UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania – No. 3 Penn State Women’s Volleyball looks to maintain its undefeated Big Ten record as it faces two conference opponents this week. The Nittany Lions play Ohio State on Friday at 8 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on B1G Network. They return to Happy Valley to host No. 14 Minnesota at Rec Hall on Sunday at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed on B1G+.

Penn State is 16-1 overall with an eight-game winning streak and is tied with Nebraska atop the Big Ten standings at 6-0. Behind the leaders of the 18-team conference are Oregon and Wisconsin at 5-1.

PROMOS/THEME SUNDAY VS. MINNESOTA
• Dig Pink (Fans are encouraged to wear pink)
• Alumni Day
• The 1999, 2009 and 2014 NCAA championship teams will be honored

HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, October 18th – 8pm ET
#3 Penn State (16-1, 6-0 B1G) and Ohio State (8-8, 1-5 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G network

Sunday, October 20 – 2 p.m. ET
#14 Minnesota (11-5, 4-2 B1G) at #3 Penn State (16-1, 6-0 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+

OPENING NOTES
• The Nittany Lions continue their 12-game Big Ten regular-season winning streak into the weekend. Purdue’s last regular season loss in conference play came on November 5, 2023. It is the longest active streak of any Big Ten team.
• Penn State also has a 13-game home winning streak heading into Sunday’s game against the Gophers. The Nittany Lions’ last home loss was also on November 5, 2023 against Purdue.

HISTORY OF THE SERIES – OHIO STATE
• Penn State is 53-21 in the all-time series with Ohio State. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Nittany Lions won both games last season, defeating the Buckeyes in five sets at Rec Hall and one at the Covelli Center.
• Penn State is 23-3 in road games against Ohio State.
• Jess Mruzik averaged 4.13 kills and 2.13 digs per set in two career games against Ohio State as a Nittany Lion. Camryn Hannah averaged 3.63 kills and 1.13 digs per set in her two games against the Buckeyes while playing for Penn State.

Exploring Ohio State
• Ohio State is 8-8 overall and 1-5 in the Big Ten after a 3-1 loss to Michigan.
• Emily Londot ranks first in the Big Ten and eighth nationally in kills/set (4/65) and first in the Big Ten and ninth nationally in points/set (5.48).
• Ohio State was picked ninth in the Big Ten preseason poll.
• The Buckeyes’ biggest win in non-conference play came with a 3-0 score over then-No. 1-20 Miami at the Covelli Center.

HISTORY OF THE SERIES – MINNESOTA
• Penn State is 51-15 in the all-time series with Minnesota. The teams first played in 1983.
• The Nittany Lions have won three of the last four games in the series, including a 3-1 win over the 13th-ranked Gophers last season at Maturi Pavilion. Taylor Trammell hit .800 with 16 kills in the win. Jess Mruzik hit .381 with 21 kills and 15 digs.
• Penn State is 27-5 against Minnesota at Rec Hall.
• Taylor Trammell has posted a .556 batting average and a 2.07 kills/set average in four career matches against the Gophers.

EXPLORE MINNESOTA
• Minnesota is ranked 14th nationally and is 11-5 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten after back-to-back 3-0 wins over Indiana and Maryland.
• The Gophers’ biggest win in non-conference play came with a 3-2 score over then-No. 1 Texas in Milwaukee.
• Minnesota was ranked fifth in the Big Ten preseason poll. Senior setter Melani Shaffmaster was named Preseason All-Big Ten. She was named All-Big Ten twice in her career.

STREAKS TO WATCH
Ava Falduto
· 5 games in a row with an ace

Gillian Grimes
· 5 matches in a row with double-digit scores

Jess Mruzik
· 8 matches in a row with double-digit kills

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· 13 straight wins at Rec Hall
· 12 straight Big Ten regular season wins

MILESTONES
• Jess Mruzik recorded her 1,000th career kill in a 3-0 home win over Colgate in the first set on September 2, 2023. On October 13, 2024, she recorded her 1,000th career dig in a 3-1 win at Indiana in the second set. She enters the weekend with 1,706 career kills, 1,003 digs and 92 aces.
• Camryn Hannah recorded her 1,000th career kill in the first set of a 3-0 home win over UMBC on September 15, 2023. She enters the weekend with 1,487 career kills.
• Taylor Trammell recorded her 500th career block in a home win over Maryland on October 3, 2024. She enters the weekend with 511 career blocks.

REC HALL SUCCESSFUL
• Penn State is 718-55 (.929) all-time in Rec Hall.
• The Nittany Lions are 340-38 (.900) against current Big Ten opponents in Rec Hall and 378-17 (.957) against non-conference opponents.
• Penn State is 9-0 at Rec Hall this season.

KEEP THEM UNDER .200
• Penn State has held 14 of its 17 opponents under .200 hitting this season. This includes all five wins against opponents at national level.
• The Nittany Lions’ five wins over nationally ranked opponents – No. 4 Louisville, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 10 Purdue, No. 11 Oregon and No. 15 Tennessee – The teams combined for a .144 average.

NEXT
• No. 3 Penn State flies across the country for two games against new members of the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions play at UCLA on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. ET and then at No. 16 USC on Saturday at 11:00 p.m. ET. Both games will be broadcast on B1G Network.