No. 16 Men's Volleyball Hosts Harvard Friday and Saturday
The Nittany Lions are 2-0 in the EIVA
Series Breakdown
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SERIES HISTORY
• Penn State and Harvard will meet for the 33rd time in a series that began in 2000.
• The Nittany Lions are 28-4 in the all-time series with the Crimson. They won the most recent match with a sweep in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 EIVA Tournament at Princeton. Michael Schwob had three aces in that match and went on to earn MVP honors for the tournament.
• Penn State is unbeaten with a 16-0 record against Harvard at Rec Hall. Eleven of those wins came via sweep.
• Owen Rose has hit .440 while averaging 1.73 kills/set and 1.08 blocks/set in eight career matches against Harvard.
SERIES HISTORY VS. HARVARD (LAST 10)
| Year | Winner | Score | Location |
| 2022 | Penn State | 3-0 | Cambridge, Mass. |
| 2022 | Penn State | 3-0 | Rec Hall |
| 2023 | Penn State | 3-0 | Cambridge, Mass. |
| 2023 | Penn State | 3-0 | Cambridge, Mass. |
| 2024 | Penn State | 3-0 | Rec Hall |
| 2024 | Penn State | 3-1 | Rec Hall |
| 2024 | Penn State | 3-1 | Rec Hall |
| 2025 | Harvard | 3-0 | Cambridge, Mass. |
| 2025 | Penn State | 3-0 | Cambridge, Mass. |
| 2025 | Penn State | 3-0 | Princeton, N.J. |
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PENN STATE VS. EIVA
• Penn State is 322-38 all-time against current members of the EIVA.
• The Nittany Lions have won at least 87 percent of the matches in the series with all six teams.
• Penn State has won its most recent match against all of the EIVA teams except Charleston.
| Team | Record | Last Played | Score |
| Charleston | 20-1 | 2025 | L, 1-3 |
| George Mason | 122-18 | 2025 | W, 3-2 |
| Harvard | 28-4 | 2025 | W, 3-0 |
| NJIT | 56-3 | 2025 | W, 3-0 |
| Princeton | 71-10 | 2025 | W, 3-0 |
| Sacred Heart | 25-2 | 2025 | W, 3-2 |
| Total | 322-38 |