UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 15 Penn State Women’s Volleyball hits the road for a pair of Big Ten matches this weekend. The Nittany Lions head to Champaign to take on Illinois on Friday at 9 p.m. ET, and then make the trip to Minneapolis to play No. 13 Minnesota on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. Both matches will air on B1G Network.
Friday, Sept. 29
9 p.m. ET | #15 Penn State (8-3, 2-0 B1G) at Illinois (6-6, 1-1 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
Saturday, Sept. 30
9 p.m. ET | #15 Penn State (8-3, 2-0 B1G) at #13 Minnesota (5-5, 1-1 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
B1G NOTES
• Penn State is 626-135-1 all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The team’s record in actual Big Ten regular season play is 541-95.
• 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 – ILLINOIS
• Penn State is 50-13 in the all-time series with Illinois. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Nittany Lions have won five of the past seven matches in the series since 2019. The teams split last season’s series, with the Nittany Lions winning 3-0 at Rec Hall and the Illini winning 3-1 at Huff Hall.
• Penn State is 20-9 in road matches against Illinois.
• Numerous current Nittany Lions have had success against Illinois. Jess Mruzik averaged 4.42 kills/set and 2.58 digs/set while hitting .268 in three career matches against the Illini. Alexa Markley has averaged 3.43 kills/set while hitting .340 in two matches. Allie Holland has hit .363 while averaging 1.91 kills/set and 1.09 blocks/set in three matches. Maddy Bilinovic has averaged 3.22 digs/set in five matches.
SERIES HISTORY – MINNESOTA
• Penn State is 50-15 in the all-time series with Minnesota. The teams first played in 1983.
• The Nittany Lions have won two of the past three matches in the series, including a 3-1 win against the ninth-ranked Golden Gophers last season at Rec Hall. Alexa Markley hit .321 with 11 kills in that match.
• Penn State is 21-10 in road matches against Minnesota.
• Allie Holland has hit .358 while averaging 2.18 kills/set and 1.55 blocks/set in three career…
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