University Park, Pennsylvania — The No. 9 Penn State men's volleyball team continues its trip to California with three games this week. The Nittany Lions, who played at Long Beach State on Friday, will play at No. 16 CSUN on Tuesday, No. 12 USC on Wednesday and No. 4 UCLA on Friday.
Starting this week, 12 of Penn State's 19 games will be against nationally ranked opponents, with five of those games being against teams ranked in the top five at the time of the game.
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#9 Penn State (12-4, 4-0 EIVA) vs. #16 CSUN (9-7, 0-0 Big West)
Date and time: March 5th (Tuesday)
Time: 9pm ET
Location: Premier America Credit Union Arena (Northridge, California)
Live Stream: ESPN+
Statistics: Live statistics
#9 Penn State (12-4, 4-0 EIVA) vs. #12 USC (10-8, 2-4 MPSF)
Date and time: March 6th (Wednesday)
Time: 10pm EST
Location: Galen Center Pavilion (Los Angeles, California)
Live Stream: USC Live Stream
Statistics: Live statistics
#9 Penn State (12-4, 4-0 EIVA) vs. #4 UCLA (14-4, 5-1 MPSF)
Date and time: March 8th (Friday)
Time: 7pm ET
Location: Galen Center Pavilion (Los Angeles, California)
Live Stream: USC Live Stream
Statistics: Live statistics
Series History – CSUN
- This will be the 15th meeting between Penn State and CSUN. The two teams met for the first time in his 1982 year.
- The Nittany Lions hold a 9-5 advantage in the series, but the teams haven't faced each other since 2016.
- Penn State is 1-2 in road games against CSUN.
- The Nittany Lions are 5-2 against the Matadors, led by their head coach. mark pavlik.
Series History – USC
- This will be the 33rd matchup between Penn State and the University of Southern California. The two teams met for the first time in his 1980 year.
- USC leads the series 20-12, but Penn State has won six of the last eight games, including a 3-1 victory at Rec Hall last season.
- The Nittany Lions are 1-3 in road games against the Trojans.
- Penn State is 10-8 against USC under the head coach. mark pavlik.
- They won 3-1 against USC last season. Michal Kowal Batting average .429 with 11 kills, 2 aces, and 5 digs. Toby Ezeonu He hit .400 with 7 kills and 3 blocks.
Series History – UCLA
- This will be the 44th time Penn State and UCLA have played. The two teams met for the first time in his 1982 year.
- UCLA leads the series 34-8-1, including a 3-1 win at the First Point University Challenge in Austin, Texas, earlier this season.
- Toby Ezeonu In four career games against UCLA, she averaged 1.44 kills/set, 1.00 blocks/set, and batted .432. Michal Kowal He also played four games against the Bruins, averaging 2.13 kills/set and 1.25 digs/set.
Penn State VS. Ranking
- Penn State has had success against nationally ranked opponents recently, going 33-11 dating back to the start of the 2021 season.
- The Nittany Lions are 14-7 against top-10 opponents, 6-6 against top-5 opponents and 3-2 against the nation's top-ranked teams during this span. ing.
- The first of the top two wins was a 3-1 win over Hawaii in Honolulu last season, and the last two wins came against Ohio State (one on the road and one at home) in four days this season.
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- Penn State will play at St. Francis on Saturday, March 16th, then host the Red Flash on Sunday, March 17th. The Red Flash lost their most recent game 3-1 to George Mason, but are now 9-6.
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