No. 3 Women's Volleyball Hosts Maryland Thursday, No. 11 Oregon for Wear White Match FridayNo. 3 Women's Volleyball Hosts Maryland Thursday, No. 11 Oregon for Wear White Match Friday

No. 3 Women's Volleyball Hosts Maryland Thursday, No. 11 Oregon for Wear White Match Friday

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 3 Penn State Women's Volleyball is at Rec Hall for a pair of Big Ten matches this week as the Nittany Lions host Maryland on Thursday at 6 p.m., and welcome No. 11 Oregon on Friday at 7 p.m. Both matches will air on B1G Network with Jason Knapp on play-by-play and Emily Ehman on color commentary.

Penn State enters the week at 12-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten following four straight wins over James Madison, Yale, No. 10 Purdue, and Michigan State.

PROMOS/THEME
• Wear White Match (Friday vs. Oregon)
• $5 ticket (Friday) when you show ticket for Saturday's football game

HOW TO FOLLOW
Thursday, Oct. 3 – 6 p.m. ET
Maryland (9-4, 0-2 B1G) at #3 Penn State (12-1, 2-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network

Friday, Oct. 4 – 7 p.m. ET
#11 Oregon (10-1, 2-0 B1G) at #3 Penn State (12-1, 2-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network

OPENING NOTES
• Penn State is one of just six teams in the Big Ten that opened 2-0 in conference play, joining Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington.
• The Nittany Lions carry two streaks into the week. They have won 11 straight matches at Rec Hall dating back to last season, and have won eight straight Big Ten regular season matches dating back to last season.

SERIES HISTORY - MARYLAND
• Penn State is 33-5-1 in the all-time series with Maryland. The teams first played in 1976.
• The Nittany Lions have won 30 straight matches against the Terrapins, with the last loss coming in 1979.
• Penn State is a perfect 15-0 against Maryland at Rec Hall.
• The Nittany Lions are 3-0 against the Terrapins under head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley.
• Jess Mruzik has averaged 3.43 kills/set and 2.35 digs/set in six career matches against Maryland. Camryn Hannah hit .682 with 15 kills in her first ever match against the Terrapins last season.

SCOUTING MARYLAND
• Maryland is 9-4 overall and 0-2 in the Big Ten following back-to-back five-set losses to Northwestern and Iowa.
• The Terrapins’ top win in non-conference play was a sweep of Troy in their season opener.
• Maryland was picked 14th in the Big Ten Preseason Poll.

SERIES HISTORY - OREGON
• Penn State is 4-3 in the all-time series with Oregon. The teams first played in 1985.
• The Nittany Lions have won three of the past four meetings with the Ducks dating back to 2018, including a 3-2 win in the most recent matchup in 2022. That win came at Minnesota’s Maturi Pavilion as part of the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge.
• Gillian Grimes had 11 digs in the 2022 win over Oregon. Taylor Trammell tallied six kills and six blocks, while Anjelina Starck contributed nine kills and six digs.
• Penn State is 1-1 against Oregon at Rec Hall. The Ducks won in four sets in 2011, while the Nittany Lions won via sweep in 2019.

SCOUTING OREGON
• Oregon is ranked 11th in the nation and enters at 10-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten. The Ducks opened their Big Ten era with wins over Illinois and Indiana.
• The Ducks have won 10 straight matches after falling to Pitt in their season opener. Their top non-conference wins came over Long Beach State and BYU.
• Oregon was picked sixth in the Big Ten Preseason Poll. Junior outside hitter Mimi Colyer, who was an AVCA honorable mention All-American last season, was named to Preseason All-Big Ten Team.

STREAKS TO WATCH
Gillian Grimes
· 4 straight matches with at least one ace
Camryn Hannah
· 5 straight matches with double-digit kills
Jess Mruzik
· 4 straight matches with double-digit kills
Team
· 11 straight wins at Rec Hall
· 8 straight Big Ten regular season wins

MILESTONES
• Jess Mruzik recorded her 1,000th career kill during the first set of a 3-0 home win over Colgate on Sept. 2, 2023. She enters the match with 1,638 career kills and 962 digs.
• Camryn Hannah recorded her 1,000th career kill during the first set of a 3-0 home win over UMBC on Sept. 15, 2023. She enters the match with 1,437 career kills.
• Taylor Trammell enters the match with 495 career blocks, needing just five to reach 500.

REC HALL SUCCESS
•  Penn State is 716-55 (.929) all-time at Rec Hall.
•  The Lions are 333-37 (.900) against Big Ten opponents at Rec Hall and 382-18 (.955) against non-conference opponents.

HOLD THEM UNDER .200
• Penn State has held 10 of its 13 opponents under .200 hitting this season. That includes all four wins over nationally-ranked opponents.
• The Nittany Lions’ four wins over nationally-ranked opponents - No. 4 Louisville, No. 9 Kentucky, No 15 Tennessee, No. 10 Purdue -  the teams combined to hit an average of .161.

UP NEXT
• No. 3 Penn State goes on the road for a pair of Big Ten matches next week. The Nittany Lions play at Michigan State on Friday, Oct. 11, and at Indiana on Sunday, Oct. 13.
• The Spartans are 7-6 overall and 0-2 in the Big Ten following losses to North Carolina, Michigan, and No. 3 Penn State.
• The Hoosiers are 7-5 overall and 0-2 in the Big Ten following following losses to Washington and No. 11 Oregon.