Buckeyes Beat Wildcats in Four Sets, Improve to 5-1 in Big Ten Play
10/9/2022 5:55:34 PM | Women's Volleyball
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-5, 5-1 B1G) beat RV Northwestern (13-5, 2-4 B1G) in four sets (21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-15) on Sunday afternoon at home as Covelli celebrated the 50th anniversary of Title IX.
Northwestern held off Ohio State’s push in the first set to claim a 25-21 set win. The Buckeyes evened the match at one set apiece by winning the second set by a 25-23 margin. Ohio State took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-23 win in set three, holding off two set points. The Buckeyes scored the first two points of the fourth set and did not look back, racing to a 25-15 set win on the back of a mid-set 8-0 run.
How it Happened
Northwestern scored first but the Buckeyes answered immediately to take the 2-1 lead. After OSU led 4-2, the Wildcats went on a 5-0 run to take the 7-4 advantage and pushed it to 11-7 to force an Ohio State timeout. NW scored out of the timeout before the Buckeyes broke up the 3-0 run. OSU got within one at 13-12 but the Wildcats responded with the next four points to extend the lead to 17-12 and force a second Buckeye timeout. The teams traded points out of the timeout before back-to-back Ohio State points forced a NW timeout with the Buckeyes trailing 20-16. OSU strung together three-unanswered points to close the gap to 21-19 and force another Wildcats timeout. The Buckeyes got within one out of the timeout on two occasions, but Northwestern won the set by a 25-21 mark.
The Wildcats scored first in the second set as well, but an early 3-0 Buckeye run had OSU in front 3-2. Northwestern responded to take the lead back before Ohio State tied the set again at seven and took the 8-7 lead. After being tied at nine, NW scored the next three points to take a 12-9 lead. The Buckeyes used a 4-0 run to take a 14-13 lead and force a Northwestern timeout. OSU extended its run to 7-0 and NW called a second timeout as the Buckeyes held the 17-13 advantage. The score was 18-13 before the Wildcats responded to trim the lead to 21-20 and force an OSU timeout. The Buckeyes scored the next three points but NW fought off three set points before Ohio State earned the 25-23 set win to even the match.
Gabby Gonzales began the third set with her fourth ace of the match as the Buckeyes scored the first three points. Northwestern fought back to tie the set at five and six. Back-to-back Ohio State points gave the Buckeyes the narrow lead and they pushed it to 14-11, forcing a Wildcats timeout. Northwestern got within four at 18-14 and then trimmed the lead to 20-19 to force an Ohio State timeout. NW tied the set at 20 out of the timeout before a 3-0 OSU run aided the Buckeyes to a 24-21 lead. Emily Londot sealed the 25-23 set win with her 15th kill of the match.
The Buckeyes scored the first two points of the fourth set. Ohio State built an 8-4 lead before three-unanswered points from the Wildcats got them within one at 8-7. OSU responded with a 3-0 run of its own to extend the lead to 11-7 and force a NW timeout. Ohio State continued its run to 6-0 and doubled up at 14-7 to prompt another Wildcats timeout. The set continued in a back-and-forth nature with the Buckeyes holding a comfortable 22-14 lead. Gonzales closed the match with back-to-back aces as the Buckeyes won the set by a 25-15 margin.
Highlights
S1: Kylie Murr dig
S1: Mac Podraza ace
S1: Buckeye defense
S2: Jenaisya Moore/Adria Powell block
S2: Set point
S3: Set point
S4: OSU defense
S4: Emily Londot/Adria Powell block
S4: Match point
Match Notes
- Ohio State is tied for second in the conference with a 5-1 Big Ten record.
- This is the eighth time this season that the Buckeyes have had at least three players with 10 or more kills.
- This is the seventh time this season and the fifth time in conference play that the OSU defense has limited its opponent to hitting under .200.
- Gabby Gonzales tied her season-high three aces in the second set and tied her career-high four aces to begin the third set. She finished the match with a career-high eight aces.
- Gonzales reached the 10-kill plateau for the ninth time this season and earned her fifth double-double (fourth-consecutive) by adding 12 digs.
- Emily Londot recorded double-figure kills for the 13th time this season and notched her seventh double-double of the season by tallying a career-high 19 digs along with 18 kills, including the 900th of her Buckeye career.
- Mac Podraza earned her fourth double-double of the season with 39 assists and 14 digs.
- Kylie Murr got to 10 digs for the 13th time this season, finishing the match with 18 digs and surpassing 1,600 career digs.
- Set two: The Buckeyes used an 8-0 run midway through the set to take a lead that would not be relinquished.
- Set three: Northwestern fought off two set points before the Buckeyes closed the set.
- Set four: Ohio State did not trail in the set as the Buckeye defense forced the Wildcats to hit just .044.
Up Next
Ohio State is on the road for a Wednesday match at No. 11 Minnesota. First serve is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET as the match will be shown on BTN.
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