Ohio State Hosts RV Minnesota and Indiana This Weekend

Ohio State vs. RV Minnesota/Indiana
Dates: Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 and Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023
Venue: Covelli Center (Columbus, Ohio)
Matches:

Friday vs. RV Minnesota (6:30 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | BTN
Saturday vs. Indiana (7 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | B1G+

Rosters: Ohio State | Minnesota | Indiana
Match Notes: Ohio State | Indiana

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (8-13, 5-7 B1G) hosts RV Minnesota (10-10, 6-6 B1G) and Indiana (16-9, 6-6 B1G) this weekend inside Covelli. Friday's match against Minnesota is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on BTN. Saturday's match against Indiana is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be on B1G+.

Friday's match is the military appreciation match, while Saturday will feature a post-match meet and greet with the team.

Ohio State enters the weekend with a 8-13 record this season and a 5-7 record in Big Ten play after dropping a four-setter (25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 22-25) at Michigan on Sunday in the first Big Ten match broadcast on FOX in history.
Senior Emily Londot continues to lead Ohio State's offense and the Big Ten in kills/set (4.81) and points/set (5.21). She's among the top-11 in the country in both categories as of Wednesday.
Fellow senior Rylee Rader has increased her production to 2.72 kills/set through the past eight matches, leads the team this season in hitting percentage (.377 - fourth in the B1G) and is second on the team in aces (20). Lauren Murphy leads OSU with 21 aces, ranking seventh in the B1G with 0.34 aces/set.
Freshman Mia Tuman ranks fifth in the Big Ten in assists/set (9.36) and broke into the top-20 in program history on 10/21, now ranking 18th with 674 assists.
Freshman Eloise Brandewie leads the Buckeye block with 76 total (0.96 blocks/set) after a career-best seven blocks four times in October (10/1, 10/6, 10/7, 10/21).
Minnesota enters the match on Friday with an even 10-10 record on the season and 6-6 in Big Ten play after falling to No. 2 Wisconsin in straight sets (13-25, 20-25, 19-25) on Sunday.
The Gophers hold Big Ten wins over Iowa, Michigan (twice), Northwestern, Rutgers and Michigan State, while having lost to then No. 2 Nebraska, No. 15 Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, No. 16 Purdue and No. 2 Wisconsin. Minnesota is 2-8 against ranked opponents this season.
Mckenna Wucherer leads the Minnesota offense with 3.22 kills/set, while Melani Shaffmaster ranks 10th in the Big Ten with 8.63 assists/set. Kylie Murr's 4.10 digs/set ranks sixth in the B1G, as does Phoebe Awoleye's 1.24 blocks/set.
Ohio State trails 36-50 in the all-time series against Minnesota, but has the 20-18 advantage when facing the Gophers in Columbus.
The teams met three times last season with Ohio State winning two of the matches. On Oct. 12, 2022, OSU earned the sweep (25-20, 25-21, 25-22) at Minnesota. The Gophers earned a four-set win (20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 26-24) in Columbus on Nov. 25. The teams met in the NCAA Regional Semifinals on Dec. 8 at Texas with OSU winning in four sets (22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19).
Indiana enters the weekend with a 16-9 overall record and an even 6-6 mark in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers are scheduled to face Rutgers on the road on Friday at 7 p.m.
Since last facing the Buckeyes on Oct. 21, Indiana lost two five-setters to Illinois (24-26, 25-18, 23-25, 25-10, 10-15) and Northwestern (23-25, 34-32, 25-21, 22-25, 10-15) on the road.
Setter Camryn Haworth leads the Big Ten in aces/set (0.64) and ranks third in assists/set (9.82). Ramsey Gary leads the conference in digs/set (4.38), while Kaley Rammelsberg ranks fifth in hitting percentage (.375). Five Hoosiers are averaging at least 2.00 kills/set this season.
Ohio State leads 55-28 in the all-time series against Indiana and is 31-8 when facing the Hoosiers in Columbus.
The Buckeyes dropped a five-set heartbreaker (25-21, 23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 13-15) in Bloomington on Oct. 21. Londot led the way for Ohio State with 25 kills and a season-best 17 digs. Rader also reached double-figure kills (12), while Kaitlyn Hoffman (16), Sydney Taylor (11) and Sarah Sue Morbitzer (10) did the same with digs.

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