13 Big Ten Matches Set to Air on Big Ten Network (or BTN Plus)

• All 14 Big Ten volleyball teams continue conference play this week with 13 matches set to air on either BTN or BTN Plus.

• For the fifth straight week, Nebraska, the only undefeated team remaining in NCAA Division I, was the unanimous top-ranked team in the latest AVCA coaches poll. Eight other Big Ten programs are ranked in the poll: No. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 Wisconsin, No. 14 Purdue, No. 16 Penn State, No. 18 Michigan State, No. 19 Ohio State, No. 22 Michigan and No. 24 Illinois.

• Based on average attendance, the Big Ten has six of the nation’s top 10 teams. Nebraska is leads the nation in attendance, averaging 8,189 fans per contest, while Wisconsin is third with 5,908 and Minnesota is fourth with 4,092. Penn State checks in at No. 5 with 3,581 patrons per match while Purdue ranks sixth with 2,757 and Michigan State is ninth with 2,474 fans per contest.

• Nebraska has posted a .333 hitting percentage this season, which ranks second in the nation. Penn State ranks sixth, hitting at a clip of .299, while Indiana is eighth with a hitting percentage of .294. Minnesota ranks ninth with a team hitting percentage of .293.

• Penn State has limited its opponents to the lowest hitting percentage in the nation, only allowing opposing teams to hit at a clip of just .093. Wisconsin is eighth, allowing an opponents’ hitting percentage of .133.

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• Illinois’ Ali Bastianelli and Maryland’s Ashlyn MacGregor are tied for second in the nation with 1.83 blocks per set. Wisconsin’s Tionna Williams, the reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, is fourth, averaging 1.76 blocks per set.

• Based on past opposition’s winning percentage, Wisconsin has played the second toughest schedule in the nation, while Purdue has played the fourth toughest schedule. Minnesota is fifth on the list and Nebraska checks in at No. 7.

• Purdue’s Faye Adelaja has the second highest hitting percentage in the nation with a mark of .474.

• Indiana has knocked down 106 service aces this season, which currently ranks fifth in the nation.

Courtesy of The Big 10.