COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State ladies’s volleyball crew (5-19, 2-14 B1G) fell to No. 24 Penn State (15-11, 9-7 B1G) in a marathon five-set match (22-25, 25-15, 31-29, 14-25, 12-15) on Sunday afternoon in State College.
Penn State scored a pair further factors late in a good first set to earn a 25-22 set win. Ohio State evened the match by successful the second set, utilizing a 7-0 run halfway by the set to cruise to a 25-15 set win. The Buckeyes fought off 4 Nittany Lions set factors to win a marathon third set by a 31-29 margin. Penn State pressured a fifth set with a 25-14 set win within the fourth set. The Nittany Lions used a 5-0 run halfway by the fifth set to win by a 15-12 margin.
Set-by-Set Recap - S1: Jones opened the match with a kill earlier than Penn State constructed an early 7-4 lead. Ohio State used a 3-0 run to tie the set at seven and a 4-0 run to take an 11-8 benefit on a block from Jones and Ashley Carr. The Buckeyes pushed the result in 15-10 on the media timeout however the Nittany Lions battled again to tie the set at 17. The set was knotted once more at 19 and 21 earlier than PSU strung collectively three-unanswered factors on its method to a 25-22 set win.
- S2: The second set was tight early because the Buckeyes scored first however the groups discovered themselves tied at 10. Ohio State scored the following seven factors within the set, a run capped by a block from Jones and Kaia Castle, to take a commanding 17-10 lead. The Nittany Lions might rating not more than two unanswered factors down the stretch because the Buckeyes evened the match with a 25-15 set win after scoring the ultimate three factors of the set.
- S3: The third set was a marathon that includes 20 ties and 10 lead adjustments all through. Ohio State scored the primary two factors, however Penn State owned the following 4 because the rating was tied 5 instances by the instances the groups reached 9 factors apiece. Neither crew led by greater than two factors because the Buckeyes scored back-to-back to go into the media timeout with a 15-13 benefit. Penn State used a pair of 3-0 runs to take a 21-19 lead, prompting an Ohio State timeout. The Buckeyes instantly tied the set out of the timeout and took a 24-23 lead for set level. Penn State scored back-to-back factors to take a 25-24 lead and its first set level. The Buckeyes fought off 4 Nittany Lions set factors and scored 4 of the set’s closing factors after trailing 28-27, to win by a 31-29 margin on an ace from Jones.
- S4: The Nittany Lions used an early 10-2 run to take an 11-4 lead. The Buckeyes had been capable of trim their deficit to 4 at 12-8, however Penn State responded with the following 5 factors to extend the result in 17-8. Ohio State was unable to string collectively greater than two unanswered factors down the stretch. PSU pressured a fifth set with a 25-14 set win.
- S5: Penn State scored the primary three factors of the fifth set and led till Ohio State put collectively a 6-1 run to take a 7-6 lead – the Buckeyes’ solely lead of the set. The Nittany Lions scored the following 5 factors and the groups traded factors to finish the match with Penn State successful the set by a 15-12 margin.
Match Notes
- Mia Tuman now ranks 10th in program historical past with 2,785 profession assists after 47 assists right now. Tuman handed Amanda Peterson, who accrued 2,755 assists as a Buckeye. Tuman added 13 digs for her eighth double-double of the season.
- This is the third time this season that the Buckeyes have had not less than three gamers with 10 or extra digs apiece.
- This is the Buckeyes’ eighth match of the season to want 5 units to resolve.
- Hannah Jones led the Buckeye offense with 23 kills and tied her career-high 10 digs for her second double-double of the season. This is her fourth match of the season with 20 or extra kills and fourth with not less than 5 blocks.
- Kaitlyn Hoffman totaled a season-high 12 digs.
- Olivia Hasbrook recorded 10 or extra digs for the 14th time this season, totaling a team-high 14 digs right now.
- Kaia Castle recorded 10 kills for the fifth time this season and likewise had not less than 5 blocks for the fifth time this season.
- S1: Each crew had a trio of runs of three or extra unanswered factors in the course of the set.
- S2: The Buckeyes used a 7-0 run halfway by the set to take management.
- S3: The set included 20 ties and 10 lead adjustments earlier than Ohio State earned the 31-29 set win.
Up Next
- Ohio State returns dwelling to host Northwestern on Friday at 6 p.m. ET and Michigan State on Sunday at midday with each matches being broadcast stay on B1G+. Friday’s match is the Our Honor Defend Military Appreciation Match and Sunday’s match is senior day.
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