Friday, November 21
University Park, Pa.
7 PM
Michigan State University
at
Penn State
Photo by: Ynhi Le
Volleyball Wraps B1G Road Action at No. 24 Penn State, Ohio State This Weekend
11/19/2025 2:39:00 PM | Volleyball
EAST LANSING, Mich. -Â Michigan State volleyball (18-8, 8-8 B1G) wraps up the road portion of its B1G schedule this weekend, traveling to No. 24 Penn State on Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. before visiting Ohio State on Sunday, Nov. 23 at noon.
The Spartans dropped both of their B1G contests last weekend, falling to then-No. 11 Wisconsin in three sets at home before dropping a road match at Michigan.Â
MSU's 18 wins are the most in a season since going 24-9 in 2017. At 8-8 in conference play, MSU sits in a two-way tie for 10th place in the B1G alongside Illinois. Undefeated Nebraska is first in the conference standings, while Purdue and Wisconsin are both in second at 13-3.
Junior outside hitter Karolina Staniszewska recorded a team-leading 3.67 kills per set over MSU's two matches, the 10th-best combined kills/set number in the conference last week. She totaled 22 kills, including 13 on .296 hitting at Michigan, to post her team-leading 15th double-digit kill match of the season. Against Wisconsin, junior outside hitter Taylah Holdem led the Spartans with 11 kills on a .261 clip to mark her second-straight match in double figures (kills) after also totaling 11 kills at Oregon on Nov. 9. Rounding back into form after missing eight matches earlier this season, her 11 kills were the most in a match since posting the same number against App State on Sept. 12.
On the defensive end, junior libero Lia Schneider tallied a team-high 16 digs over last week's matches, while junior setter Cam Berger notched a career-high and team-best nine digs at Michigan.Â
Splitting time in a 6-2 system in both matches last week, redshirt freshman Malayah Long and Berger totaled 31 and 21 assists, respectively, last week.
About Penn State
No. 24 Penn State is the defending national champion and sits at 15-11 overall and 9-7 in the B1G this season. The Nittany Lions went 1-1 last week, falling in a sweep at Minnesota before taking down Ohio State in five sets at home.Â
Penn State holds a 56-8 all-time record in the series, including a 29-3 record in University Park. MSU's last win in the series came on Oct. 28, 2023, in five sets in East Lansing. The Spartans have not won inside Rec Hall since a 3-2 victory on Sept. 27, 2013, during head coach Kristen Kelsay's senior season.
Head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley is in her fourth season at Penn State.
About Ohio State
Ohio State is 5-19 and 2-14 in the B1G this season, dropping road matches to Michigan and Penn State last weekend. The Buckeyes got their first pair of conference wins at Maryland and Rutgers on Nov. 8 and 9 this season, which were their first wins since Sept. 21. Ohio State will host Northwestern on Nov. 21 before welcoming the Spartans on Sunday.
Ohio State leads the all-time series, 56-32, and holds a 29-9 advantage in Columbus. The Spartans fell to the Buckeyes in four sets in the last meeting between the two schools on Nov. 3, 2024, and have not won in the series since a sweep in Columbus on Oct. 4, 2019.
Jen Flynn Oldenburg is in her sixth season with the Buckeyes.
Up Next
MSU hosts USC on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. inside the Breslin Center.
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The Spartans dropped both of their B1G contests last weekend, falling to then-No. 11 Wisconsin in three sets at home before dropping a road match at Michigan.Â
MSU's 18 wins are the most in a season since going 24-9 in 2017. At 8-8 in conference play, MSU sits in a two-way tie for 10th place in the B1G alongside Illinois. Undefeated Nebraska is first in the conference standings, while Purdue and Wisconsin are both in second at 13-3.
Junior outside hitter Karolina Staniszewska recorded a team-leading 3.67 kills per set over MSU's two matches, the 10th-best combined kills/set number in the conference last week. She totaled 22 kills, including 13 on .296 hitting at Michigan, to post her team-leading 15th double-digit kill match of the season. Against Wisconsin, junior outside hitter Taylah Holdem led the Spartans with 11 kills on a .261 clip to mark her second-straight match in double figures (kills) after also totaling 11 kills at Oregon on Nov. 9. Rounding back into form after missing eight matches earlier this season, her 11 kills were the most in a match since posting the same number against App State on Sept. 12.
On the defensive end, junior libero Lia Schneider tallied a team-high 16 digs over last week's matches, while junior setter Cam Berger notched a career-high and team-best nine digs at Michigan.Â
Splitting time in a 6-2 system in both matches last week, redshirt freshman Malayah Long and Berger totaled 31 and 21 assists, respectively, last week.
About Penn State
No. 24 Penn State is the defending national champion and sits at 15-11 overall and 9-7 in the B1G this season. The Nittany Lions went 1-1 last week, falling in a sweep at Minnesota before taking down Ohio State in five sets at home.Â
Penn State holds a 56-8 all-time record in the series, including a 29-3 record in University Park. MSU's last win in the series came on Oct. 28, 2023, in five sets in East Lansing. The Spartans have not won inside Rec Hall since a 3-2 victory on Sept. 27, 2013, during head coach Kristen Kelsay's senior season.
Head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley is in her fourth season at Penn State.
About Ohio State
Ohio State is 5-19 and 2-14 in the B1G this season, dropping road matches to Michigan and Penn State last weekend. The Buckeyes got their first pair of conference wins at Maryland and Rutgers on Nov. 8 and 9 this season, which were their first wins since Sept. 21. Ohio State will host Northwestern on Nov. 21 before welcoming the Spartans on Sunday.
Ohio State leads the all-time series, 56-32, and holds a 29-9 advantage in Columbus. The Spartans fell to the Buckeyes in four sets in the last meeting between the two schools on Nov. 3, 2024, and have not won in the series since a sweep in Columbus on Oct. 4, 2019.
Jen Flynn Oldenburg is in her sixth season with the Buckeyes.
Up Next
MSU hosts USC on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. inside the Breslin Center.
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