16, 1-9 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
Saturday, Oct. 28 – 7 p.m.
#13 Penn State (14-5, 8-2 B1G) at Michigan State (13-8, 5-5 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
SERIES HISTORY - MICHIGAN
• Penn State is 54-6 in the all-time series with Michigan. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Nittany Lions are 24-4 in road matches against the Wolverines, including a 3-1 win the last time the teams met in Ann Arbor in 2021.
• Allie Holland has hit .386 while averaging 1.82 kills/set and 1.00 blocks/set in three career matches against Michigan. Anjelina Starck has averaged 1.27 kills/set and 3.18 digs/set in three maches.
SERIES HISTORY - MICHIGAN STATE
• Penn State is 53-7 in the all-time series with Michigan State. The teams first played in 1985.
• The Nittany Lions have won 16 consecutive matches against the Spartans. The last loss came in five sets at Rec Hall in 2013.
• Penn State is 25-4 in road matches against Michigan State. The Nittany Lions have won 17 straight road matches against the Spartans, with the last loss coming in 2002.
• Jess Mruzik has averaged 3.24 kills/set and 2.41 digs/set in five career matches against Michigan State. Taylor Trammell hit .313 with seven kills and two blocks in her lone match against the Spartans as a Nittany Lion.
B1G NOTES
• Penn State is 632-137-1 all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The team's record in actual Big Ten regular season play is 547-97.
• The Nittany Lions are 329-36 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 matches at Rec Hall last weekend, sweeping Iowa before falling 3-1 to No. 19 Purdue.
• Camryn Hannah hit .409 with 12 kills and a career-high seven blocks in the win over Iowa. Jess Mruzik hit 14 kills and four digs.
• Mruzik had 27 kills on .262 hitting against Purdue. Hannah hit .333 with 13 kills.
STREAKS TO WATCH
Gillian Grimes
· 11 straight matches with double-digit digs
Allie Holland
· 8 straight matches with four or more blocks
Mac Podraza
· 2 straight matches with double-doubles (assists-digs)
UP NEXT
• No. 13 Penn State hosts No. 1 Nebraska on Friday at 8:30 p.m. It is the team's annual Wear White match.