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<a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/">Big Ten Volleyball</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/standings/">Big Ten Standings</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/schedule/">Big Ten Composite Schedule</a><a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/stats/">Big Ten Statistics</a> | <a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=WVB&division=1">NCAA Statistics</a> | <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt6e670eb544fccb63/2023%20Volleyball.pdf">Big Ten Record Book</a><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1/avca-rankings">AVCA Top 25 Poll </a>| <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/bltd1625c6f038af4fe/66e1e607da189f72a7531e81/VB_Weekly_Release_9.11.pdf" target="_self">Big Ten Weekly Release</a><ul><li>Seven of the Big Ten’s 18 teams are mentioned in this week’s AVCA Coaches Poll, announced on Monday. The poll includes No. 3 Penn State, No. 5 Nebraska, No. 7 Purdue, No. 8 Wisconsin, No. 12 Oregon, No. 19 Minnesota and No. 23 USC. UCLA and Washington received votes in this week’s poll.&nbsp;</li><li>No 3. Penn State sees its highest ranking in Katie Schumacher-Cawley’s three seasons as head coach. The Nittany Lions went 3-0 in week two with wins over No. 3 Louisville (3-0), then-No. 9 Kentucky (3-2) and Ball State (3-0).&nbsp;</li><li>After starting the 2024 season with four matches on the road, No. 23 USC hosts No. 1 Pittsburgh on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. It will be the first time USC has faced the nation’s top-ranked team since a December meeting with No. 1 Baylor in 2019.&nbsp;</li><li>No. 6 Wisconsin hosts RV Marquette on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the 17,000 seat Kohl Center&nbsp; in Madison, Wis. The match will air live on BTN at 8 p.m. ET.&nbsp;</li><li>Additional ranked or TV matchups this week include No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 14 Arizona State on Big Ten Network on Friday, No. 12 Oregon at No. 17 BYU on Friday and No. 3 Penn State vs. Duke on FS1 on Friday. Purdue will play either RV SMU or No. 10 Kentucky on Saturday as part of the SMU Doubletree Invitational in Dallas, Texas. &nbsp;</li><li>The Big Ten has four setters in the top 10 in the nation who are all averaging over 11 assists/set. Purdue’s Taylor Anderson is third in the NCAA averaging 11.85 assists/set, Oregon’s Christin Cline is fifth with 11.53 assists/set, USC’s Mia Tuaniga is sixth with 11.47 assists/set and Nebraska’s Bergen Reilly is ninth averaging 11.16 assists per set. &nbsp;</li><li>Purdue is currently leading the Big Ten and is second in the nation, averaging 3.65 blocks/set. Raven Colvin leads the Conference with 44 blocks on the season and is second nationally averaging 2.20 blocks/set.&nbsp;</li><li>Minnesota’s Melani Shaffmaster became the first Gopher since Sarah Wilhite in 2014 to register a triple-double, tallying 10 kills (career-high), 47 assists and 21 digs in a five set loss to TCU on Saturday.&nbsp;</li><li>Ohio State’s Emily Londot is the fourth player in Ohio State volleyball history to reach 2,000 career points. Londot is third in Buckeye’s program history with 1,804 total kills, a number good enough to lead active career leaders in all of NCAA Division I.&nbsp;</li><li>Penn State’s Izzy Starck was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after guiding the Nittany Lions to a pair of ranked wins last week. Starck is the first Penn State freshman to earn the honor in back-to-back weeks to open their college career since Ali Frantti did in 2014.&nbsp;</li><li>Washington posted 20 blocks in a reverse sweep at Colorado on Sunday. It was the most blocks for the Huskies in a single match since 2014. Washington remains perfect on the season (5-0) and will host Washington State on Friday for its home opener and first appearance on the Big Ten Network (10 p.m. ET).&nbsp;</li></ul>

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Player of the Week&nbsp; Raina Terry, Illinois &nbsp; Gr. - OH – Marengo, Ohio - Major: Recreation, Sport and Tourism&nbsp;<ul><li>Helped Illinois to a 4-0 week, extending its winning streak to six matches. The 6-0 start is the Illini’s best start since the 2018 campaign&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Led Illinois in kills in three of the team’s four matches&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Surpassed the 20-kill mark twice, tallying 25 kills vs. Iowa State and 20 kills vs. Wake Forest &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Hit for .304 across the four matches, including a season-high .552 (17-1-29) in a 3-0 win vs. Toledo&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Moved into second all-time at Illinois in career aces (178), tallying 12 aces from the service line this week &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Named the Cyclone Invitational MVP&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Illinois Player of the Week: Jacqueline Quade (Sept. 17, 2018)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Defensive