Buckeyes Playing a Pair in St. John Arena
10/12/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 12, 2016
RELATED INFO
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following a 49-day stretch which included a lone home match contested at St. John Arena, the No. 19 Ohio State University women’s volleyball team hosts back-to-back matches inside the historic facility on Oct. 14-15 versus No. 2 Nebraska and Iowa. Both conference clashes are slated for 6 p.m. ET starts.
WEEKLY BASICS
Friday, Oct. 14 — 6 p.m. ET — Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)
#19 Ohio State (12-6, 2-4 B1G) vs. #2 Nebraska (14-1, 5-1 Big Ten)
Live Stats: GameTracker
Television: Big Ten Network (BTN2Go link)
Saturday, Oct. 15 — 6 p.m. ET — Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)
#19 Ohio State vs. Iowa (14-4, 4-2 Big Ten)
Live Stats: GameTracker
Video Broadcast: BTN Plus/BTN2Go
PARKING & PROMOTIONS
Friday:
Parking – With an earlier-than-usual start time of 6 pm, campus traffic may be leaving simultaneously as match attendees are arriving. Fans are encouraged to leave extra time for travel.
Promotions – Super Hero Night (dress accordingly!) | First 100 students receive a free superhero cape
Saturday:
Parking – Several events occurring at or near St. John Arena. Additional free parking spaces outside of the St. John Arena lots will be available for match attendees. | Saturday Parking Map
Promotions – The Greater Columbus Sports Commission is giving away NCAA Championship water bottles.
HISTORY WITH THE HUSKERS AND HAWKEYES
The Buckeyes have found recent success versus Nebraska, arising victorious in four of the last five meetings, including a four-set road victory two weeks ago (Oct. 1). Ohio State has won three straight in Lincoln and is 4-3 all-time at Nebraska. While the Huskers own a 10-7 edge in the overall series, the Buckeyes are the only Big Ten school to own a non-losing record (4-4) vs. Nebraska since the Huskers joined the conference in 2011.
Ohio State has taken 61 of 70 all-time meetings against the Hawkeyes. The Buckeyes are riding a 14-match winning streak vs. Iowa, last dropping a match in the series back in 2008.
AWARDS, AWARDS & MORE AWARDS
Ohio State welcomed in a cavalcade of awards Oct. 3-5, including not one, but two, National Player of the Week recognitions. The week began with Taylor Sandbothe and Valeria León earning Big Ten Player and Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday. The next day brought AVCA National Player of the Week distinction for Sandbothe. Taylor Hughes then picked up a National Player of the Week accolade of her own, selected as such by espnW.
Eleven different Buckeyes have now earned National Player of the Week laurels a total of 13 times since 1994.This marks the third consecutive season Ohio State has been represented at least once.
OHIO STATE SEIZES TWO B1G VICTORIES
St. John Arena finally hosted its first match of the season on Sept. 28, witnessing an Ohio State sweep over Northwestern. The Buckeyes followed with a four-set triumph at previously No. 1 and undefeated Nebraska. Ohio State snapped the Huskers’ 28-match winning streak and recorded its third consecutive win in Lincoln. The Buckeyes are 4-1 in the last five meetings versus Nebraska.
NATIONAL TELEVISION EXPOSURE
Friday’s match vs. Nebraska is one of at least a half dozen Buckeye matches televised on national television this season. In addition to the ESPN2 broadcast in Ann Arbor last week, Ohio State is also being featured on Big Ten Network a minimum of five times.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION – #OSUWVBtribe
Social media users are encouraged to join the Ohio State Women’s Volleyball conversation by utilizing the #OSUWVBtribe hashtag. Hear directly from members of the program weekly at OhioStateBuckeyes.com with a video series titled “#OSUWVBtribe Talk.”
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Ohio State sits at No. 19 in this week’s AVCA Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes are one of nine Big Ten teams ranked in the Top-25. The Big Ten Conference combined for an overall non-conference record of 122-36 (.772).
CAREER RECORD BOOKS UNDER SIEGE
Seniors Valeria León and Taylor Sandbothe have launched an assault on the Ohio State Record Books, cracking the Top-10 in multiple statistical categories with sights set on the top spot:
León:
3.45 digs per set are tied for first in OSU history (school record – 3.45 digs/set – Chelsea Noble; 2008-09)
1,537 total digs rank second (school record – 1,572 digs – Stacey Gordon; 2001-04)
Sandbothe:
1.13 blocks per set rank second in OSU history (school record – 1.19 blocks/set – Shellye Sills; 1997-99)
96 solo blocks rank second (school record – 139 – Sherri Rinker; 1984-87)
487 total blocks rank second (school record – 517 – Dawn McDougall; 1988-91)
391 block assists rank fourth (school record – 442 – Dawn McDougall; 1988-19)
.304 attacking efficiency ranks sixth (school record – .366 – Sara Daniel; 1991-94)
*Complete `Career Records Watch’ can be found on Page 7 of the match notes posted above
