Buckeyes Home After More Than Month Away
2/16/2022 2:00:07 PM | Men's Volleyball
No. 14 Ohio State vs. Loyola Chicago, Purdue Fort Wayne
Dates: Feb. 17, 19
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)/3 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Covelli Center (3,700) | Masks Required-Concessions Available
Watch: B1G+($)
Admission: Free
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Loyola Chicago| Purdue Fort Wayne | MIVA
Rosters: Ohio State | Loyola Chicago | Purdue Fort Wayne
Season Stats: Ohio State | Loyola Chicago| Purdue Fort Wayne | MIVA | NCAA
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 14 Ohio State Men’s Volleyball team (4-5, 0-2) return to the Covelli Center after more than a month of playing away from home when the Buckeyes take on Loyola Chicago at 7 p.m. Thursday and then Purdue Fort Wayne Sunday (3 p.m.).
Ohio State last played in Columbus Jan. 12 vs. St. Francis. Since that match, Ohio State has played four times in California and opened the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association schedule at McKendree and at Lewis. A home series vs. Mount Olive was canceled Feb. 4-5 because of weather-related travel concerns.
The home match Sunday will serve as an opportunity for the Buckeyes to welcome back members of the 2011 Ohio State National Championship Team. The team will be recognized between the second and third sets.
The Buckeyes are back home after being away for more than a month when Loyola Chicago visits the Covelli Center Thursday. Hear from Kevin Burch, Ohio State head coach, on returning home, playing on the road and what to expect from the Ramblers and Purdue Fort Wayne (Sun./3 p.m.) pic.twitter.com/AwFabsrDEQ
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) February 16, 2022
- The Buckeyes are 44-24 all-time vs. Loyola Chicago. The teams last played a year ago in Columbus on back-to-back dates, both Ohio State wins (3-2, Feb. 20/3-0, Feb. 21). Against Purdue Fort Wayne, 81-41 all-time with a 44-12 record in Columbus. The teams split a season-ago in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Buckeyes won 3-1 March 19, 2021 and then fell 3-1 the next day.
- Ohio State will celebrate its 2011 National Championship team Sunday. The team will be recognized between the second and third sets. That team finished 26-6 overall, knocking off Loyola in the MIVA Tournament Championship game 3-1 and then beating Penn State (3-1) in the NCAA semifinals and UC Santa Barbara (3-2) in the NCAA title game at Penn State. It was the first of three national titles for the Buckeyes in former head coach Pete Hanson, who guided Ohio State to NCAA Titles in 2016 and 2017 as well.
The men’s volleyball program will honor the 2011 team that won the national championship Sunday when the Buckeyes take on Purdue Fort Wayne (3 p.m.). Check out what Kevin Burch recalls from the 2011 squad and what it means to the program having them back on campus. pic.twitter.com/pWjfy0SjcZ
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) February 16, 2022
- Ohio State is 466-138 all-time in Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association regular-season competition. The Buckeyes own 27 MIVA championships and 17 MIVA Tournament titles.
- Prior to traveling to McKendree and Lewis Feb. 11 and 13, Ohio State had last played Jan. 29 at UC Santa Barbara (L, 1-3) two days following a loss (1-3) to now No. 1 Long Beach State, also on the road. Two home games scheduled Feb. 4-5 vs. Mount Olive were canceled because of winter travel concerns.
- Ohio State’s five losses this year have come on the road in California to current Top 10 teams: No. 1 LBS, No. 2 UCLA and No. 6 UCSB and then at McKendree and at No. 6 Lewis in the first two MIVA games of the year. The Buckeyes own a win (3-1) over current No. 5 Southern California at the B1G/Pac-12 Challenge.
- Ohio State split vs. No. 2 UCLA (L, 3-2) and No. 12 Southern California (W, 3-1) at the B1G/Pac-12 Challenge at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus.
- Ohio State opened the season with a pair of 3-0 wins over Central State Jan. 7-8. Jacob Pasteur led with 18 kills in the wins. He also recorded team highs in aces (6) and blocks (7).
- Martin Lallemand was named the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Offensive Player of the Week Jan. 9. He had 15 kills, three aces, five digs and hit .357 in the wins over the Marauders.
- Lallemand has 661 career kills as a Buckeye. He will need 144 more to crack the Top 20 in Ohio State history. David Frette holds the No. 20 position all-time with 805 from 1989-91.
- The MIVA coaches picked the Buckeyes at No. 3 in the annual preseaon poll.
- A pair of Buckeyes made the preseason All-MIVA squad. Senior Martin Lallemand and sophomore Sotiris Siapanis, both outside hitters, represent the Buckeyes.
- Siapanis also was recognized as a preseason second team All-American by Off the Block. Siapanis, a 2021 Honorable Mention All-American (NVA/AVCA), was the 2021 MIVA Newcomer of the Year and a First Team All-MIVA selection.
- Kevin Burch, now in his third year as Ohio State head coach, added four student-athletes to the roster for the 2023 season on National Signing Day in November. Dan Hurley (6-8/OH), Jack O’Riodan (6-8/OH), Shane Wetzel (6-7/OPP) and Niko Williams (6-6/S) all signed their National Letters of Intent.
- Steven Kehoe (2008-11) was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame during ceremonies last fall. The former setter also earned Ohio State’s Male Athlete of the Year Award in 2011. Kehoe remains ranked among the Top 10 in school history for career assists (4,012), digs (595) and aces (97).
- Burch has a record of 24-23 over three seasons as head coach in Columbus.
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