Player of the Week&nbsp; Nalani Iosia, Michigan State &nbsp; Sr. - L – Long Beach, Calif. - Major: Sociology&nbsp;<ul><li>Named to All-Tournament Team at the Kathy DeBoer Invitational &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Posted a season-high 25 digs and eight assists against RV Western Kentucky on Friday&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Led the Spartans all weekend in digs, averaging 5.09/set&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Surpassed 1,000 digs at Michigan State, pushing her career total to 1,583&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Amani McArthur (Sept. 18, 2023)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Setter of the Week&nbsp; Taylor Anderson, Purdue&nbsp; So. – San Antonio, Texas – Major: Kinesiology&nbsp;<ul><li>Guided No. 8 Purdue to a 3-0 weekend to push the Boilermakers to 6-0 on the season&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Finished the weekend with 11.50 assists per set, recording back-to-back double-doubles vs. Cal and at Utah &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Posted a double-double with 52 assists and 11 digs in a four-set win vs. California. Her 52 assists were the most by a Big Ten player in any four-set match last week and the second-most in a match overall &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Neared a triple-double with 34 assists, 10 digs and seven blocks at Utah in a 3-0 sweep of the Utes&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Third in the nation through two weeks of play with 11.85 assists/set &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Purdue Setter of the Week: Taylor Anderson (Nov. 27, 2023)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Freshman of the Week&nbsp; Izzy Starck, Penn State &nbsp; S – Viera, Fla. – Major: Undeclared&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Guided No. 7 Penn State to a 3-0 week with wins over No. 4 Louisville, No. 9 Kentucky, and Ball State&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>In a 3-0 sweep over Louisville, Starck tallied 32 assists as the Nittany Lions hit .358 &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>In a 3-2 reverse sweep road win over the Wildcats, Starck recorded her second double-double of the season with 47 assists and 17 digs in addition to five kills, five blocks and an ace&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Finished the week with 11.09 assists/set, helping the Penn State offense to a .321 hitting percentage to move to 5-0 on the season&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Izzy Starck (Sept. 2, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;2024 Big Ten Players of the Week&nbsp; Sept. 2&nbsp; P: Eva Hudson, Jr., PUR&nbsp; D: Rebekah Allick, Jr., NEB&nbsp; S: Bergen Reilly, So., NEB&nbsp; F: Izzy Starck, PSU&nbsp;&nbsp;Sept. 9&nbsp; P: Raina Terry, Gr., ILL&nbsp; D: Nalani Iosia, Sr., MSU&nbsp; S: Taylor Anderson, So., PUR&nbsp; F: Izzy Starck, PSU&nbsp;

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Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue and Penn State Claim Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

<a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/">Big Ten Volleyball</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/standings/">Big Ten Standings</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/schedule/">Big Ten Composite Schedule</a><a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/stats/">Big Ten Statistics</a> | <a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=WVB&division=1">NCAA Statistics</a> | <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt6e670eb544fccb63/2023%20Volleyball.pdf">Big Ten Record Book</a><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1/avca-rankings">AVCA Top 25 Poll </a>| <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt62a75055e5167395/66d8adcb8d9d02071e5b3611/VB_Weekly_Release_9.4.pdf" target="_self">Big Ten Weekly Release</a><ul><li>The Big Ten has eight teams among this week’s top 25. UCLA broke into the rankings, claiming the No. 25 spot with Nebraska at 2, Wisconsin 6, Penn State 7, Purdue 8, Oregon 12, Minnesota 18 and USC 20.&nbsp; Ohio State, Indiana and Washington are all receiving votes in this week’s poll.</li><li>A Big Ten team was featured in five of the top 10 attended events in week one. The State Farm Showcase at Fiserv Forum attracted 14,035 fans while the AVCA Showcase brought 9,280 to the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. Nebraska vs. Texas-A&amp;M Corpus Christi drew 8,956 while Nebraska vs. TCU had 8,695 in attendance. Penn State at Tennessee drew 6,193 fans to Knoxville, Tenn.&nbsp;</li><li>ESPN’s coverage of last week’s AVCA Showcase match between #2 Nebraska and #9 Kentucky drew 344,000 viewers, making it the second most-watched live regular-season volleyball match to air on any ESPN platform.