No. 16 Penn State beat No. 10 Oregon 3-1 Friday night, ending the Ducks’ seven-match winning streak and improving the Nittany Lions’ Big Ten record to 6-3. Kennedy Martin led Penn State with 25 kills, while the team’s defense held Oregon to a .156 hitting percentage.

By the Numbers
  • Set scores: 25-17, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20.
  • Martin hit .431 with 25 kills, seven digs and four blocks.
  • Whitney Lauenstein had 15 kills, five blocks and a career-high nine digs.
  • Penn State hit .346 as a team; Oregon hit .156.
Yes, But

Oregon briefly drew even by taking the second set, powered by Sjakkie Donkers’ seven kills in the frame. Penn State responded by winning the next two sets, including a late rally in the fourth after falling behind 17-16.

State of Play
  • Penn State is 14-5 overall and 6-3 in Big Ten play.
  • Oregon fell to 16-3 overall and 7-2 in the conference.
  • Penn State has beaten a top-10 opponent at Rec Hall in six consecutive seasons.
What’s Next

Penn State travels to face No. 18 Indiana on Sunday at 3 p.m. Indiana enters at 12-6 overall and 5-4 in the Big Ten after consecutive sweeps of Washington and Ohio State.

Bottom Line

Martin’s dominant night and Penn State’s defensive pressure turned a ranked matchup into a statement Big Ten win—and stopped one of the conference’s hottest teams.