No. 10 Volleyball Defeats Purdue, 26-30, 30-21, 30-19, 30-19 – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/3/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – %^$Tenth-ranked Ohio State (20-2 overall, 12-2 Big Ten), with a career-high 30 kills (.412) from Stacey Gordon (Fr., Oshawa, Ontario), defeated Purdue (3-19, 1-13) 3-1 (26-30, 30-21, 30-19, 30-19). OSU’s Anne Botica (Sr., Windsor, Ontario) added 22 kills (304) and 15 digs with Shelly Draeger (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis.) adding 11 kills. Purdue’s Maegan Petersen (Sr., Waupun, Wis.) had a team-high 15 kills (.375) for the Boilermakers. The Buckeye victory gives Ohio State its second consecutive 20-win season and the 11th in the last 13 years.%^$
%^$In game one, a 30-26 Boilermaker win, Purdue hit .438 and had only one hitting error, while Ohio State hit .250. The Buckeyes held a 23-21 lead in game two before scoring the final seven points to win, 30-21, and tie the match at one game each. Ohio State hit .205 for the game to -.048 for Purdue. The Buckeyes picked up 30-19 wins in games three and four. OSU hit .400 in game three to .182 for Purdue. Game four had Ohio State hitting .457 to Purdue’s .171.%^$
%^$For the match, Ohio State hit .323 to .169 for Purdue. After hitting .438 in game one, the Boilermakers hit .091 for the final three games. The Buckeyes had a 79 to 44 advantage in kills and outserved the Boilermakers, nine to five. OSU’s Draeger had a match-high five ace serves while Nikki Cisco (Sr., Dublin, Ohio) had three. OSU had a 66-40 margin in digs with Suzie Stiling (Jr., Glenview, Ill.) collecting a career-high 19 digs. Purdue did outblocked Ohio State, 14-4, with Eryn Leach (So., Saratoga, Calif.) recording a match-high seven blocks on one solo and six assists. Buckeye setter Katie Virtue (Jr., St. Charles, Ill.) had a season-high 71 assists for Ohio State.%^$
%^$Ohio State continues on the road next week when they face Indiana Friday and Illinois Saturday.