&nbsp;</li><li>#18 Minnesota topped two-time defending National Champion and No. 1 ranked Texas in five sets at the State Farm Volleyball Showcase at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., on Monday. It was the Gophers’ first win over the Longhorns since 2017 and their first over a No. 1 ranked opponent since Sept. 14, 2019 against then-No. 1 Stanford. Melani Shaffmaster surpassed 4,000 career assists, just the 8th Gopher in program history to reach the milestone.&nbsp;</li><li>Purdue’s Eva Hudson was named the AVCA National Player of the Week on Tuesday. She’s the sixth Boilermaker to receive the honor and first since Grace Cleveland did in 2021. Hudson produced a Big Ten-leading 46 kills and 50.5 points behind a .352 hitting percentage, helping Purdue to a 3-0 start in the opening week. Hudson was also named Big Ten Player of the Week and the Stacey Clark Classic Most Valuable Player.&nbsp;</li><li>Oregon’s Colby Neal posted a career-high 13 kills vs. Long Beach State on Sunday, helping the Ducks to a 3-0 sweep and their first win of 2024. Neal’s .929 hitting percentage (13-0-14) established a new program single-match record for Oregon.</li><li>After receiving votes in the preseason top-25 polls, UCLA made a statement in its season-opener, taking down No. 14 Georgia Tech in five sets on Friday night. The Bruins went on to sweep Coastal Carolina capping a perfect opening weekend at the GT Invitational. UCLA will face another ranked opponent on Thursday at No. 17 Tennessee on the SEC Network.</li><li>A top 10 matchup inside Rec Hall resulted in a 3-0 sweep for No. 7 Penn State over No. 4 Louisville on Tuesday night. The Nittany Lions held the Cardinals to a .091 hitting percentage, while Penn State put down 45 kills with a .358%. Jess Mruzik paced the efficient Nittany Lion attack with 13 kills, while Caroline Jurevicius added 11.&nbsp; Penn State has a second top-10 matchup on its schedule this week, visiting No. 9 Kentucky on Friday for a 7 p.m. ET first serve on the SEC Network.&nbsp;</li><li>Additional notable TV matches this week include No. 20 USC at No. 11 Creighton on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on FS1, RV Indiana at #1 Texas on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on SEC Network, #18 Minnesota at #23 Baylor on Friday at 8 p.m. ET, #6 Wisconsin at #23 Baylor on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET and RV Ohio State at #10 Florida on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2.&nbsp;</li></ul>

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Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Central - Sept. 4-8

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Purdue's Eva Hudson Named AVCA/GameChanger Division I Player of the Week

Player of the Week&nbsp; Eva Hudson, Purdue&nbsp; Jr. - OH – Fort Wayne, Ind. - Major: Biomedical Health Sciences/Pre-Medicine&nbsp;<ul><li>Led the Big Ten offensively in opening week with 46 kills and 50.5 points during a 3-0 week for the Boilermakers. Hudson was a key factor in Purdue leading the Big Ten in kills/set and a .337 hitting percentage throughout week one &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Averaged 4.60 kills/set, hitting over .430 in back-to-back matches. Hudson hit .500 or better in each of the final two sets vs. UC Davis, totaling 12 kills during that span&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Posted a double-double in Purdue’s season-opener with 16 kills and 12 digs. Tied a career-high with five blocks vs. Kansas State. Had a 15-kill, nine dig effort vs. UC Davis and hit .467 vs. UMBC with 15 kills and one error on 30 swings&nbsp;</li><li>Earns the fifth Player of the Week honor of her career</li></ul><ul><li>Last Purdue Player of the Week: Eva Hudson (Nov. 20, 2023)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Defensive Player of the Week&nbsp; Rebekah Allick, Nebraska &nbsp; Jr. - MB – Lincoln, Neb. - Major: Business Management &nbsp;<ul><li>Named Most Valuable Player and Best Middle Blocker at the season-opening AVCA First Serve Showcase in Louisville, Ky. &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Allick had 11 kills (.667%) and career-high-matching 12 blocks to lead the Huskers to a 3-1 win over No. 9 Kentucky in the season-opener. As a team, Nebraska posted 18 blocks, the most for the Huskers since 2018, holding Kentucky to a .139 hitting percentage &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Allick combined for 19.0 blocks throughout the Huskers’ 3-0 opening week, averaging 1.90 blocks/set&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Allick averaged 2.40 kills and 1.90 blocks/set with a .415 hitting percentage in the Huskers’ three wins against Kentucky, Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi and TCU&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Earns her third career weekly award&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Lexi Rodriguez (Nov. 20, 2023) &nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Setter of the Week&nbsp; Bergen Reilly, Nebraska &nbsp; So. – Sioux Falls, S.D. &nbsp;– Major: Business and Law&nbsp;<ul><li>Led the Huskers to three victories in week one with 10.73 assists/set and 3.18 digs per set&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Named Best Setter at the AVCA First Serve Showcase in Louisville, Ky., as she