No. 3 Women's Volleyball Hosts Michigan Wednesday on B1G Network
Penn State has won 12 straight matches
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 3 Penn State Women's Volleyball enters the second half of Big Ten play with an unbeaten conference record of 10-0 after wins over UCLA and No. 16 USC last week. The Nittany Lions look to keep that perfect record intact when they host Michigan on Wednesday.
Wednesday's match against the Wolverines, who enter at 16-5 overall and 6-4 in the Big Ten, will air live on B1G Network with Jason Knapp on play-by-play and former Penn State National Champion setter Kristin Carpenter on color commentary.
PROMOS/THEME
• Wear a costume and trick-or-treat on the concourse
HOW TO FOLLOW
Wednesday, Oct. 30 – 7:30 p.m. ET
Michigan (16-5, 6-4 B1G) at #3 Penn State (20-1, 10-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
OPENING NOTES
• The Nittany Lions enter the match with three separate winning streaks to keep an eye on:
- Penn State has a 16-match Big Ten regular season win streak, which ranks as the longest active streak in the
conference. Their last regular season loss in conference play came to Purdue on Nov. 5, 2023.
- Penn State has won 14 straight matches at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions’ last home loss also came to Purdue on Nov. 5, 2023.
- Penn State has won 12 straight matches this season, which ranks as the sixth-longest active streak in the nation behind South Dakota State (20), Southeastern Louisiana (18), Nebraska (17), Western Kentucky (15), and Dayton (14).
SERIES HISTORY - MICHIGAN
• Penn State is 56-6 in the all-time series with Michigan. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Nittany Lions are 30-2 against the Wolverines at Rec Hall.
• Penn State has won eight of the past nine matches against Michigan, including a 3-0 win at Rec Hall last season.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN
• Michigan is 16-5 overall and 6-4 in the Big Ten following a 3-1 loss to No. 2 Nebraska in its most recent match.
• The Wolverines were picked 15th in the conference in the Preseason Coaches Poll but are tied for seventh at the halfway point of the schedule.
• Sophomore Valentina Vaulet is one of the top servers in the nation. She currently ranks fourth nationally and second in the Big Ten in aces/set (0.68).
STREAKS TO WATCH
Gillian Grimes
· 9 straight matches with double-digit digs
Camryn Hannah
· 3 straight matches with double-digit kills
Jess Mruzik
· 12 straight matches with double-digit kills
· 4 straight matches with double-digit digs
· 4 straight matches with double-doubles
Izzy Starck
· 2 straight matches with double-doubles
Team
· 12 straight wins
· 14 straight wins at Rec Hall
· 16 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 recorded her 1,000th career dig in the second set of a 3-1 win at Indiana on Oct. 13, 2024. She enters the weekend with 1,785 career kills, 1,51 digs, and 92 aces.
• 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 weekend with 1,535 career kills.
• Taylor Trammell recorded her 500th career block in a home win over Maryland on Oct. 3, 2024. She enters the weekend with 527 career blocks.
REC HALL SUCCESS
• Penn State is 719-55 (.929) all-time at Rec Hall.
• The Nittany Lions are 341-38 (.900) against current Big Ten opponents at Rec Hall and 378-17 (.957) against non-conference opponents.
20-1 START
• Penn State’s 20-1 record is the program’s best record through 21 matches since also starting 20-1 in 2017.
• The 2017 team went on to finish 33-2 and avanced to the NCAA National Semifinal match.
UP NEXT
• No. 3 Penn State goes on the road for a pair of Big Ten matches next week. The Nittany Lions play at Northwestern on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. ET, and at No. 7 Wisconsin on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.