No. 4 women’s volleyball hosts No. 2 Nebraska with B1G title on the line – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania – No. 4 Penn State Women’s Volleyball has its sights set on a Big Ten championship as it closes the regular season with a game against No. 2 Nebraska on Friday at a sold-out Rec Hall. The duel between two historic volleyball powers is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on B1G Network.

Penn State is 28-2 overall and 18-1 in the Big Ten and is just one loss behind first-place Nebraska in the conference standings. The Nittany Lions can secure at least a share of the conference championship with a win, while the Cornhuskers can clinch the title outright with a win. If the Huskers lose, they can clinch a share of the title with a win at Maryland on Saturday.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, November 29th – 5pm ET
#2 Nebraska (28-1, 18-0 B1G) at #4 Penn State (28-2, 18-1 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G network

HISTORY OF THE SERIES
• Penn State is 11-28 in the all-time series with Nebraska. The teams first played in 1981.
• The Cornhuskers have won seven straight games in this series, with the Nittany Lions’ last win coming in 2018.
• Penn State is 4-5 against Nebraska at Rec Hall. Friday’s game is just the fourth against the Cornhuskers at Rec Hall since 2018.
• Jess Mruzik has averaged 3.75 kills/set and 2.44 digs/set in five career games against Nebraska. Gillian Grimes averaged 4.17 strokes/set in two matches.

SCOUTING NEBRASKA
• Nebraska is ranked No. 2 nationally and is 28-1 overall and 18-0 in the Big Ten after wins over Iowa and Wisconsin last week.
• The Cornhuskers have won 25 straight games. SMU suffered its only loss of the season on September 3rd.
• Nebraska was picked to finish first in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll. Senior opposite Merritt Beason, senior outside hitter Taylor Landfair, sophomore outside hitter Harper Murray, sophomore setter Bergen Reilly and senior libero Lexi Rodriguez were all named Preseason All-Big Ten.

PENN STATE AND NEBRASKA JOINED TOGETHER FOR:
12 – National Championships
21 – Big Ten Championships
2,952 – All-time wins
205 – Weeks placed first in the AVCA poll
185 – All-American
13 – Olympians

STREAKS TO WATCH
Camryn Hannah
· 12 straight games with double-digit kills
· 3 games in a row with at least one ace

Quinn Menger
· 5 games in a row with 2+ aces

Jess Mruzik
· 4 games in a row with double digit kills
· 4 straight matches with double-digit digs
· 4 games in a row with double-doubles

team
· 19 straight wins at Rec Hall

REC HALL SUCCESSFUL
• Penn State is 724-55 (.930) all-time at Rec Hall.
• The Nittany Lions are 346-38 (.901) against current Big Ten opponents in Rec Hall and 378-17 (.957) against non-conference opponents.

REC HALL STREAK
• The Nittany Lions went on a long winning streak at Rec Hall this week, winning 19 straight home games. The Nittany Lions’ last home loss was against Purdue on November 5, 2023.

NEXT
• The NCAA Selection Show airs Sunday at 6 p.m. on ESPN