led Nebraska to a 3-1 win over No. 9 Kentucky with 39 assists and 11 digs&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Reilly had three double-doubles on the week, including 43 assists and 14 digs in a 3-1 win over TCU&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Reilly set a career-high with five service aces in a sweep of Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi, oepning the match on a 10-0 behind the service line &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Reilly set the Huskers to a .286 hitting percentage in the three wins &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Earns her seventh career weekly honor&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Nov. 6, 2023)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Freshman of the Week&nbsp; Izzy Starck, Penn State &nbsp; S – Viera, Fla. – Major: Undeclared &nbsp;<ul><li>Recorded a double-double in her collegiate debut with 42 assists and 12 digs while leading No. 7 Penn State to a .343 hitting percentage in a 3-1 road win at No. 15 Tennessee to open the season&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Followed up that performance with 27 assists and five digs after splitting the setting duties in a 3-0 win at Temple&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Starck was the first freshman setter to start for the Nittany Lions since Micha Hancock did in 2011&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Alexa Markley (Nov. 21, 2022)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;2024 Big Ten Players of the Week&nbsp; Sept. 2&nbsp; P: Eva Hudson, Jr., PUR&nbsp; D: Rebekah Allick, Jr., NEB&nbsp; S: Bergen Reilly, So., NEB&nbsp; F: Izzy Starck, PSU &nbsp;

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Purdue, Nebraska and Penn State Earn First Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards of 2024

<div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/" target="_self">Big Ten Volleyball</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/standings/" target="_self">Big Ten Standings</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/schedule/" target="_self">Big Ten Composite Schedule</a></div><a href="https://bigten.org/wvb/stats/" target="_self">Big Ten Statistics</a> | <a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=WVB&division=1" target="_self">NCAA Statistics</a> | <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt6e670eb544fccb63/2023%20Volleyball.pdf" target="_self">Big Ten Record Book</a><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1/avca-rankings" target="_self">AVCA Preseason Poll </a>| <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt1285bd89e8ad1847/66cdefe205e485c81cba3c35/082724_VB_Weekly_Release_.pdf" target="_self">Big Ten Weekly Release</a><ul><li>A record-setting 83 Big Ten volleyball matches will be televised nationally on Big Ten Network, FOX, NBC, FS1 and Peacock for the 2024 season. NBC will carry three nationally televised matches, the first time the network will air collegiate volleyball in its history. Big Ten Volleyball coverage is up nearly 30% from the previous record of 64 TV matches in 2023.&nbsp;</li><li>Seven Big Ten volleyball programs were among the AVCA/TARAFLEX Preseason Top 25, announced on Aug. 19: 2-Nebraska; 3-Wisconsin; 7-Penn State; 8-Purdue; 10-Oregon; 18-Minnesota; 21-USC. Four additional teams (Ohio State, UCLA, Indiana, Washington) received votes in the preseason poll. The Big Ten had the most teams among the nation’s top-25 (7), followed by the SEC (6), ACC (5), Big 12 (4), Big East (2) and Atlantic 10 (1).</li><li>Four of the nation’s top-10 collegiate volleyball teams will open the 2024 season at the AVCA First Serve Showcase on Aug. 27 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. No. 2 Nebraska and No. 9 Kentucky will play the first match of the Division I season at 7 p.m. ET, followed by No. 3 Wisconsin and No. 6 Louisville. Both matches will air live on ESPN2.&nbsp;</li><li>Wisconsin and Minnesota are set to participate at the inaugural Intersport Volleyball Showcase at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., on Sept. 1-2. In a rematch of the 2023 National Semifinal, Wisconsin meets No. 1 Texas to open the showcase on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET, followed by No. 18 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Stanford at 3 p.m. ET. On Monday, Wisconsin will play Stanford at 5 p.m. ET, with Minnesota battling the reigning national champions&nbsp; at 7:30 p.m. ET. National coverage of all four matches is available on FOX and FS1.&nbsp;</li><li>The 14 remaining Big Ten schools will all begin their 2024 campaigns on Friday, August 30, highlighted by an Elite Eight rematch between No. 4 Pittsburgh and No. 10 Oregon on the Big Ten Network at 10:30 p.m. ET.&nbsp;</li><li>The Big Ten increased its volleyball national championship footprint, adding Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington in August of 2024. The four schools have combined for eight national titles to go along with Nebraska, Penn State and Wisconsin who own a combined 13 NCAA Championships.