UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. No. 3 Penn State women’s volleyball looks to remain popular as it welcomes Iowa to Rec Hall for a Big Ten match Friday at 6:30 p.m. The match will be streamed on B1G+.

The Nittany Lions enter at 21-1 overall and 11-0 in the Big Ten after extending their winning streak to 13 straight games on Wednesday with a sweep of Michigan. The Hawkeyes are 9-14 overall and 3-8 in the conference.

PROMOS/THEME
• $5 women’s volleyball ticket upon presentation of ticket to Saturday’s football game

HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, November 1 – 6:30 PM ET
Iowa (9-14, 3-8 B1G) at #3 Penn State (21-1, 11-0 B1G) | Live Stats | Watch

OPENING NOTES
• The Nittany Lions enter the game with three separate winning streaks to keep an eye on:
– Penn State has a 17-game regular season Big Ten win streak, which ranks as the longest active streak in the
conference. Their last regular season loss in conference play came on November 5, 2023 to Purdue.
– Penn State has won 15 straight games in Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions’ last home loss also came to Purdue on November 5, 2023.
Penn State has won 13 straight games this season, which is the sixth-longest active streak in the country behind South Dakota State (20), Southeastern Louisiana (19), Nebraska (17), Western Kentucky (15) and Dayton (15 ).

SERIES HISTORY – IOWA
• Penn State is 58-0 in the all-time series with Iowa. The teams first played in 1991.
• The Nittany Lions are 30-0 against the Hawkeyes at Rec Hall, including a 3-0 win last season.
• Taylor Trammell has hit .469 while averaging 1.85 kills/set and 1.45 blocks/set in six career matches against Iowa. Camryn Hannah has hit .405 while averaging 3.33 kills and 1.33 blocks per set over two matches against the Hawkeyes, while Gillian Grimes is averaging 4.55 digs/set over three matches.

SCOUTING IOWA
• Iowa is 9-14 overall and 3-8 in the Big Ten after losses to No. 10 Purdue (3-1), Northwestern (3-1), No. 11 Oregon (3-1), Michigan (3-0 ), Illinois (3-1) and Ohio State (3-0).
• The Hawkeyes were picked 18th in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll, but are currently tied for 12th.
• Iowa’s highest win in non-conference play came in five sets over South Dakota.

REGION TO LOOK
Gillian Grimes
· 10 consecutive double-digit games

Camryn Hanna
· 4 consecutive matches with double-digit kills

Jess Mruzik
· 13 consecutive matches with double-digit kills

Izzy Starck
· 3 consecutive double-doubles matches

Team
· 13 consecutive wins
· 15 consecutive Rec Hall wins
· 17 consecutive Big Ten regular-season wins

REC HALL SUCCESS
• Penn State is 720-55 (.929) all-time in Rec Hall.
• The Nittany Lions are 342-38 (.900) against current Big Ten opponents in Rec Hall and 378-17 (.957) against non-conference opponents.

21-1 START
• Penn State’s 21-1 record is the program’s best through 22 games since it also started 20-1 in 2017.
• The 2017 team finished 33-2 and advanced to the NCAA National Semifinal game.

NEXT
• No. 3 Penn State hits the road next week for a pair of Big Ten games. The Nittany Lions play at Northwestern on Friday, November 8 at 7pm ET and at No. 7 Wisconsin on Saturday at 3:30pm ET on NBC.