No. 3 Women’s Volleyball Hosts Michigan Wednesday on B1G Network – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 3 Penn State Women’s Volleyball enters the second half of Big Ten play with an unbeaten conference record of 10-0 after wins over UCLA and No. 16 USC last week. The Nittany Lions look to keep that perfect record intact when they host Michigan on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s match against the Wolverines, who enter at 16-5 overall and 6-4 in the Big Ten, will air live on B1G Network with Jason Knapp on play-by-play and former Penn State National Champion setter Kristin Carpenter on color commentary.

PROMOS/THEME
• Wear a costume and trick-or-treat on the concourse

HOW TO FOLLOW
Wednesday, Oct. 30 – 7:30 p.m. ET
Michigan (16-5, 6-4 B1G) at #3 Penn State (20-1, 10-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network

OPENING NOTES
• The Nittany Lions enter the match with three separate winning streaks to keep an eye on:
   – Penn State has a 16-match Big Ten regular season win streak, which ranks as the longest active streak in the
conference. Their last regular season loss in conference play came to Purdue on Nov. 5, 2023.
   – Penn State has won 14 straight matches at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions’ last home loss also came to Purdue on Nov. 5, 2023.
   – Penn State has won 12 straight matches this season, which ranks as the sixth-longest active streak in the nation behind South Dakota State (20), Southeastern Louisiana (18), Nebraska (17), Western Kentucky (15), and Dayton (14).

SERIES HISTORY – MICHIGAN
• Penn State is 56-6 in the all-time series with Michigan. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Nittany Lions are 30-2 against the Wolverines at Rec Hall.
• Penn State has won eight of the past nine matches against Michigan, including a 3-0 win at Rec Hall last season.

SCOUTING MICHIGAN
• Michigan is 16-5 overall and 6-4 in the Big Ten following a 3-1 loss to No. 2 Nebraska in its most recent match.
• The Wolverines were picked 15th in the conference in the Preseason Coaches Poll but are tied for seventh at the halfway point of the schedule.
• Sophomore Valentina Vaulet is one of the top servers in the nation. She currently ranks fourth nationally and second in the Big Ten in aces/set (0.68).

STREAKS TO WATCH
Gillian Grimes
· 9 straight matches with double-digit digs

Camryn Hannah
· 3 straight matches with double-digit kills

Jess Mruzik
· 12 straight matches with double-digit kills
· 4 straight matches with double-digit digs
· 4 straight matches with double-doubles

Izzy Starck
· 2 straight matches with double-doubles

Team
· 12 straight wins
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