Women's volleyball seeks 88th consecutive win Friday night

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University Park, Pa. — The No. 1 Penn State women's volleyball team (23-0, 11-0) can tie the UCLA men's basketball team's 88-game winning streak when the Nittany Lions host No. 7 Minnesota at 7 p.m. Friday (Oct. 30) in Rec Hall. The Golden Gophers (17-5) are in second place in the Big Ten standings with an 8-2 mark.

The Penn State-Minnesota match will be carried live by the Big Ten Network. The match will be re-broadcast on the Big Ten Network on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. ET.

The Penn State women's volleyball team, which has won the last two NCAA Championships, can move into a tie for fourth place on the NCAA Division I consecutive victories list with a win over Minnesota:

NCAA All-Time Division I Consecutive Victories (All games, no ties)

1. 137, Miami (Fla.) men’s tennis, 1957-64
2.  92, North Carolina women's soccer, 1990-94
3.  89, Stanford women's tennis, 2003-07
4.  88, UCLA men's basketball, 1971-74
5.  87, Penn State women's volleyball, 2007-present

Penn State has won a Big Ten record 56 consecutive matches and 67 consecutive home matches overall.
 
Live stats and live audio of the Penn State-Minnesota match will be available via a link at GoPSUsports.com. Tickets can be purchased in advance at 1-800-NITTANY or at the door. Adult tickets are $8 and youth are $5. Groups tickets are $5 per person at the door or $4 per person if purchased in advance.

All fans are encouraged to wear a costume to compete in the Halloween costume contest. The first place winner will receive a $150 gift card to the Penn State bookstore, second place receives a gift card $100 gift card and third, fourth and fifth place will get a $75 gift card. There will also be a "Dress Like a Rockette" contest where the winner will receive four tickets to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at the Bryce Jordan Center on Nov. 20-21. Friday's match will also be Trick-or-Treat night.

Following the Minnesota match, Penn State returns to action Friday, Nov. 6 at Wisconsin for a 7 p.m. CT contest.