Volleyball Captures Buckeye Invitational With Win Over Ohio – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 1, 2001
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 16th-ranked Ohio State (3-0) women’s volleyball squad overcame a first game loss to Ohio (0-3) to win the next three and captured the championship of the Buckeye Invitational. The 3-0 (28-30, 30-13, 30-19, 30-24) victory. The OSU win was highlighted by an outstanding performance of the Tournament Most Valuable Player, Anne Botica (Sr., Windsor, Ontario) who had match-highs of 19 kills and digs and added three ace serves and three blocks against the Bobcats. Suzie Stiling (Jr., Glenview, Ill.), a member of the All-Tournament Team had 14 kills, eight assist blocks, seven digs and three ace serves in the match. Bobcat Katie Smith (Fr., Downers Grove, Ill.) had a team-high nine kills for Ohio.
Ohio State hit .255 for the match to OU’s .075. The Buckeyes had a 13 to six advantage in ace serves and outdug the Bobcats, 67-58. OSU added a 12-9 margin in blocks.
Buckeye Invitational Results
Round 1 (Friday, Aug. 31) Tennessee Tech def. Ohio 3-2 (22-30, 30-22, 32-30, 21-30, 19-17) Ohio State def. Illinois-Chicago 3-0 (30-15, 30-12, 30-16)
Round 2 (Saturday, Sept. 1) Ohio State def. Tennessee Tech 3-0 (30-18, 30-17, 30-21) Illinois-Chicago def. Ohio 3-1 (30-20, 27-30, 30-25, 30-23)
Round 3 (Saturday, Sept. 1) Illinois-Chicago def. Tennessee Tech 3-0 (32-30, 30-15, 30-21) Ohio State def. Ohio 3-1 (28-30, 30-13, 30-19, 30-24)
Buckeye Invitational Standings 1 Ohio State 3-0 2 Illinois-Chicago 2-1 3 Tennessee Tech 1-2 4 Ohio 0-3
Buckeye Invitational All-Tournament Team Laura Hageman, Ohio Maggie Stern, Tennessee Tech Teaha Shepperd, Illinois-Chicago Lindsay Filkins, Illinois-Chicago Suzie Stiling, Ohio State
Most Valuable Player: Anne Botica, Ohio State
