No. 15 Women’s Volleyball Set for B1G Match at Northwestern

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 15 Penn State Women’s Volleyball continues Big Ten play with a match at Northwestern on Sunday at 2 p.m ET. The contest will stream on B1G+.

Sunday, Sept. 24

2 p.m. ET | Northwestern (6-5, 0-1 B1G) at #15 Penn State (7-3, 1-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+

B1G NOTES

• Penn State is 625-135-1 all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The team’s record in actual Big Ten regular season play is 540-95.

• The Nittany Lions are 326-35 all-time at Rec Hall against current members of the Big Ten.

• Penn State has won 17 Big Ten titles. Wisconsin has the second most Big Ten championships with nine.

• The Nittany Lions’ 94 All-Big Ten selections are the most of any team in the conference. Minnesota is second with 74.

SERIES HISTORY

• Penn State is 56-9 in the all-time series with Northwestern. The teams first played in 1981.

• The Nittany Lions have won nine straight matches over the Wildcats, with the last loss coming in 2015. They have won 33 of the past 34 meetings.

• Penn State is 27-5 in road matches against Northwestern.

• Jess Mruzik has hit .315 while averaging 4.08 kills/set and 1.67 digs/set in three career matches against Northwestern. Allie Holland has averaged 2.38 kills/set in two matches against the Wildcasts. Anjelina Starck averaged 1.75 kills/set and 2.50 digs/set in her two matches in the series.

LAST TIME OUT

• Penn State is coming off a 3-0 sweep over Rutgers on Wednesday at Rec Hall. It was the Big Ten opener for both teams.

• Mac Podraza racked up 45 assists while leading the team to .390 hitting. She had an impressive 18 assists in the opening set.

• Jess Mruzik hit .533 with 18 kills and 10 digs. Allie Holland hit .643 with nine kills and three blocks. Gillian Grimes led the team in digs with 12.

HOME WINNING STREAK

• Penn State has won nine straight matches at Rec Hall.

• The Nittany Lions are 6-0 at home this season with wins over then-No. 22 Western Kentucky, Colgate, James Madison, UMBC, Seton Hall, and Rutgers. They won their final three home matches last season, beating then-No. 19 Purdue on Senior Day, UMBC in the NCAA First Round, and then-No. 21 UCF in the NCAA Second Round.

REC HALL SUCCESS

•  Penn State is 702-53 (.930) all-time at Rec Hall.

•  The Lions are 326-35 (.903) against Big Ten opponents at Rec Hall and 376-18…