Penn State women’s volleyball held on to its No. 3 ranking in the latest AVCA Poll released Monday afternoon.

This was the fourth week in a row and the sixth time this season that the Nittany Lions were ranked in the No. 3 spot. The team received one first-place vote, while No. 1 Pitt received 50 and No. 2 Nebraska received 10.

The Nittany Lions went 2-0 in Big Ten play once again with a win over Ohio State in five sets on Friday and a sweep of then-No. 14 Minnesota in its “Dig Pink” game on Sunday afternoon. This improved their record to 18-1 and with an 8-0 conference record.

Outside of Penn State and Nebraska, the Big Ten was also represented by No. 8 Wisconsin, No. 10 Purdue, No. 11 Oregon, No. 15 Minnesota, and No. 16 USC.

The Nittany Lions will head to Los Angeles this week to take on UCLA at 9 p.m. on Thursday, October 24, and No. 16 USC at 11 p.m. on Saturday, October 26.

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Fernando Martinez

Fernando was a writer for Onward State who majored in broadcast journalism with minors in Spanish and sports studies. During his time on staff, he covered both men’s and women’s volleyball, as well as men’s and women’s soccer. You can follow him on Instagram at fernando9015 or email him at fermtzrdem@gmail.com to see what he is up to today.

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