Buckeyes Sweep Fighting Illini
10/19/2022 9:32:36 PM | Women's Volleyball
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-5, 8-1 B1G) swept (25-10, 25-23, 25-23) Illinois (9-10, 4-5 B1G) on Wednesday evening inside the Covelli Center during the mental health awareness match.
The Buckeyes took control early in the first set, never trailing to earn the 25-10 set win. Illinois kept the second set close, but Ohio State took a 2-0 lead with a 25-23 set win. Ohio State completed the sweep with a 25-23 win in the third set.
How it Happened
Gabby Gonzales began the match with a service ace and a 5-0 OSU run gave the Buckeyes an early 6-1 lead. Ohio State used back-to-back points to double up the score at 12-6 and force an Illinois timeout. The Buckeyes extended their run to five-unanswered points out of the timeout to lead 15-6 on a block from Gonzales and Adria Powell. A 4-0 OSU run forced another Fighting Illini timeout with the Buckeyes in front by a 19-8 margin. The Buckeyes used a 5-0 run to propel to a 25-10 set win on a kill from Powell.
Illinois scored the first point of the second set, but Ohio State immediately took the lead on the second ace of the match for Gonzales. The Buckeyes were able to double up at 8-4 on back-to-back Gonzales kills. Illinois trimmed the lead to one at 10-9 after the Fighting Illini’s longest run of the evening. Ohio State did not surrender the lead and held the 15-12 advantage at the media timeout. The Buckeyes scored the next two out of the media timeout and maintained a comfortable lead, forcing an Illinois timeout at 20-14 after back-to-back OSU points. Illinois went on a 5-1 run out of the timeout to close the gap to 21-19. The Fighting Illini used a 3-0 run to cut the OSU lead to 24-23 and force a Buckeye timeout. Emily Londot ended the set on the next point with her eighth kill.
The Fighting Illini scored the first two points in the third set before the Buckeyes tied the set at two. The teams traded points with Illinois keeping the lead until Ohio State took its first lead of the set at 6-5. Illinois pushed its lead to 9-7 before a 3-0 Buckeyes run put OSU up 10-9. The teams again traded points with Ohio State staying in front this time with a 15-14 advantage at the media timeout. Illinois took the lead with back-to-back points out of the media timeout, but Ohio State responded with the next three points to take an 18-16 lead and force an Illinois timeout. The Buckeyes extended their run to 6-0 to force another timeout at 21-16. The Fighting Illini cut the Buckeyes’ lead to 22-20 with three-unanswered points and OSU took a timeout. Illinois fought off three Ohio State match points to force another Buckeye timeout with OSU leading 24-23. An Illinois service error ended the match.
Highlights
S1: Adria Powell/Gabby Gonzales block
S1: Set point / Block O set point
S2: Mac Podraza/Rylee Rader block
S2: Set point
S3: Jenaisya Moore/Adria Powell block
Match Notes
- This is the Buckeyes’ fourth conference sweep.
- The Ohio State defense forced its opponent to hit under .200 for the eighth time during conference play.
- Adria Powell finished with a season-high 12 kills.
- Kylie Murr recorded double-figure digs for the 16th time this season.
- Jenaisya Moore recorded at least 10 kills for the 11th time this season.
- This is the ninth match of the season that Gabby Gonzales has had more than one ace. Gonzales finished with four, her second-highest total of the season.
- Set one: Ohio State put together three 5-0 runs and hit .520 on the set. Illinois hit -.182 with just three kills in the set.
- Set two: The Buckeyes held the lead for the entire set after surrendering the first point.
- Set three: The set featured 13 ties and five lead changes after three ties and one lead change in the first two sets combined.
What They Said
Head Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg: “[Tonight] shows out intent. We talk about taking care of every contact. I think it shows the focus that we’re having in practice that is translated onto the court, but I think it shows the leadership and experience that this team has, and we knew that coming into the season.”
Middle Adria Powell: “It’s exciting [having 12 kills]. I think our offense is really balanced in general. To be able to have a big part in that is exciting and it just makes us tougher against opponents. To keep working with Mac [Podraza] on spreading it out and then having a big role in that feels good.”
Up Next
Ohio State hosts Iowa on Friday at 7 p.m. ET for the alumnae match, which will be broadcast live on B1G+.
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