Ohio State Falls in Marathon Five-Setter to No. 3 Penn State

Friday, October 18

Columbus, Ohio

8 p.m.

Ohio State

8-9,1-6Big Ten

No. 3 Penn State

17-1,7-0Big Ten

Penn St.

Ohio St.

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Ohio State Falls in Marathon Five-Setter to No. 3 Penn State

10/18/2024 11:25:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball

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The Buckeyes fell by a 16-14 margin in the fifth set.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (8-9, 1-6 B1G) fell to No. 3 Penn State (17-1, 7-0 B1G) in a marathon five-setter (25-20, 23-25, 16-25, 25-18, 14-16) on Friday night inside the Covelli Center.

Ohio State scored the first six points of the match and led the first set from start to finish in a 25-20 set win. Penn State evened the match with a 25-23 set win in the second set, following 12 ties and five lead changes. The third set was close to the tune of 10 ties before the Nittany Lions used a pair of 3-0 runs to pull away to a 25-16 set win. Ohio State used a late 6-0 run in the fourth set to pull away for a 25-18 set win and force a fifth set. The fifth set was neck-and-neck throughout, requiring extra points after eight ties, but Penn State scored the last three points to win by a 16-14 margin.

Emmi Sellman was the first in the match to reach 10 kills and totaled a career-high 27 kills in the match. Emily Londot finished with 19 kills and has had at least 10 kills in every match this season, adding 12 digs for her 10^th double-double of the season. Olivia Hasbrook was the first in the match to reach 10 digs and finished with a career-high 22 digs. Mia Tuman earned her fourth double-double of the season with 55 assists and 15 digs. Reese Wuebker totaled 11 digs.

How it Happened
Ohio State opened scoring with the first six points to force a Penn State timeout. The Nittany Lions scored the next five points out of the timeout to trim the OSU lead to 6-5. The teams traded points with the Buckeyes leading by two to four points until a 3-0 run extended Ohio State's lead to 21-16 and prompted a second Nittany Lions' timeout. Rader wrapped up a 25-20 set win with her third kill of the night.

The Buckeyes scored the first point of the second set and the Nittany Lions took their first lead of the match at 2-1. Ohio State responded with a 4-0 run and a later 3-0 run to take an 8-4 lead. Penn State used a 3-0 run of its own to tie the set at nine points apiece. The set was tied at points nine through 15 before back-to-back PSU points gave the visitors a 17-15 advantage. The Buckeyes responded to tie the set at 18 and took a 20-18 lead. The Nittany Lions scored back-to-back points to tie the set at 21 and prompt a Buckeye timeout. Ohio State called a second timeout trailing 24-22 and Penn State evened the match with a 25-23 set win.

Londot opened the third set with her 10^th kill of the match. It was another tight set as the score was tied at every point up until 10-10. Penn State used a 3-0 run to take a 12-10 lead, the first lead more than one point in the set by either team. The Nittany Lions extended their lead to 18-13 on either side of the media timeout to prompt a Buckeye timeout. Penn State scored the final four points of the set to win by a 25-16 margin.

Ohio State scored first in the fourth set and used a 5-0 run amidst a Penn State timeout to build an 8-2 lead on a block from Londot and Eloise Brandewie. The Nittany Lions used a pair of 3-0 runs to trim the Buckeye lead to 13-11 and prompt an OSU timeout. PSU continued its run to tie the set at 13, the set's first tie since the score was knotted at one. The Buckeyes used a 6-0 run amidst a challenge win to extend their lead to 24-17 and won the set by a 25-18 margin on Sellman's 21^st kill.

Penn State opened scoring in the fifth set before back-to-back Ohio State points. The Nittany Lions scored the next three points to take a 4-2 lead but the Buckeyes tied the set at five on back-to-back kills from Londot. The set was tied at points five through seven but PSU scored three-unanswered points to take a 10-7 lead and prompt an OSU timeout. The Buckeyes scored the next five points amidst a Nittany Lions timeout to take a 12-10 lead. Ohio State called timeout after Penn State tied the set at 13 on back-to-back points. The Buckeyes went up 14-13 but the Nittany Lions scored the final three points to win by a 16-14 margin.

Highlights

Match Notes

Emmi Sellman was the first in the match to reach 10 kills, doing so for the third-consecutive match. Sellman finished with a career-high 27 kills and matched her career-high nine digs.
Emily Londot has totaled at least 10 kills in all 17 matches this season, totaling 19 kills tonight and adding 12 digs for her 10^th double-double of the season.
Olivia Hasbrook was the first on the court to reach 10 digs, doing so for the 16^th time this season and finishing with a career-high 22 total digs. This was her fourth match surpassing 20 digs.
Mia Tuman recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 55 assists and 15 digs. Her 55 assists was a season-high and just one shy of her career-high total.
Reese Wuebker reached 10+ digs for the second time in her collegiate career and finished with 11 digs.
Rylee Rader had her eighth match of the season with at least five blocks. She moved up to seventh in program history with 406 career blocks.
S1: Ohio State led the set from start to finish, hitting .297 and led by Sellman's seven kills in the set.
S2: The second set was tighter than the first with 12 ties and five lead changes with the last tie being at 22 points apiece.
S3: The set was tied at the first 10 points.
S4: Ohio State scored seven of the final eight points of the set.
S5: The set featured eight ties and four lead changes with the final tie coming at 14-14.

Up Next
Ohio State returns to Covelli to host No. 2 Nebraska on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on NBC. Saturday's match will feature a Covelli Center T-shirt giveaway, Rooster's bucks and a post-match meet and greet with the Buckeyes.

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