No. 19 Ohio State Falls Just Short in the Fourth Set at No. 6 Texas

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No. 19 Ohio State Falls Just Short in the Fourth Set at No. 6 Texas

9/14/2023 11:20:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball

Box Score

The Buckeyes battled in Austin in their fifth-straight ranked match.

Box Score | Season Stats

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 19 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-5) fell just short in a four-set battle (27-25, 13-25, 14-25, 23-25) at No. 6 Texas (5-2) on Thursday evening inside Gregory Gymnasium.

Ohio State won the first set by a 27-25 margin after Texas' late push put the Buckeyes down 24-19. The Longhorns took control of the second set to even the match with a 25-13 set win. Texas earned a 25-14 win in the third set following an early run. The Longhorns took a back-and-forth fourth set to seal the match with a 25-23 set win.

Emily Londot has totaled at least 10 kills in every match this season, finishing with 19 kills tonight and adding 10 digs for her third double-double of the season. Mia Tuman earned her fourth double-double of the season with 32 assists and a career-high 17 digs. Kaitlyn Hoffman totaled double-figure digs (15) for the second time this season, a career-high five assists and recorded an ace in her fourth-straight match. Lauren Murphy recorded a career-high seven kills.

How it Happened
Texas opened scoring and built an early 8-3 advantage. Ohio State scored the next five points to tie the set at eight and took its first lead at 10-9 on a kill from Londot. The teams were tied at points eight through 13 before back-to-back Longhorn points gave the home team a 15-13 lead at the media timeout. The Buckeyes came out of the timeout with a 3-0 run to take the lead back on an ace from Murphy. Texas scored three-unanswered points of its own (including a successful challenge) to take a 19-17 lead and force an OSU timeout. The Longhorns extended their lead to 24-19 amidst a second OSU timeout before the Buckeyes fought off five set points to tie the set at 24 on a block from Londot and Rylee Rader. After a timeout, Texas scored first and Ohio State won a challenge to keep the score tied. A Buckeye block from Murphy and Eloise Brandewie and a Longhorn attack error sealed a 27-25 set win for OSU.

The Longhorns scored the opening point in the second set, which was tight early. An extended 6-1 Texas run gave the Longhorns a 10-6 lead and forced an OSU timeout. The Buckeyes and Longhorns traded a pair of points before Texas built a 13-8 lead. The teams traded points before a 4-0 Texas run extended the Longhorn lead to 20-12, prompting a Buckeye timeout. The Longhorns extended their run to 8-0 and evened the match with a 25-13 set win.

Ohio State scored first in the third set but a 7-1 run gave Texas a 9-3 lead, forcing the Buckeyes to call timeout. The Longhorns extended their advantage to 17-9 on three-consecutive points before another OSU timeout. Texas used a late 4-0 run on its way to a 25-14 set win to gain the match advantage.

In the fourth set, Texas scored first but Ohio State used a 4-0 run to take a 5-2 lead. The Buckeyes led 8-5 before a 4-0 Longhorns run gave Texas a 9-8 advantage. Five more lead changes before the media timeout saw Ohio State with the 15-14 lead at the break. Texas takes a timeout after back-to-back OSU points put the Buckeyes in the lead by a 17-15 margin. The Longhorns used a 3-0 run to take the lead back at 20-19, prompting a Buckeye timeout. Two more Texas points forced a second OSU timeout as the Buckeyes trailed by a 22-19 margin. Ohio State scored back-to-back points out of the timeout to get within one multiple times but Texas ended the match with a 25-23 set win.

Match Notes

This was the Buckeyes' fifth-consecutive match against a ranked opponent.
Ohio State holds a 3-2 record in sets requiring extra points this season.
Emily Londot has recorded at least 10 kills in every match this season, totaling 19 kills tonight and adding 10 digs to tally her third double-double of the season. She also surpassed 1,500 career points.
Mia Tuman earned her fourth double-double of the season with 32 assists and a career-high 17 digs.
Kaitlyn Hoffman extended her ace streak to four-consecutive matches and was the first Buckeye to record 10+ digs, finishing with 15 digs. She also tallied a career-high five assists.
Lauren Murphy's seven kills is a career-high.
Rylee Rader moved up to 15^th in program history with 303 career blocks.
S1: After trailing 24-19, Ohio State finished the set on an 8-1 run to capture the 27-25 set win.
S4: The set had 11 ties and eight lead changes.

What They Said

Head Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg:
- "Even with a loss, there was a lot of growth and fight tonight. Texas is a physical team and even tougher at home. It was good for our squad to be in an environment like this one as we close out the non-conference."
- "I thought Rylee Rader and Emily Londot did a good job leading tonight with their play. Moving Rader to the right in the fourth set and having Zaria Ragler come in provided a spark we needed to fight. It wasn't the outcome we wanted but if we can carry that level of play into tomorrow, I like our chances against Baylor."

Up Next
Ohio State wraps up non-conference play at No. 18 Baylor on Friday evening. The match is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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