Penn State women’s volleyball had dropped one spot to No. 16 in the latest AVCA Poll, the association announced Monday.

The Nittany Lions are coming off a West Coast road trip, going 1-1 against UCLA and USC.

The Nittany Lions fell to UCLA 3-2 Friday night despite Kennedy Martin’s 25 kills and Whitney Lauenstein’s 19 kills, which gave the Bruins problems all night.

Penn State bounced back and swept USC 3-0 on Saturday, led by Martin’s 10 kills.

The Nittany Lions will return to Rec Hall to face No. 10 Oregon at 7 p.m. Friday for the Dig Pink match. Folks at home can stream the match on Big Ten Plus.

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