Date
Time (ET) | Opponent | Rank | Arena
City
(Tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record
(Big Ten Record) |
|---|
| Regular Season |
August 23
2:00 PM | vs. #12 Creighton | #2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena
(AVCA First Serve)
Lincoln, NE | Fox Sports 1 | W 3–0
(25–18, 25–22, 26–24) | | 1–0 |
August 25
6:30 PM | vs. #14 Kansas | #2 | Sanford Pentagon
(AVCA First Serve)
Sioux Falls, SD
| Big Ten Network | W 3–2
(25–22, 24–26, 16–25, 30–28, 15–12) | 3,397 | 2–0 |
August 31
5:00 PM | vs. #13 Arizona State | #2 | PPG Paints Arena
(State Farm College Volleyball Showcase)
Pittsburgh, PA | Fox | L 1–3
(25–21, 23–25, 20–25, 29–31) | 7,723 | 2–1 |
September 1
5:00 PM | vs. #24 TCU | #5 | PPG Paints Arena
(State Farm College Volleyball Showcase)
Pittsburgh, PA | Fox | L 2–3
(19–25, 15–25, 25–20, 25–19, 12–15) | | 2–2 |
September 5
TBA | vs. #4 Kentucky | #5 | Rec Hall
(Penn State Invitational)
University Park, PA | Fox | L 0–3
(21–25, 16–25, 23–25) | 6,031 | 2–3 |
September 7
TBA | vs. New Hampshire | #5 | Rec Hall
(Penn State Invitational)
University Park, PA | BIG+ | W 3–0
(25–11, 25–15, 25–20) | 3,737 | 3–3 |
September 9
TBA | vs. Bucknell | #12 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | BIG+ | W 3–0
(25–19, 25–10, 25–20) | 3,191 | 4–3 |
September 17
TBA | vs. #5 Pittsburgh | #13 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | Big Ten Network | L 1–3
(23–25, 17–25, 25–23, 17–25) | 5,211 | 4–4 |
September 19
TBA | vs. Princeton | #13 | Rec Hall
(Penn State Classic)
University Park, PA | BIG+ | W 3–2
(25–15, 20–25, 22–25, 25–16, 15–8) | 3,335 | 5–4 |
September 21
TBA | vs. Central Michigan | #13 | Rec Hall
(Penn State Classic)
University Park, PA | BIG+ | W 3–0
(25–21, 25–20, 25–22) | 3,313 | 6–4 |
September 26
TBA | vs #17 Southern California* | #15 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | Big Ten Network | W 3–2
(25–13, 25–22, 19–25, 19–25, 15–13) | 4,318 | 7–4
(1–0) |
September 28
TBA | vs. UCLA* | #15 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | Big Ten Network | L 1–3
(25–22, 19–25, 23–25, 23–25) | 3,964 | 7–5
(1–1) |
October 3
TBA | vs. #1 Nebraska* | #16 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | Fox | L 0–3
(6–25, 15–25, 13–25) | 6,257 | 7–6
(1–2) |
October 5
TBA | at Maryland* | #16 | Xfinity Center
College Park, MD | Big Ten Network | W 3–2
(25–16, 25–20, 19–25, 23–25, 15–5) | 5,093 | 8–6
(2–2) |
October 10
TBA | vs. #7 Wisconsin* | #19 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | Big Ten Network | W 3–0
(25–20, 25–21, 25–16) | 5,311 | 9–6
(3–2) |
October 11
TBA | vs. Northwestern* | #19 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | BIG+ | W 3–1
(25–18, 25–20, 20–25, 25–16) | 3,643 | 10–6
(4–2) |
October 17
10:00 PM | at Washington* | #17 | Alaska Airlines Arena
Seattle, WA | Big Ten Network | L 2–3
(11–25, 17–25, 25–23, 25–20, 13–15) | 4,431 | 10–7
(4–3) |
October 18
10:30 PM | at Oregon* | #17 | Matthew Knight Arena
Eugene, OR | Big Ten Network | W 3–1
(25–22, 23–25, 25–23, 27–25) | 3,235 | 11–7
(5–3) |
October 24
7:00 PM | vs. Rutgers* | #18 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | BIG+ | W 3–0
(25–23, 25–19, 25–13) | 3,647 | 12–7
(6–3) |
October 26
12:00 PM | at Ohio State* | #18 | Covelli Center
Columbus, OH | BIG+ | W 3–1
(22–25, 25–23, 25–17, 25–18) | 3,476 | 13–7
(7–3) |
October 31
6:30 PM | at Michigan* | #19 | Cliff Keen Arena
Ann Arbor, MI | Big Ten Network | L 2–3
(25–21, 21–25, 28–26, 22–25, 12–15) | 1,764 | 13–8
(7–4) |
November 2
4:00 PM | vs. #24 Indiana* | #19 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | Big Ten Network | L 0–3
(22–25, 15–25, 23–25) | 3,651 | 13–9
(7–5) |
November 7
7:00 PM | at #9 Purdue* | #25 | Holloway Gymnasium
West Lafayette, IN | | L 0–3
(20–25, 21–25, 22–25) | 2,415 | 13–10
(7–6) |
November 9
4:30 PM | at Illinois* | #25 | Huff Hall
Champaign, IL | Big Ten Network | W 3–1
(25–23, 25–27, 25–23, 25–22) | 3,753 | 14–10
(8–6) |
November 14
7:00 PM | at #20 Minnesota* | #24 | Maturi Pavilion
Minneapolis, MN | Big Ten Network | L 0–3
(23–25, 23–25, 22–25) | 4,486 | 14–11
(8–7) |
November 16
2:00 PM | vs. Ohio State* | #24 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | | W 3–2
(25–22, 15–25, 29–31, 25–14, 15–12) | 4,022 | 15–11
(9–7) |
November 21
7:00 PM | vs. Michigan State* | #24 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | | W 3–0
(25–15, 25–19, 25–23) | 3,679 | 16–11
(10–7) |
November 23
2:00 PM | vs. Maryland* | #24 | Rec Hall
University Park, PA | | W 3–0
(25–19, 25–15, 25–14) | 3,237 | 17–11
(11–7) |
November 28
6:30 PM | at #1 Nebraska* | #25 | Bob Devaney Sports Center
Lincoln, NE | Big Ten Network | L 0–3
(14–25, 11–25, 14–25) | 8,537 | 17–12
(11–8) |
November 29
7:00 PM | at Iowa* | #25 | Xtream Arena
Coralville, IA | Big Ten Network | W 3–1
(25–22, 25–21, 22–25, 25–20) | 723 | 18–12
(12–8) |
| 2025 NCAA Tournament |
December 6
5:30 p.m. | vs. South Florida | #25 | Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
(NCAA First Round) | ESPN+ | W 3–1
(25–23, 12–25, 25–21, 25–19) | 1,200 | 19–12 |
December 7
7:30 p.m. | vs. #3 Texas | #25 | Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
(NCAA Second Round) | ESPN+ | L 0–3
(16–25, 9–25, 19–25) | 3,918 | 19–13 |
* Indicates Conference Opponent, Times listed are Eastern Time Zone, Source [7]
*Total 2025 Attendance: 120,698 |