&nbsp;</li><li>The Big Ten had eight schools in the top 25 in average volleyball attendance in 2023, with the conference leading the nation in reported attendance for the 16th consecutive season with 831,742.&nbsp;</li><li>Ten 2023 AVCA All-Americans from all 18 Big Ten schools return for the 2024 season, including AVCA National Player of the Year, Sarah Franklin of Wisconsin. Also returning for the Badgers are All-Americans Anna Smrek and Carter Booth. Nebraska returns four All-Americans from 2023, Merritt Beason, Lexi Rodriguez (Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year), Bergen Reilly (Big Ten Setter of the Year) and Harper Murray (Big Ten Freshman of the Year). Penn State returns outside hitter, Jess Mruzik and Purdue returns Eva Hudson and Chloe Chicoine.&nbsp;</li><li>Nebraska is the reigning Big Ten Champion, capping a historic season with an NCAA Finals appearance vs. Texas. Nebraska ended its season 33-2, its best finish since 2006. Wisconsin advanced to the Final Four for the 6th time in program history, finishing the season with a 30-4 overall record. In addition to the Cornhuskers and Badgers, the Big Ten sent Purdue, Penn State and Minnesota to the NCAA Tournament. Oregon and USC advanced to the&nbsp; 2023 postseason, with Oregon reaching the Elite Eight. The Big Ten has now had at least 2 teams in the Final Four 9 times in the previous 12 NCAA Tournaments.</li></ul>

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Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Central - Aug. 27 - Sept. 2

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Seven Big Ten Volleyball Teams Among AVCA/TARAFLEX Preseason Top 25

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced on Monday that a record-setting 83 Big Ten volleyball matches will be televised nationally on Big Ten Network, FOX, NBC, FS1 and Peacock for the 2024 season.Big Ten Network will broadcast at least 68 matches, the most in network history, featuring all 18 conference schools on linear television. BTN’s coverage begins with Pittsburgh at Oregon on Friday, August 30 at 10:30 p.m. ET. Pittsburgh advanced to the Final Four of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and Oregon appeared in its third Elite Eight in program history in 2023.The College Volleyball Showcase at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., featuring Texas, Wisconsin, Stanford and Minnesota, will air nationally on FOX and FS1. Wisconsin will meet Texas on Sunday, September 1, at 12:30 p.m. ET, followed by Minnesota vs. Stanford at 3 p.m. ET. The two-day event will conclude on Monday, September 2, with Wisconsin vs. Stanford at 5 p.m. ET and Minnesota vs. Texas at 7:30 p.m. Five additional matchups throughout the season will be televised on FS1.For the first time in collegiate volleyball history, NBC will carry three nationally televised matches, beginning with Nebraska at Ohio State on October 19 at 3:30 p.m. ET. Wisconsin will visit Purdue on October 26 for a match inside Mackey Arena, carried live on NBC at 3:30 p.m. ET. Rounding out NBC’s Big Ten Volleyball coverage is Penn State at Wisconsin on November 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET.In addition, more than 200 matches will be streamed exclusively on B1G+, BTN's subscription service. All Big Ten Network matches can be seen through its digital extension, the FOX Sports app and FOXSports.com, delivering live events and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones and tablets.Additionally, <a href="https://en.volleyballworld.com/about-us/about-volleyball-world">Volleyball World</a> will again offer its subscribers access to select Big Ten volleyball matches on <a href="https://tv.volleyballworld.com/">VolleyballWorld.tv.</a>On October 29, 2023, 1.66 million fans tuned in to watch Big Ten volleyball on FOX, the most-viewed regular season women’s college volleyball telecast ever. The 2023 national championship match between Texas and Nebraska set a viewership record for the sport, averaging 1.7 million viewers, up 115% from the 2022 championship match, with female viewership up 151% from 2022.2024 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE&nbsp;&nbsp;<table><tbody><tr><td>Date</td><td>Match</td><td>Site</td><td>TV</td><td>Time (ET)</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, August 30</td><td>Pittsburgh at Oregon</td><td>Eugene, OR</td><td>BTN</td><td>10:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, September 1</td><td>Wisconsin vs. Texas</td><td>Milwaukee, WI</td><td>FOX</td><td>12:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, September 1</td><td>Stanford vs. Minnesota</td><td>Milwaukee, WI</td><td>FS1</td><td>3 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, September 2</td><td>Wisconsin vs. Stanford</td><td>Milwaukee, WI</td><td>FOX</td><td>5 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, September 2</td><td>Texas vs. Minnesota</td><td>Milwaukee, WI</td><td>FS1</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Tuesday, September 3</td><td>Louisville at Penn State</td><td>University Park, PA</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Tuesday, September 