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#3 Penn State at #16 USC: How to watch women’s volleyball for FREE, times, channels

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#3 Penn State at #16 USC: How to watch women’s volleyball for FREE, times, channels

No. 3 Penn State will conclude its brief visit to the West Coast on Saturday night, Oct. 26, when it visits No. 16 USC.

The Nittany Lions game will air on the Big Ten Network starting at 11:00 pm ET, and you can stream it live on the Big Ten Network. Fubo TV (try FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) and DirectTV Stream (FREE trial and discount).

Penn State enters with a 19-1 overall record and leads the conference with a 9-0 record, joining Nebraska (8-0) as one of two undefeated teams in the Big Ten.

The Nittany Lions needed all five sets (25-21, 19-25, 25-15, 19-25, 15-9) against UCLA (9-9, 3-6 Big Ten) in a win with by a 3–2 score in Los Angeles. on Thursday evening.

In the deciding fifth set, both teams alternated points early, with Kamryn Hannah’s kill giving Penn State a 5-4 lead. according to the Daily Collegian.

A big challenge from coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley changed the score from 6-6 to 7-5 in her Nittany Lions’ favor, but two straight points from UCLA tied the game at 7-7.

Penn State immediately turned the tide in its favor, trailing by three straight points from Jess Mruzik and Hannah.

Kills from Caroline Jurevicius and Izzy Stark secured the victory and allowed Penn State to extend its Big Ten winning streak to 15.

  • WHO: No. 3 Penn State and No. 16 USC Women’s Volleyball.
  • WHEN: 11:00 PM ET Saturday
  • WHERE: Galena Center, Los Angeles
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • LIVE BROADCAST: Fubo TV (try FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) and DirectTV Stream (FREE trial and discount)

According to the Penn State women’s volleyball website:

  • Penn State is 2-2 in its all-time series with USC. The teams played for the first time in 1980.
  • The teams have not played each other since 2011. The Nittany Lions won that match in five sets.
  • Penn State is 0-1 on the road against USC after losing to the Trojans in the 2000 NCAA regional final.

USC enters this matchup ranked 16th in the country, 14-5 overall and 6-3 in the Big Ten after three straight wins over UCLA (3-2), Maryland (3- 0) and Rutgers (3-0) and then a 3-2 score in favor of visiting Michigan State (20-25, 22-25, 27-25, 25-20, 15-13) on Thursday night.

The Trojans finished with more kills (63-58) and better hitting (.263 to .225) than the Spartans, while also having more blocks (15-10) and more assists (59-55). But the Spartans outshot the Trojans 60-43 and both teams had seven scoring aces.

Senior setter Mia Tuaniga dished out a season-high 49 assists and posted a .263 hitting percentage (63 K, 22e, 156 att) for the Trojans, along with nine digs, five kills (.833), three blocks and a serve-ace. Her 11th assist in the match was the 4,000th of her career.

Penn State will fly east after this matchup, with home games scheduled for Oct. 30 (Michigan) and Nov. 1 (Iowa).