No. 6 Ohio State Wins Red Raider Classic With Texas Tech Sweep
9/4/2021 10:19:11 PM | Women's Volleyball
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Ohio State women’s volleyball team (5-0) swept Texas Tech (5-2) in straight sets (25-14, 25-15, 25-13) to win the Red Raider Classic on Saturday. Rylee Rader was named Red Raider Classic Tournament MVP after not having a hitting error all weekend while Emily Londot and Kylie Murr joined Rader on the All-Tournament Team.
How it Happened
Ohio State and Texas Tech traded points to begin the match, tying at each point up to seven, before the Buckeyes scored four in a row to take a 10-7 lead. Those four points turned into a 9-1 run leading into the media timeout with a 15-8 Buckeyes advantage. Out of the media timeout, Ohio State had a 4-3 edge but scored back-to-back points to force a TTU timeout as the Buckeyes held a 19-11 lead. The Buckeyes outscored the Red Raiders 6-3 to win the set, 25-14.
The teams traded points to open the second set before six-consecutive points on the floor from the Buckeyes forced a Red Raider timeout as OSU held the early 8-3 lead. Ohio State led by as many as eight, 13-5, before Texas Tech started to chip away at the Buckeyes’ lead. The Red Raiders had the Buckeyes lead down to four, 16-12, before back-to-back OSU points forced a TTU timeout. The Buckeyes outscored the Red Raiders 7-3 to earn the 25-15 victory in the set on a Rylee Rader service ace.
Four kills from Gabby Gonzales helped power Ohio State to an early 9-3 lead in the third set. Texas Tech would come no closer than five points as the Buckeyes stretched the lead to 15-7 at the media timeout. Ohio State led by as many as 10 points as the Buckeyes wrapped up the match with four-consecutive points to win 25-13.
Match Notes
- This is the first time this season that the Buckeyes have hit better than .400, finishing at a season-best .414 (46 kills on 87 attacks).
- Emily Londot and Gabby Gonzales each reached 10 kills in a match for the third time this season.
- The Buckeyes had a season-best four service errors.
- Set one: Neither team scored more than two-consecutive points until the Buckeyes scored four-straight to take a 10-7 lead.
- Set one: Five Buckeyes had multiple kills in the set, with Emily Londot having a match-high five.
- Set one: Ohio State had a side-out percentage of 80 percent, compared to Texas Tech’s 45.8 percent.
- Set two: Londot reached 10 kills when Ohio State led 17-12 and no other player had more than five kills.
- Set two: Vanja Bukilic saw her first action of the season, getting a kill on her first swing and totaling three kills on four attacks during the set. She also had a block.
- Set three: The Buckeyes hit .591 (15 kills on 22 attacks) during the set and had a 92 percent side-out percentage.
- Set three: Gabby Gonzales had six kills in the set.
Up Next
The Buckeyes travel to Virginia for a three-match road trip next weekend. Ohio State opens the weekend against James Madison on Friday at 1 p.m. OSU plays VCU on Saturday at 9 a.m. before concluding the trip against Virginia at 2 p.m.
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