Balanced Buckeyes Attack Push OSU Past Iowa
10/21/2022 10:53:18 PM | Women's Volleyball
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-5, 9-1 B1G) won in four sets (25-18, 22-25, 25-10, 25-18) against Iowa (7-14, 1-9 B1G) on Friday evening inside the Covelli Center during the alumnae match.
Iowa led early in the first set, but Ohio State used a pair of 4-0 runs to earn a 25-18 set win. The Hawkeyes evened the match with a 25-22 win in the second set, scoring the final four points. The Buckeyes took control of the third set early, cruising to a 25-10 set win. Ohio State earned the victory with a 25-18 win in the fourth set.
How it Happened
Iowa opened the match’s scoring to take an early lead, though the set was tied multiple times. Ohio State took its first lead of the set at 9-8 on a Hawkeye attack error. Iowa took a 13-11 lead following a 4-1 run before the Buckeyes scored four-unanswered points to take a 15-13 lead and force a Hawkeye timeout. Iowa tied the set out of the timeout with back-to-back points, but Ohio State went on a 3-0 run to take an 18-15 lead, forcing a second Hawkeye timeout. The Buckeyes scored following the timeout and strung together a 4-1 run to extend the lead to 23-17. Ohio State won the first set by a 25-18 margin on an Iowa service error.
The Hawkeyes scored first in the second set, grabbing an early 5-1 lead and led by an 8-3 margin before the Buckeyes called timeout. The teams traded points out of the timeout before a 7-0 OSU run amidst a pair of Iowa timeouts gave Ohio State its first lead of the set at 13-12. The Hawkeyes regained the lead out of the timeout, but Emily Londot evened the score at 14. The Buckeyes earned a narrow advantage, leading by as many as three at 20-17. Iowa tied the set at 21 and 22 and regained the lead at 23-22, forcing an OSU timeout. The Hawkeyes earned the 25-22 set win to even the match, finishing on a 4-0 run.
Iowa began scoring in the third set as the teams traded points early. Ohio State put together a 5-1 run to take a 7-4 lead, forcing a Hawkeye timeout. Iowa took a second timeout after OSU’s 6-1 run out of the first timeout extended the Buckeyes’ lead to 13-5. Ohio State did not allow Iowa to score back-to-back points and used a 7-1 run to build the lead up to 23-8. The Buckeyes sealed a 25-10 set win with a block from Jenaisya Moore and Rylee Rader.
The Hawkeyes scored first in the fourth set, but the Buckeyes immediately responded. Ohio State used a pair of 3-0 runs to take the early 9-5 lead. The teams traded points before OSU scored five of six points to push the lead to 17-10 on a block from Mac Podraza and Rader. The Buckeyes maintained a comfortable lead and sealed the match win with back-to-back kills for a 25-18 set.
Highlights
S1: Gabby Gonzales/Rylee Rader block
S1: Set point
S2: Rylee Rader kill
S2: Kylie Murr dig/Jenaisya Moore kill
S3: Rylee Rader ace
S3: Set point
S4: Kylie Murr dig
S4: Mac Podraza dump
S4: Match point
Match Notes
- The Buckeye defense forced a Big Ten opponent to hit under .200 for the ninth time in 10 matches.
- This is the second time this season that Ohio State has had four players record at least 10 kills. The only previous time was in the win at Louisville on Sept. 4 as the same four players (Gabby Gonzales, Jenaisya Moore, Rylee Rader, Emily Londot) reached 10 kills.
- Kylie Murr recorded at least 10 digs for the 17th time this season and surpassed the 20-dig plateau for the third time this season, finishing with a season-high 24 digs.
- Londot reached 10 kills for the 15th time this season.
- Moore reached 10 kills for the 12th time this season, finishing the match with 14.
- Gonzales earned her sixth double-double of the season, finishing with 15 kills and a season-high 17 digs.
- Mac Podraza earned her fifth double-double of the season with 52 assists and 10 digs.
- Gonzales recorded at least 10 kills for the 11th time this season and at least 10 digs for the fifth time this season.
- This is the fifth time this season that Podraza has recorded at least 10 digs.
- Rader had more than one ace for the fourth time this season.
- Rader recorded at least 10 kills for the third time this season.
- Set one: The Buckeyes used a pair of 4-0 runs to take control of the set in the second half.
- Set two: The set featured six ties and four lead changes.
- Set three: The Buckeye defense forced the Hawkeyes to hit just .094 in the set.
- Set four: The Iowa offense’s hitting percentage decreased in each set as the Hawkeyes hit just .051 in the fourth set.
What They Said
Head Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg: “It’s pretty special. To me, I feel fortunate to be in this position [coaching my alma mater]. You’re riding every day with the current team, but to see the alumni excited to come back here and celebrate together? That’s a big deal. This is the first time Stacey Gordon has been back since I was hired and we honored her with a video, she did that roll on the court and was on the tricycle. She wasn’t on the court playing but she certainly was on the screen a lot tonight. All those moments are special and that’s what I look forward to. I don’t want to look too far ahead but even with this group and a couple years, they’ll be coming back for alumni weekends and celebrating each other and celebrating being a Buckeye. It’s a big deal – the history runs deep and it’s good to see those generations just really come together.”
Outside Jenaisya Moore: “Winning in the Big Ten is huge. Winning on the road, winning at home – any win is huge. We’ve really just being taking strides one day at a time, one game at a time, one practice at a time. We look at it that way, not the whole big picture. That’s what gets us there day in and day out.”
Up Next
Ohio State wraps up its four-match homestand on Wednesday against the Wolverines. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. in a match broadcast live on ESPNU.
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