No. 13 Women’s Volleyball Hosts No. 10 Nebraska Friday, Northwestern Saturday

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Sole possession of first place in the Big Ten is on the line when No. 13 Penn State women’s volleyball hosts No. 10 Nebraska on Friday night. The Nittany Lions and Cornhuskers are the last two teams with unbeaten Big Ten records at 4-0. The match will air live on the Big Ten Network.

The Lions follow the match against Nebraska with a home contest against Northwestern on Saturday. They are 4-0 at Rec Hall this season, including a win in their lone Big Ten home match.

 

Friday, Oct. 8
7 p.m. | No. 10 Nebraska (10-3, 4-0 B1G) at No. 13 Penn State (11-3, 4-0 B1G) | Live Stats | Big Ten Network

Saturday, Oct. 9

7 p.m. | No. 10 Nebraska (10-3, 4-0 B1G) at No. 13 Penn State (11-3, 4-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+

SERIES HISTORY – NEBRASKA

• Penn State is 11-23 all-time against Nebraska in a series that began in 1981.

• The Huskers won the most recent matchup in five sets in 2019. The match was played in Lincoln. The teams split the two matches in 2018 with Penn State winning in State College and Nebraska winning in Lincoln.

• Penn State is 4-4 against Nebraska in matches played at Rec Hall.

• The last four matches between the teams have gone five sets.

SCOUTING NEBRASKA

• No. 10 Nebraska is 10-3 overall and 4-0 in the Big Ten after posting wins over Northwestern (3-1), Iowa (3-0), Michigan (3-0) and Michigan State (3-0).

• The Huskers have played just three true road matches this season, winning at Creighton and Northwester, and falling at Stanford. They have played just two matches outside the state of Nebraska.

• Nebraska has held its opponents to .154 hitting, which ranks third in the Big Ten.

• The Huskers were picked to finish second in the Big Ten this season. Setter Nicklin Hames and outside hitter Lexi Sun were named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team.

SERIES HISTORY – NORTHWESTERN

• Penn State is 54-9 all-time against Northwestern in a series that began in 1981.

• The Lions have won 31 of the past 32 meetings between the teams. The Wildcats last win came in 2015 and was followed by seven straight Penn State wins.

• Penn State is 28-1 against Northwestern at Rec Hall. The Wildcats won in 1987, and the Lions won 28 straight after that.

• The current senior class has never lost a set to Northwestern, sweeping all three matches.

SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN

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