10</td><td>Creighton at Nebraska</td><td>Lincoln, NE</td><td>BTN</td><td>8 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, September 11</td><td>Pittsburgh at USC</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>BTN</td><td>9 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, September 13</td><td>Arizona State at Nebraska</td><td>Lincoln, NE</td><td>BTN</td><td>8 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, September 13</td><td>Duke at Penn State</td><td>University Park, PA</td><td>FS1</td><td>8:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, September 13</td><td>Washington State at Washington</td><td>Seattle, WA</td><td>BTN</td><td>10 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Tuesday, September 17</td><td>Marquette at Wisconsin</td><td>Madison, WI</td><td>BTN</td><td>8 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, September 18</td><td>Stanford at Nebraska</td><td>Lincoln, NE</td><td>BTN</td><td>8 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, September 21</td><td>Texas A&amp;M at Wisconsin</td><td>Madison, WI</td><td>BTN</td><td>8 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, September 25</td><td>Penn State at Purdue</td><td>West Lafayette, IN</td><td>BTN</td><td>7 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, September 25</td><td>Wisconsin at Minnesota</td><td>Minneapolis, MN</td><td>BTN</td><td>9 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, September 26</td><td>Iowa at Rutgers</td><td>New Brunswick, NJ</td><td>BTN</td><td>6 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, September 27</td><td>UCLA at Nebraska</td><td>Lincoln, NE</td><td>BTN</td><td>8 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, September 27</td><td>Ohio State at USC</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>BTN</td><td>10 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, September 27</td><td>Illinois at Oregon</td><td>Eugene, OR</td><td>FS1</td><td>10:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, September 28</td><td>Purdue at Minnesota</td><td>Minneapolis, MN</td><td>BTN</td><td>6:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, September 28</td><td>TBD vs. TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>BTN</td><td>8:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, September 29</td><td>Rutgers at Michigan</td><td>Ann Arbor, MI</td><td>BTN</td><td>5 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, September 29</td><td>USC at Nebraska</td><td>Lincoln, NE</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, October 2</td><td>Wisconsin at Rutgers</td><td>New Brunswick, NJ</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, October 3</td><td>Maryland at Penn State</td><td>University Park, PA</td><td>BTN</td><td>6 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, October 3</td><td>Nebraska at Illinois</td><td>Champaign, IL</td><td>FS1</td><td>7 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, October 3</td><td>Oregon at Ohio State</td><td>Columbus, OH</td><td>BTN</td><td>8 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, October 4</td><td>Oregon at Penn State</td><td>University Park, PA</td><td>BTN</td><td>7 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, October 4</td><td>Washington at Iowa</td><td>Iowa City, IA</td><td>BTN</td><td>9 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, October 5</td><td>Minnesota at USC</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>BTN</td><td>11 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, October 6</td><td>Michigan State at Purdue</td><td>West Lafayette, IN</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, October 9</td><td>USC at Oregon</td><td>Eugene, OR</td><td>BTN</td><td>9 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, October 9</td><td>UCLA at Washington</td><td>Seattle, WA</td><td>BTN</td><td>11 p.m..</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, October 11</td><td>Purdue at Nebraska</td><td>Lincoln, NE</td><td>BTN</td><td>8:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, October 12</td><td>Illinois at Michigan State</td><td>East Lansing, MI</td><td>BTN</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, October 12</td><td>Maryland at Minnesota</td><td>Minneapolis, MN</td><td>BTN</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, October 13</td><td>UCLA at USC</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, October 16</td><td>Indiana at Illinois</td><td>Champaign, IL</td><td>BTN</td><td>7 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, October 16</td><td>Iowa at Northwestern</td><td>Evanston, IL</td><td>BTN</td><td>9 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, October 18</td><td>Nebraska at Michigan State</td><td>East Lansing, MI</td><td>BTN</td><td>6 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, October 18</td><td>Penn State at Ohio State</td><td>Columbus, OH</td><td>BTN</td><td>8 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, October 19</td><td>Nebraska at Ohio State</td><td>Columbus OH</td><td>NBC</td><td>3:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, October 