UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 12 Penn State Women's Volleyball welcomes in-state foe Bucknell to Rec Hall for a non-conference match Tuesday at 7 p.m. The match will stream on B1G+
Tuesday's match marks the first between the Nittany Lions and the Bison since 2000.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Tuesday, Sept. 9 | 7 p.m.
Bucknell (1-4) at No. 12 Penn State (3-3) | Live Stats | Watch
OPENING NOTES
• Penn State continues its long homestand with a non-conference match against Bucknell on Tuesday. It is the third of nine straight home matches for the Nittany Lions.
• The Nittany Lions are 49-6 at Rec Hall in Katie Schumacher-Cawley’s four seasons as head coach. They went a perfect 20-0 at home last season.
• Penn State averaged 4,884 fans through its first two home matches -- against No. 4 Kentucky and New Hampshire.
SERIES HISTORY - BUCKNELL
• Penn State is 8-0 in the all-time series with Bucknell. The teams first played in 1976.
• The teams will play for the first time since since 2000, when the Nittany Lions swept the Bison at Rec Hall. They are 6-0 against the Bison all-time at Rec Hall.
• Penn State has lost just two sets against Bucknell, both coming in the first-ever match between the teams.
SCOUTING BUCKNELL
• Bucknell is 1-4 overall following a 3-1 win over Oral Roberts in its most recent match.
• The Bison are coming off a season in which they had the best winning percentage (.808) in program history.
• Bucknell was picked third in the Patriot League Preseason Poll. Senior setter Caleigh O’Connell and junior middle blocker Sidney Shaffer were named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team. Both players were first-team All-Patriot League honorees last season.
• Bucknell also returns senior outside hitter Bri Frazilus, a first-team All-Patriot League selection last season, and senior opposite Tijana Kostic, who made the second team.
PENN STATE AGAINST THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
• Penn State is 41-1 all-time against current members of the Patriot League.
• The Nittany Lions have played eight of the nine teams in the conference. Their last match against a team from the Patriot League was a sweep over Colgate in 2023.
• Penn State’s lone loss to a Patriot League team came to Navy in 1979.
STREAKS TO WATCH
Kennedy Martin
· 58 straight matches with double-digit kills when playing at least three sets
· 3 straight matches with at least one ace
CAREER HIGHS SET LAST WEEK
Alexis Ewing - kills (6), digs (2)
Lexi Gin - digs (3)
NATIONAL RANKINGS STREAK
• Penn State was ranked No. 12 in the latest AVCA Poll.
• The Nittany Lions have been ranked in 553 consecutive AVCA Coaches Polls, which dates back to the final poll of the 1988 season.
UP NEXT
• No. 12 Penn State hosts No. 7 Pitt on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. The Panthers are 4-2 following four straight wins over No. 25 TCU, No. 7 Arizona State, Pepperdine, and Jacksonville.