UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. No. 4 Penn State women’s volleyball has its eyes on a Big Ten Championship as the regular season concludes with a match against No. 2 Nebraska on Friday in a sold-out Rec Hall. The meeting between two historic volleyball powers is scheduled for 5:00 PM and will be broadcast live on B1G Network.

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

HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, November 29 – 5:00 PM ET
#2 Nebraska (28-1, 18-0 B1G) at #4 Penn State (28-2, 18-1 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G network

SERIES HISTORY
• 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 the series, with the Nittany Lions’ last win coming in 2018.
• Penn State is 4-5 against Nebraska in Rec Hall. Friday’s game will be only 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 matches against Nebraska. Gillian Grimes averaged 4.17 digs/set in two matches.

SCOUTING NEBRASKA
• Nebraska is ranked second in the nation 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. Their only loss of the season came on September 3 to SMU.
• Nebraska was picked 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 HAVE COMBINED FOR:
12 – National Championships
21 – Big Ten Championships
2,952 – All-time wins
205 – Weeks was ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Poll
185 – All Americans
13 – Olympians

REGION TO LOOK
Camryn Hanna
· 12 consecutive matches with double-digit kills
· 3 consecutive matches with at least one ace

Quinn Menger
· 5 consecutive matches with 2+ aces

Jess Mruzik
· 4 consecutive matches with double-digit kills
· 4 consecutive matches with double figures
· 4 consecutive double-doubles matches

Team
· 19 consecutive Rec Hall wins

REC HALL SUCCESS
• Penn State is 724-55 (.930) all-time in 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 REGION
• The Nittany Lions enter this week on a long winning streak at Rec Hall, winning 19 straight home games. The Nittany Lions’ last home loss came at Purdue on November 5, 2023.

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