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No. 14 Ohio State Sweeps Northern Kentucky in Season Opener
8/25/2023 9:21:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball
The Buckeyes earned a sweep on the road to start the 2023 season.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 14 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) opened the 2023 season with a sweep (25-17, 25-21, 25-21) at Northern Kentucky (0-1) on Friday evening.
Ohio State captured the first set by a 25-17 margin after scoring seven unanswered points early to claim the lead. The Buckeyes used a pair of runs and held off a late push from the Norse in set two to win 25-21. OSU wrapped up the sweep with a 25-21 win in the third set.
Emily Londot led the Buckeyes' offense with 19 kills and hit .444 on the match. Chelsea Thorpe (nine kills and .500 hit percentage) and Grace Egan (eight kills) also stepped up for the OSU offense. Mia Tuman notched 37 assists and a team-high eight digs in her collegiate debut.
How it Happened
Emily Londot's solo block was the first point of the Buckeyes' season as OSU scored seven-unanswered points to take an early 7-1 lead. NKU cut its deficit to four at 11-7 before three-consecutive Buckeye points forced the Norse to call timeout at 14-7. Ohio State then extended its run to 6-0 and its lead to 17-7. After the Buckeyes led 20-10, the Norse scored the next three points before the teams alternated scoring to end the set with OSU on top by a 25-17 margin.
The Buckeyes scored the first five points of the second set, capped by a block from Eloise Brandewie and Chelsea Thorpe. Ohio State led 11-8 before the Norse won a challenge to trim OSU's lead to one at 11-10 and then tie the set at 11. NKU took its first lead of the match at 14-13 but kills from Thorpe and Londot sent OSU to the media timeout with the 15-14 lead. The next two points belonged to the Buckeyes, which forced a Northern Kentucky timeout. OSU stretched its lead to 18-14 and then scored three-unanswered points to prompt another Norse timeout at 23-17. Three late NKU points forced an OSU timeout but Londot's 12 kill sealed the 25-21 set win.
After a set-opening kill from Londot, NKU strung together its largest run of the match with the next five points. OSU responded with a 6-0 run of its own, including four kills from Londot, to take an 8-6 lead. The teams exchanged the lead before three Buckeye points gave OSU the 15-12 advantage. The Buckeyes maintained a multi-point lead for the remainder of the match, capping the 25-21 set win on a kill from Grace Egan.
Match Notes
The Buckeyes continue play at the NKU Tournament on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Bowling Green.
Tickets for the Buckeyes' 2023 home season are now available. Single match tickets can be purchased HERE and mini plans can be purchased HERE. Applicable service fees will apply to all tickets. Fans with ticketing questions and group ticket requests (10+ tickets and in advance only) should call the Ohio State Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-BUCKS or email?athletic.tix@osu.edu.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 14 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) opened the 2023 season with a sweep (25-17, 25-21, 25-21) at Northern Kentucky (0-1) on Friday evening.
Ohio State captured the first set by a 25-17 margin after scoring seven unanswered points early to claim the lead. The Buckeyes used a pair of runs and held off a late push from the Norse in set two to win 25-21. OSU wrapped up the sweep with a 25-21 win in the third set.
Emily Londot led the Buckeyes' offense with 19 kills and hit .444 on the match. Chelsea Thorpe (nine kills and .500 hit percentage) and Grace Egan (eight kills) also stepped up for the OSU offense. Mia Tuman notched 37 assists and a team-high eight digs in her collegiate debut.
How it Happened
Emily Londot's solo block was the first point of the Buckeyes' season as OSU scored seven-unanswered points to take an early 7-1 lead. NKU cut its deficit to four at 11-7 before three-consecutive Buckeye points forced the Norse to call timeout at 14-7. Ohio State then extended its run to 6-0 and its lead to 17-7. After the Buckeyes led 20-10, the Norse scored the next three points before the teams alternated scoring to end the set with OSU on top by a 25-17 margin.
The Buckeyes scored the first five points of the second set, capped by a block from Eloise Brandewie and Chelsea Thorpe. Ohio State led 11-8 before the Norse won a challenge to trim OSU's lead to one at 11-10 and then tie the set at 11. NKU took its first lead of the match at 14-13 but kills from Thorpe and Londot sent OSU to the media timeout with the 15-14 lead. The next two points belonged to the Buckeyes, which forced a Northern Kentucky timeout. OSU stretched its lead to 18-14 and then scored three-unanswered points to prompt another Norse timeout at 23-17. Three late NKU points forced an OSU timeout but Londot's 12 kill sealed the 25-21 set win.
After a set-opening kill from Londot, NKU strung together its largest run of the match with the next five points. OSU responded with a 6-0 run of its own, including four kills from Londot, to take an 8-6 lead. The teams exchanged the lead before three Buckeye points gave OSU the 15-12 advantage. The Buckeyes maintained a multi-point lead for the remainder of the match, capping the 25-21 set win on a kill from Grace Egan.
Match Notes
- Emily Londot led the Buckeyes' offense in the first set with six kills on her way to 19 kills total. She was the first in the match to reach 10 kills, doing so midway through the second set.
- Londot breaks into the top-20 in program history in career kills (1,191) and career points (1,366) after 19 kills and 21.5 points this evening.
- Rylee Rader moved up to 17th in program history with 289 career blocks after recording four solo blocks this evening.
- Chelsea Thorpe posted nine kills and a .500 hitting percentage in her collegiate debut.
- Mia Tuman had 37 assists and a team-high eight digs in her collegiate debut.
- Grace Egan totaled eight kills in her collegiate debut.
- S1: Ohio State used runs of seven and six points to create separation and hit .233 as a team compared to NKU's .000.
- S2: The Buckeyes only trailed once, at 14-13, before a 5-0 run gave them a lead that would not be relinquished. OSU hit .256 as a team on the set, compared to the Norse's .135.
- S3: After dropping an early run to NKU, the Buckeyes battled back and hit .462 in the set to compete the sweep.
The Buckeyes continue play at the NKU Tournament on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Bowling Green.
Tickets for the Buckeyes' 2023 home season are now available. Single match tickets can be purchased HERE and mini plans can be purchased HERE. Applicable service fees will apply to all tickets. Fans with ticketing questions and group ticket requests (10+ tickets and in advance only) should call the Ohio State Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-BUCKS or email?athletic.tix@osu.edu.
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Team Stats
OSU
NKU
Kills
44
35
Errors
15
21
Attempts
95
102
Hitting %
.305
.137
Points
56.0
49.0
Assists
42
31
Aces
3
4
Blocks
9
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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