No. 4 Women’s Volleyball Plays at Maryland Sunday – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 4 Penn State Women’s Volleyball continues Big Ten play with a road match at Maryland on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The match will stream on B1G+.

Penn State enters at 24-2 overall and 14-1 in the Big Ten after sweeping Illinois on Friday at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions sit just one match back of Nebraska at the top of the conference standings.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Sunday, Nov. 17 – 2:30 p.m. ET
#4 Penn State (24-2, 14-1 B1G) at Maryland (13-13, 4-11 B1G) | Live Stats | Watch

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 in the series, with the last loss coming in College Park in 1979.
• Penn State is 10-2 in road matches against Maryland. The Nittany Lions lost the first two and then won the next 10, including a sweep last season.
• The Nittany Lions are 4-0 against the Terrapins under head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley.
• In two career matches against the Terrapins, Camryn Hannah has hit .444 while averaging 4.29 kills/set and 0.86 aces/set.

SCOUTING MARYLAND
• Maryland is 13-13 overall and 4-11 in the Big Ten following three-straight wins 3-1 wins over Michigan State, UCLA, and Ohio State.
• The Terrapins ranks first in the Big Ten and 11th nationally in aces/set (2.01). Samantha Schnitta ranks first nationally in total aces (67) and aces/set (0.74).
• Maryland is coached by Penn State alum and former women’s volleyball staff member Adam Hughes ’06. During his nine seasons at Penn State as a student manager, volunteer assistant coach, and director of operations, Hughes helped the Nittany Lions capture three NCAA National Championships and eight Big Ten Conference championships.

STREAKS TO WATCH
Camryn Hannah
· 8 straight matches with double-digit kills
· 3 straight matches with at least one ace

MILESTONES
• Jess Mruzik recorded her 1,000th career kill during the first set of a 3-0 home win over Colgate on Sept. 2, 2023.  She recorded her 1,000th career dig in the second set of a 3-1 win at Indiana on Oct. 13, 2024. She enters the weekend with 1,846 career kills, 1,076 digs, and 100 aces.
• Camryn Hannah recorded her 1,000th career kill during the first set of a 3-0 home win over UMBC on Sept. 15, 2023. She enters the weekend with 1,599 career kills.
• Taylor Trammell recorded her 500th career block in a home win over Maryland on Oct. 3, 2024. She enters the weekend with 544 career blocks.
• Gillian…