UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 14 Penn State Women’s Volleyball closes the regular season with a pair of road matches this week. The Nittany Lions play at Maryland on Wednesday at 7 p.m., and at Ohio State on Friday at 7 p.m. Both matches will stream on B1G+.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Wednesday, Nov. 22 – 7 p.m. ET
#14 Penn State (19-8, 13-5 B1G) at Maryland (16-14, 6-12 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+
Friday, Nov. 24 – 7 p.m. ET
#14 Penn State (19-8, 13-5 B1G) at Ohio State (10-17, 7-11 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+
SERIES HISTORY – MARYLAND
• Penn State is 32-5-1 in the all-time series with Maryland. The teams first played in 1976.
• The Nittany Lions have 29 straight matches in the series, with the last loss coming in College Park in 1979.
• Penn State is 9-2 in road matches against Maryland. The Nittany Lions lost the first two and then won the next nine.
• Allie Holland has hit .478 while averaging 3.06 kills/set and 1.25 blocks/set in four career matches against Maryland. Jess Mruzik has hit .254 while averaging 3.60 kills/set and 2.30 digs/set in five career matches against the Terrapins.
SERIES HISTORY – OHIO STATE
• Penn State is 52-21 in the all-time series with Ohio State. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Nittany Lions won the most recent matchup in five sets at Rec Hall on Oct. 7. Jess Mruzik led the attack with 21 kills, while Gillian Grimes paced the defensive effort with 23 digs.
• Penn State is 22-3 against Ohio State in road matches.
• Taylor Trammell has hit .320 while averaging 1.28 kills/ set and 1.56 blocks/set in six career matches against Ohio State.
B1G NOTES
• Penn State is 633-140-1 all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The team’s record in actual Big Ten regular season play is 548-98.
• The Nittany Lions are 329-37 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.
STREAKS TO WATCH
Gillian Grimes
· 5 straight matches with at least two aces
Jess Mruzik
· 11 straight matches with double-digit kills
Taylor Trammell
· 7 straight matches with at least four blocks
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