No. 14 Women’s Volleyball Hosts Indiana and Ohio State for Alumni Weekend

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 14 Penn State Women’s Volleyball looks to stay hot as it hosts a pair of Big Ten opponents this weekend. The Nittany Lions welcome Indiana to Rec Hall on Friday at 7 p.m., and No. 24 Ohio State on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. They enter the weekend at 10-3 overall and 4-0 in the conference while carrying a six-match winning streak.

Friday’s match against Indiana will stream on B1G+. The Hoosiers are 12-5 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten. They are coming off a hard-fought 3-1 loss to No. 2 Nebraska in which they won the first set and led 23-22 in the second set. 

Saturday’s match against Ohio State will air on B1G Network with Jason Knapp and Rainelle Jones on the call. The Buckeyes are 5-8 overall and 2-2 in the conference. All eight of their losses came to ranked opponents.

Friday, Oct. 6

7 p.m. ET | Indiana (12-5, 2-2 B1G) at #14 Penn State (10-3, 4-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+

 

Saturday, Oct. 7

6:30 p.m. ET | #24 Ohio State (5-8, 2-2 B1G) at #14 Penn State (10-3, 4-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network

ALUMNI WEEKEND

• Penn State will celebrate Alumni Weekend on Friday and Saturday. Included in that is the celebration of the 2008 NCAA Championship team during Friday’s match and the 2013 NCAA Championship team during Saturday’s match.

B1G NOTES

• Penn State is 628-135-1 all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The team’s record in actual Big Ten regular season play is 543-95.

• 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 – INDIANA

• Penn State is 60-1 in the all-time series with Indiana. The teams first played in 1982.

• The Nittany Lions have won 20 straight matches in the series, with the last loss coming in Bloomington in 2010. They  swept both matches against the Hoosiers last season.

• Penn State is 31-0 against Indiana at Rec Hall.

• Allie Holland  has hit .371 while averaging 2.42 kills/set, 1.67 blocks/set and 0.67 aces/set in four career matches against Indiana. Cassie Kuerschen has averaged 3.0 digs/set in her three career matches against the Hoosiers.

SERIES HISTORY – OHIO…