19</td><td>Indiana at Purdue</td><td>West Lafayette, IN</td><td>BTN</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, October 20</td><td>Wisconsin at Michigan</td><td>Ann Arbor, MI</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, October 23</td><td>Ohio State at Purdue</td><td>West Lafayette, IN</td><td>BTN</td><td>7 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, October 23</td><td>Northwestern at Minnesota</td><td>Minneapolis, MN</td><td>BTN</td><td>9 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, October 24</td><td>Wisconsin at Indiana</td><td>Bloomington, IN</td><td>FS1</td><td>7 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, October 24</td><td>Penn State at UCLA</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>BTN</td><td>9 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, October 24</td><td>Michigan State at USC</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>BTN</td><td>11 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, October 26</td><td>Wisconsin at Purdue</td><td>West Lafayette, IN</td><td>NBC</td><td>3:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, October 26</td><td>Penn State at USC</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>BTN</td><td>11 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, October 27</td><td>Northwestern at Indiana</td><td>Bloomington, IN</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, October 30</td><td>Michigan at Penn State</td><td>University Park, PA</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, October 30</td><td>Oregon at Washington</td><td>Seattle, WA</td><td>BTN</td><td>9:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, October 31</td><td>Iowa at Ohio State</td><td>Columbus, OH</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, October 31</td><td>USC at UCLA</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>BTN</td><td>9:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, November 1</td><td>Purdue at Maryland</td><td>College Park, MD</td><td>BTN</td><td>6:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, November 1</td><td>Nebraska at Wisconsin</td><td>Madison, WI</td><td>BTN</td><td>9 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, November 2</td><td>UCLA at Oregon</td><td>Eugene, OR</td><td>BTN</td><td>11 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, November 7</td><td>Nebraska at Oregon</td><td>Eugene, OR</td><td>BTN</td><td>10 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, November 9</td><td>Nebraska at Washington</td><td>Seattle, WA</td><td>BTN</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, November 9</td><td>Penn State at Wisconsin</td><td>Madison, WI</td><td>NBC</td><td>3:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, November 14</td><td>Minnesota at Nebraska</td><td>Lincoln, NE</td><td>BTN</td><td>8:30/9 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, November 14</td><td>Wisconsin at USC</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>BTN</td><td>10:30/11 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, November 16</td><td>Indiana at Nebraska</td><td>Lincoln, NE</td><td>BTN</td><td>8:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, November 16</td><td>Wisconsin at UCLA</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>BTN</td><td>10:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, November 17</td><td>Illinois at Purdue</td><td>West Lafayette, IN</td><td>BTN</td><td>5 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, November 20</td><td>Minnesota at Wisconsin</td><td>Madison, WI</td><td>BTN</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, November 21</td><td>Purdue at Penn State</td><td>University Park, PA</td><td>BTN</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, November 23</td><td>Wisconsin at Nebraska</td><td>Lincoln, NE</td><td>BTN</td><td>9 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, November 24</td><td>Indiana at Ohio State</td><td>Columbus, OH</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, November 27</td><td>Ohio State at Wisconsin</td><td>Madison, WI</td><td>BTN</td><td>8:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, November 27</td><td>Purdue at Oregon</td><td>Eugene, OR</td><td>BTN</td><td>10:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, November 29</td><td>Oregon at UCLA</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>Peacock</td><td>4:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, November 29</td><td>Nebraska at Penn State</td><td>University Park, PA</td><td>BTN</td><td>5 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, November 29</td><td>Ohio State at Minnesota</td><td>Minneapolis, MN</td><td>FS1</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, November 29</td><td>TBD vs. TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>BTN</td><td>7:30 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, November 30</td><td>Nebraska at Maryland</td><td>College Park, MD</td><td>BTN</td><td>7 p.m.</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, November 30</td><td>Michigan State at Wisconsin</td><td>Madison, Wi</td><td>BTN</td><td>9 p.m.