No. 1 Ohio State Travels to No. 9 Penn State Sunday

No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Penn State
Dates: Jan. 25/28
Times: 6 p.m./3 p.m.
Venues: Covelli Center/Rec Hall
Tickets: Free
Live Stream: B 1G+ (both)
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Rosters: Ohio State | Penn State
Season Stats: Ohio State | Penn State
Match Notes: Ohio State | Penn State

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 1 Ohio State (6-1) travels to No. 9 Penn State Sunday (3 p.m./B1G+) to complete the 2024 home-and-home series with the Nittany Lions (5-2).

Penn State won the first match last Thursday in Columbus, 3-1.

All home matches will be streamed live by B1G+. Admission and parking for all Ohio State home men's volleyball matches are free.
Ohio State moved to the No. 1 spot in the weekly AVCA Coaches Poll Monday. It's the first time in the top spot for the Buckeyes since Jan. 8, 2018. Ohio State started the season at No. 5 in the 2024 preseason and moved the No. 4 spot following four-consecutive wins to start the season.
No. 4 Ohio State earned a pair of 3-2 wins last weekend at the First Point Collegiate Challenge in Austin, Texas. The Buckeyes knocked off No. 1 UCLA last Friday and then went the distance against No. 13 USC. Ohio State fell behind 0-2 against the Bruins before winning the final three sets. Against the Trojans, the Buckeyes won the two opening sets before USC tied the match at 2-all. The deciding fifth-set went to the Buckeyes, 15-12.
Jacob Pasteur was named the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Offensive Player of the Week for the second-consecutive week after leading the Buckeyes with 36 kills, 23 against No. 1 UCLA, last week. Pasteur missed the match with the Nittany Lions Thursday with injury.
Ohio State finished the 2023 season with a 12-1 record and have now won 18 of the last 20 matches over the last two years. The Buckeyes have a record of 7-2 over ranked teams during that span.
Ohio State won the last three matches over Top 20 California squads in five sets. Before traveling Texas, the Buckeyes defeated UC San Diego in Columbus, Jan. 13.
UCLA, the defending national champion, and USC will host the Buckeyes in Los Angeles, California, later this season. Ohio State will face the Trojans March 8 followed by a rematch with the Bruins March 10.
Overall, Ohio State is 49-84-1 against the Nittany Lions.
Ohio State owns wins over the No. 1 ranked team in each of the last two seasons. In addition to the win over No. 1 UCLA this year, the Buckeyes won at No. 1 Penn State last year (3-2) March 21, 2023.

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