No. 18 Girls’s Volleyball Hosts Rutgers for Dig Pink Match Friday – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 18 Penn State ladies’s volleyball hosts Rutgers for the group’s annual Dig Pink match Friday at 7 p.m. The Nittany Lions then go on the street for one more Big Ten match when head to Columbus to play Ohio State on Sundat at midday. Both matches will stream on B1G+.

evening after which goes on the street to play Ohio State on Sunday afternoon.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, Oct. 24 | 7 p.m.
Rutgers (10-10, 1-7 B1G) at No. 18 Penn State (11-7, 5-3 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+

Sunday, Oct. 26 | Noon
No. 18 Penn State (11-7, 5-3 B1G) at Ohio State (3-13, 0-8 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+

OPENING NOTES
• Every match is vital at this level within the season, as evident by the NCAA Division I Committee Top 16, which provides a sneak peek at what the highest 16 seeds for the NCAA Tournament can be if the season ended on their launch date (Oct. 18). The Nittany Lions had been listed at No. 15 within the Top 16, which might be ok to host NCAA First and Second Round matches at Rec Hall.
• Why is taking part in at house within the NCAA Tournament so vital? Penn State is 73-3 all-time in NCAA Tournament matches at Rec Hall, together with wins over Delaware State, North Caroline, Marquette, and Creighton on its approach to successful this system’s eighth nationwide title final season.

SERIES HISTORY – RUTGERS
• Penn State is 43-9 within the all-time sequence with Rutgers. The groups first performed in 1977.
• The Nittany Lions have received 34 straight matches over the Scarlet Knights, with the final loss coming in 1982.
• Penn State is 24-1 in street matches in opposition to Rutgers.
• The Nittany Lions are 4-0 in opposition to the Scarlet Knights underneath head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley, sweeping all 4 matches.
• Gillian Grimes has averaged 3.33 digs/set in 4 profession matches in opposition to Rutgers.

SCOUTING RUTGERS
• Rutgers is 10-10 total and 1-7 within the Big Ten after a five-match dropping streak in opposition to No. 1 Nebraska (3-0), Northwestern (3-0), Illinois (3-0), Maryland (3-1), and No. 12 Purdue (3-0).
• The Scarlet Knights had been picked 18th within the Big Ten Preseason Poll. They completed 18th final season.
• Rutgers ranks first within the convention and ninth within the nation in aces/set (2.09). Lexi Visintine ranks first within the convention and 18th nationally with 33 aces.

SERIES HISTORY – OHIO STATE
• Penn State is 54-21 within the all-time sequence with Ohio State. The groups first performed in 1981.
• The Nittany Lions have received three straight matches in opposition to the Buckeyes, together with a five-set win on the Covelli Center final 12 months. Emmi Sellman, then a freshman at Ohio State, led all gamers with 27 kills in that match. She is now a sophomore for Penn State.
• Penn State is 24-3 in opposition to Ohio State in street matches.

SCOUTING OHIO STATE
• Ohio State is 3-13 total and 0-8 within the Big Ten following an eight match dropping streak to UCLA (3-2), No. 17 USC (3-0), Washington (3-1), Oregon (3-0), No. 12 Purdue (3-0), No. 14 Minnesota (3-0), Illinois (3-1), and No. 22 Indiana (3-1).
• The Buckeyes had been picked thirteenth within the Big Ten Preseason Poll. They completed thirteenth final season.

STREAKS TO WATCH
Gillian Grimes
· 82 straight begins at libero
· 5 straight matches with not less than one ace
· 3 straight matches with double-digit digs

Caroline Jurevicius
· 3 straight matches with double-digit kills

Kennedy Martin
· 69 straight matches with double-digit kills when taking part in not less than three units

Maggie Mendelson
· 5 straight matches with double-digit kills

LAST TIME OUT
• Penn State left its first journey to the Pacific Northwest as a part of Big Ten play with a 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 27-25) win over Oregon on Saturday.
• Kennedy Martin led a trio Nittany Lions with double-digit kills as she totaled 26 on .315 hitting. Maggie Mendelson reached double-digits for the fifth-straight match, hitting .667 with 12 kills. Caroline Jurevicius did it for the third-straight match together with her 11 kills.
• Penn State hit .341 behind 47 assists from Addie Lyon. The setter added 14 digs to report her second double-double of the season.
• The Nittany Lions had a robust evening on the service line with eight aces. Martin led the best way with three, Lyon and Ava Falduto had two apiece, and Gillian Grimes chipped in with one.

CAREER HIGHS SET LAST WEEK
at Washington
Jordan Hopp – aces (3)
Jocelyn Nathan – digs (16)

UP NEXT
• Penn State travels to play Michigan on Friday, Oct. 31 and hosts Indiana on Sunday, Nov. 2. Both matches will air on B1G Network.
• Michigan is 12-7 total and 2-6 within the Big Ten after back-to-back losses to Northwestern (3-2) and No. 1 Nebraska (3-0).
• Indiana is 15-3 total and 6-2 within the convention following a 3-1 win over Ohio State in its most up-to-date match.

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