The No. 13 women’s volleyball hosts Maryland Friday, Illinois Saturday

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Well. 13 Penn State women’s volleyball will begin its longest home game of the season (four matches) as it hosts Maryland on Friday at 7.30pm and Illinois on Saturday at 4pm. On Friday, there will be a team THON match where fans are encouraged to wear bright clothing. colors, while Saturday is Halloween night, and fans are encouraged to dress up.

Friday, October 29th

19:30 (ET) | Maryland (17-5, 5-5 B1G) at No. 13 Penn State (16-4, 7-3 B1G) Live Stats B1G +

on Saturday, October 30th

4 pm (ET) Illinois (14-7, 6-4 B1G) at No. 13 Penn State (16-4, 7-3 B1G) Live Stats B1G +

HISTORY OF THE SERIES – MARYLAND

• Penn State is the all-time 29-5-1 against Maryland in the 1976 series.
• Lions have won 26 consecutive matches in a series. Terrapins’ last victory came in 1979.
• Penn State is 13-0 against Terrapins in Rec Hall.
• The current senior class is 4-0 against Maryland, but two of those matches went five rounds. Lions would sweep a 2-0 loss on their way to victory in College Park earlier this season. Kaitlyn Hord won nine blocks, while Penn State finished with 17 teams.

SOUTING MARYLAND

• Maryland is 17-5 overall and 5-5 in Big Ten after three consecutive wins – Michigan State, Rutgers, Michigan State.
• Sydney Dowler recorded her career’s 1,000th innings in Terrapins ’latest win over Michigan State,
• Maryland ranks first in the country in blocks, averaging 3.18 / series. Rainelle Jones leads the nation personally, averaging 1.81 / series.

HISTORY OF THE SERIES – ILLINOIS

• Penn State is 49-11 in the all-time Illinois series that began in 1981.
• Lions have won four consecutive matches in the series, and have been two-match series in 2019 and 2020. Of these four matches, two were five sets.
• Penn State is 27-3 against Illini in Rec Hall. Lions have won five in a row at Rec Hall, and Illin’s last win there came in 2014.

SOUTING ILLINOIS

• Illinois is 14-7 overall and 6-4 in Big Ten after winning Northwestern and Michigan in a row.
• The biggest win of the Illini season came on the road from the then No. 4 Purdue in five sets.
• Illinois is just outside the AVCA Coaches Poll and leads the other teams that received votes by 44 points.
• Illini leads the Big Ten series and finished 17th in an ace / set (1.93). Raina Terry leads the team with 35, while Taylor Kuper is right behind her with 32.

OVERVIEW OF THE GREAT TEN STATIONS

• Penn State is currently fourth in the Big Ten rankings after playing one game less than third place Minnesota.
• Lions have two more losses than first-place Wisconsin and Nebraska.

BEST WEEKEND MATCHES

Saturday – Nebraska Minnesota – 8 p.m.
Sunday – Wisconsin Purdue – Noon

NATIONAL FRANCE

• Penn State has placed 497 consecutive AVCA Coaches votes.
• Lions have been featured in every survey since the 1988 final investments.

THE LAST TIME

• Penn State split matches against a pair of nationally ranked Big Ten opponents last weekend, winning no. 12 Minnesota Maturi at the Pavilion before falling in five installments to Wisconsin 3rd place at UW Field House the following night.
• Lions hit .356 in a sweep over the Gophers. Allie Holland hit .550 12 kills and four blocks when Kaitlyn Hord hit .444 by 15 kills.
• Against Wisconsin, Penn State won a total of 18 blocks. Holland led the way with eight, while Hord had 21 kills in addition to a seven-career record with a 0.475 hit.

WEEKLY PRIZES

• Offensive player of the week Big Ten player (1) – Jonni Parker (9/6)
• The Big Ten Setter of the Week (2) – Gabby Blossom (27.9., 18.10.)

NEXT

• Penn State will host Michigan on Friday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m., and Michigan State will host on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.