No. 13 Men's Volleyball Hosts St. Thomas Aquinas Thursday, No. 9 Lewis Saturday
The Nittany Lions are 2-0 after the opening weekend of the season
Series Breakdown
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SERIES HISTORY - ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
• Penn State and St. Thomas Aquinas will meet for the first time in program history.
PENN STATE VS. ECC
• Penn State has never played a match against any of the four teams that currently make up the ECC (American International, Dominican NY, Roberts Wesleyan, St. Thomas Aquinas).
| Team | Record | Last Played | Score |
| American Int. | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Dominican NY | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Roberts Wesleyan | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| St. Thomas Aquinas | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Total | 0-0 |
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SERIES HISTORY - LEWIS
• Penn State is 23-17 in the all-time series with Lewis. The teams first played in 1994.
• The Flyers won the most recent matchup between the teams, sweeping the Nittany Lions last season in Illinois.
• Penn State won 3-2 the last time the teams met at Rec Hall during the 2024 season. Owen Rose hit .500 with seven kills and three blocks, while Michael Schwob finished with 59 assists, six digs, and three blocks while guiding the team to .343 hitting.
• The Nittany Lions are 10-5 all-time against the Flyers at Rec Hall.
• Mark Pavlik was the head coach of Penn State for all but one of the 40 previous matches in the series with Lewis. Dan Friend was the head coach of Lewis for 24 of those matches.
SERIES HISTORY VS. LEWIS (LAST 10)
| Year | Winner | Score | Location |
| 2016 | Penn State | 3-2 | Romeoville, Ill. |
| 2016 | Penn State | 3-2 | Rec Hall |
| 2017 | Lewis | 3-2 | Rec Hall |
| 2017 | Lewis | 3-2 | Romeoville, Ill. |
| 2018 | Lewis | 3-1 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 2019 | Lewis | 3-0 | Romeoville, Ill. |
| 2020 | Penn State | 3-0 | Romeoville, Ill. |
| 2021 | Lewis | 3-0 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2024 | Penn State | 3-2 | Rec Hall |
| 2025 | Lewis | 3-0 | Romeoville, Ill. |
PENN STATE VS. MIVA
• Penn State is 229-119-1 all-time against current members of the MIVA.
• The Nittany Lions have played seven of the nine teams and have a winning record against six of them. Only Loyola Chicago holds a winning record against the Nittany Lions.
• Penn State struggled against the MIVA last season, falling to Ball State (3-2), Lewis (3-0), and Loyola Chicago (3-1).
| Team | Record | Last Played | Score |
| Ball State | 63-28 | 2025 | L, 2-3 |
| Lewis | 23-17 | 2025 | L, 0-3 |
| Lindenwood | 1-0 | 2019 | W, 3-0 |
| Loyola Chicago | 13-16 | 2025 | L, 1-3 |
| McKendree | 1-0 | 2019 | W, 3-0 |
| Northern Kentucky | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State | 82-40-1 | 2024 | W, 3-2 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 46-17 | 2024 | L, 2-3 |
| Queens | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Total | 229-118-1 |
The Opponents
SCOUTING ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
• St. Thomas Aquinas is 1-2 following a 3-0 sweep over LIU in its most recent match. The Spartans opened the season with losses to a pair of nationally-ranked teams (Pepperdine and USC).
• The Spartans were picked as the favorite to win the East Conference this season. They are the defending regular season and conference tournament champions after going 16-9 overall and unbeaten at 6-0 in the conference last season.
• Junior outside hitter Kyran Versteegen was named a co-Preseason Player of the Year in the ECC. Versteegen was the Player of the Year following the 2024 season.
SCOUTING LEWIS
• Lewis is ranked ninth in the AVCA Coaches Poll and is 3-0 following three sweeps over Menlo, No. 9 Stanford, and Roosevelt to open the season.
• The Flyers were picked fourth in the 2026 MIVA Preseason Poll. Senior opposite Oguzhan Oguz and senior libero Nico Paula were named to the Preseason All-MIVA Team.
• Oguz was a first-team All-MIVA selection last season. Paula made the second team, as did redshirt sophomore middle blocker Frederick Krueger-Beer.