MATCH NOTES
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 19 Penn State Women's Volleyball hosts a pair of Big Ten matches at Rec Hall this weekend, starting with Michigan on Friday at 7 p.m. The Nittany Lions host Wisconsin on Saturday at 8 p.m. in a match that will air live on B1G Network.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, Nov. 10 – 7 p.m. ET
Michigan (6-17, 4-10 B1G) at #19 Penn State (15-8, 9-5 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+
Saturday, Nov. 11 – 8 p.m. ET
#2 Wisconsin (22-1, 13-1 B1G) at #19 Penn State (15-8, 9-5 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
SERIES HISTORY - MICHIGAN
• Penn State is 55-6 in the all-time series with Michigan. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Nittany Lions are 29-2 against the Wolverines at Rec Hall.
• Penn State has won seven of the past eight matches against Michigan, including a 3-1 win in Ann Arbor this season.
• Allie Holland has hit .412 while averaging 1.60 kills/set and 1.13 blocks/set in four career matches against Michigan. Anjelina Starck has averaged 2.93 digs/set in four maches.
SERIES HISTORY - WISCONSIN
• Penn State is 49-14 in the all-time series with Wisconsin. The teams first played in 1986.
• The Badgers won the past four matches in the series, including last year's NCAA Regional Semifinal in Madison. The Nittany Lions' last win came at Rec Hall in 2019.
• Penn State is 26-3 against the Badgers at Rec Hall.
• Zoe Weatherington has averaged 2.54 kills/set in three career matches against Wisconsin. She hit .409 with 14 kills in a five-set match against the Badgers at Rec Hall last season.
B1G NOTES
• Penn State is 633-140-1 all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The team's record in actual Big Ten regular season play is 548-98.
• The Nittany Lions are 329-37 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.
STREAKS TO WATCH
Gillian Grimes
· 15 straight matches with double-digit digs
Allie Holland
· 12 straight matches with four or more blocks
Jess Mruzik
· 7 straight matches with double-digit kills
AGAINST THE #2 TEAM
• Penn State is 8-12 all-time against opponents that are ranked No. 2 in the nation at the time of the match. Two of those matches were against Wisconsin.
UP NEXT
• Penn State is back at Rec Hall when it hosts Michigan State on Friday, Nov. 17, and Northwestern on Saturday, Nov. 18