No. 3 Women’s Volleyball Welcomes Iowa to Rec Hall Friday – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 3 Penn State Women’s Volleyball looks to stay hot as it welcomes Iowa to Rec Hall for a Big Ten match Friday at 6:30 p.m. The contest will stream on B1G+.

The Nittany Lions enter at 21-1 overall and 11-0 in the Big Ten after upping their winning streak to 13 straight matches with a sweep over Michigan on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes are 9-14 overall and 3-8 in the conference. 

PROMOS/THEME
• $5 women’s volleyball ticket when you show ticket for Saturday’s football game

HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, Nov. 1 – 6:30 p.m. ET
Iowa (9-14, 3-8 B1G) at #3 Penn State (21-1, 11-0 B1G) | Live Stats | Watch

OPENING NOTES
• The Nittany Lions enter the match with three separate winning streaks to keep an eye on:
   – Penn State has a 17-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 15 straight matches at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions’ last home loss also came to Purdue on Nov. 5, 2023.
   – Penn State has won 13 straight matches this season, which ranks as the sixth-longest active streak in the nation behind South Dakota State (20), Southeastern Louisiana (19), Nebraska (17), Western Kentucky (15), and Dayton (15).

SERIES HISTORY – IOWA
• Penn State is 58-0 in the all-time series with Iowa. The teams first played in 1991.
• The Nittany Lions are 30-0 against the Hawkeyes at Rec Hall, including a 3-0 win last season.
• Taylor Trammell has hit .469 while averaging 1.85 kills/set and 1.45 blocks/set in six career matches against Iowa. Camryn Hannah has hit .405 while averaging 3.33 kills and 1.33 blocks per set over two matches against the Hawkeyes, while Gillian Grimes has averaged 4.55 digs/set over three matches.

SCOUTING IOWA
• Iowa is 9-14 overall and 3-8 in the Big Ten following losses to No. 10 Purdue (3-1), Northwestern (3-1), No. 11 Oregon (3-1), Michigan (3-0), Illinois (3-1), and Ohio State (3-0).
• The Hawkeyes were picked 18th in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll, but are currently tied for 12th.
• Iowa’s top win in non-conference play came in five sets over South Dakota.

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

Camryn Hannah
· 4 straight matches with double-digit kills

Jess Mruzik
· 13 straight matches with double-digit kills

Izzy Starck
· 3 straight matches with double-doubles

Team
· 13 straight wins
· 15 straight wins at Rec Hall
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