No. 14 Men's Volleyball Set for Home/Away Series with Saint Francis
The teams play at Rec Hall on Friday and in Loretto on Saturday
Series Breakdown
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SERIES HISTORY
• Penn State and Saint Francis will play for the 60th and 61st time in a series that began in 1994.
• The Nittany Lions are 56-3 all-time against the Red Flash, with all three losses coming during the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
• Penn State has won 17 straight matches in the series. Four of those wins came in five sets.
• The Nittany Lions are 30-2 at home and 24-1 on the road against the Red Flash.
• Matthew Luoma has hit .458 while averaging 4.50 kills/set and adding four total aces over two career matches against Saint Francis.
SERIES HISTORY VS. SAINT FRANCIS (LAST 10)
| Year | Winner | Score | Location |
| 2021 | Penn State | 3-2 | Rec Hall |
| 2021 | Penn State | 3-0 | Rec Hall |
| 2022 | Penn State | 3-0 | Rec Hall |
| 2022 | Penn State | 3-0 | Loretto, Pa. |
| 2023 | Penn State | 3-2 | Loretto, Pa. |
| 2023 | Penn State | 3-0 | Rec Hall |
| 2024 | Penn State | 3-2 | Loretto, Pa. |
| 2024 | Penn State | 3-2 | Rec Hall |
| 2025 | Penn State | 3-0 | Loretto, Pa. |
| 2025 | Penn State | 3-0 | Rec Hall |
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PENN STATE VS. NEC
• Penn State is 60-3 all-time against current members of the NEC.
• The Nittany Lions have played four of the seven teams — Saint Francis (56-3), Daemen (2-0), FDU (1-0), and Manhattan (1-0).
• Penn State is 1-0 against the NECA team this season with a 3-0 win over Manhattan in Rec Hall South Gym.
• The Nittany Lions’ last loss to an NEC team came to Saint Francis in 2017.
| Team | Record | Last Played | Score |
| Daemen | 2-0 | 2025 | W, 3-0 |
| D'Youville | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| FDU | 1-0 | 2024 | W, 3-1 |
| LIU | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Manhattan | 1-0 | 2026 | W, 3-0 |
| Saint Francis | 56-3 | 2025 | W, 3-0 |
| UMES | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Total | 60-3 |