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference today officially admitted the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington, bringing the total number of member institutions to 18. Competition will begin this season for all conference sports.“We are excited today to officially welcome the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington to the Big Ten Conference,” said Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. “All four institutions feature a combination of world class academics and athletics that are a great fit for our conference, and we look forward to building long-lasting relationships with the administrators, coaches, student-athletes, alumni and fans.”On June 30, 2022, the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to admit the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC). A little more than a year later, on August 4, 2023, the COP/C voted unanimously once more to admit the University of Oregon and the University of Washington, with all four schools joining the Conference on August 2, 2024.Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington are all members of the Association of American Universities, an organization of American research institutions devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Today, they also become members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, where Big Ten institutions lead the nation with more than 75,000 instructional staff, 810,000 students, $17.4 billion in annual research expenditures, and 145 million library volumes, representing 25 percent of all print titles in North America. Collaboration through the Big Ten Academic Alliance allows the universities to work more effectively and efficiently by, among other things, sharing a high-speed fiber optic network, offering an array of leadership development programs, building shared infrastructure, and seamlessly sharing library resources.Athletically, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington have won a combined 302 NCAA team championships and have 49 Olympians on Team USA at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. On the football field, they’ve combined for 10 Heisman Trophies, 73 College Football Hall of Famers, 41 Rose Bowl championships and 173 First Round NFL draft picks, including six this year.The University of Oregon is a Carnegie R1 research university and a member of the Association of American Universities. The Oregon faculty includes a Nobel Prize winner, a MacArthur fellow, a pair of National Medal of Science winners and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Oregon has more than 500 student-athletes competing in 20 sports and have taken home 38 national championships, including men’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track &amp; field men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf, acrobatics and tumbling.UCLA has been ranked the nation’s No. 1 public university for seven years in a row by U.S. News &amp; World Report and is known worldwide for the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletics programs. UCLA is the most applied-to university in the country. UCLA Athletics has more than 700 student-athletes competing in 25 sports and has won 123 NCAA national championships, the second most in the country.University of Southern California (USC) is a prestigious private research university offering more than 350-degree programs excelling in education, the arts, business, engineering and sciences, as well as in research innovation and healthcare. Sponsoring 23 sports, USC has a long tradition of successful Olympic athletes, boasting more Olympians, medalists and gold medalists than any school in the country. Entering 2024-25, the Trojan teams have won 113 national championships.The University of Washington has been recognized as the No. 1 most innovative public university in the world and recently tied for seventh on the U.S. News &amp; World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings and second among U.S. public institutions. Washington receives more federal research dollars than any other U.S. public university and has been home to seven Nobel Prize winners. In athletics, the Huskies 650 student-athletes compete in 22 sports and have won national championships in football, women’s cross country, men’s rowing, women’s rowing, softball, women’s volleyball and women’s golf. The department annually finishes among the top schools in the nation in the NACDA Director’s Cup.The Big Ten Conference is an association of 18 world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women.The Big Ten Network will celebrate the new schools throughout the day Friday, beginning with four hours of classic games, a special one-hour edition of B1G Today, original B1G Moment and B1G Trailblazers programming for each institution, and the Washington edition of BTN’s Football Training Camp Tour in Seattle. Additionally, the Big Ten Conference will debut an updated version of its fan-favorite “Maps” commercial that will include its four new members.

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