UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 3 Penn State Women’s Volleyball is at Rec Hall for a pair of Big Ten matches this week as the Nittany Lions host Maryland on Thursday at 6 p.m., and welcome No. 11 Oregon on Friday at 7 p.m. Both matches will air on B1G Network with Jason Knapp on play-by-play and Emily Ehman on color commentary.
Penn State enters the week at 12-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten following four straight wins over James Madison, Yale, No. 10 Purdue, and Michigan State.
PROMOS/THEME
• Wear White Match (Friday vs. Oregon)
• $5 ticket (Friday) when you show ticket for Saturday’s football game
HOW TO FOLLOW
Thursday, Oct. 3 – 6 p.m. ET
Maryland (9-4, 0-2 B1G) at #3 Penn State (12-1, 2-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
Friday, Oct. 4 – 7 p.m. ET
#11 Oregon (10-1, 2-0 B1G) at #3 Penn State (12-1, 2-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network
OPENING NOTES
• Penn State is one of just six teams in the Big Ten that opened 2-0 in conference play, joining Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington.
• The Nittany Lions carry two streaks into the week. They have won 11 straight matches at Rec Hall dating back to last season, and have won eight straight Big Ten regular season matches dating back to last season.
SERIES HISTORY – MARYLAND
• Penn State is 33-5-1 in the all-time series with Maryland. The teams first played in 1976.
• The Nittany Lions have won 30 straight matches against the Terrapins, with the last loss coming in 1979.
• Penn State is a perfect 15-0 against Maryland at Rec Hall.
• The Nittany Lions are 3-0 against the Terrapins under head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley.
• Jess Mruzik has averaged 3.43 kills/set and 2.35 digs/set in six career matches against Maryland. Camryn Hannah hit .682 with 15 kills in her first ever match against the Terrapins last season.
SCOUTING MARYLAND
• Maryland is 9-4 overall and 0-2 in the Big Ten following back-to-back five-set losses to Northwestern and Iowa.
• The Terrapins’ top win in non-conference play was a sweep of Troy in their season opener.
• Maryland was picked 14th in the Big Ten Preseason Poll.
SERIES HISTORY – OREGON
• Penn State is 4-3 in the all-time series with Oregon. The teams first played in 1985.
• The Nittany Lions have won three of the past four meetings with the Ducks dating back to 2018, including a 3-2 win in the most recent matchup in 2022. That win came at Minnesota’s Maturi Pavilion as part of the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge.
• Gillian Grimes had 11 digs in the 2022 win over…
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