Buckeyes Break Covelli Attendance Record Against Nebraska

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (8-10, 1-7 B1G) fell to No. 2 Nebraska (18-1, 8-0 B1G) in straight sets (18-25, 18-25, 16-25) on Saturday afternoon inside the Covelli Center.

The first set was tight early before Nebraska created the separation needed for a 25-18 set win. The Huskers claimed the second set by the same score as the first, 25-18. Nebraska completed the sweep with a 25-16 win in the third set.

Rylee Rader recorded her 1,000^th career kill with her first kill of the match. Emily Londot was the first in the match to reach 10 kills, a mark she's achieved in every match this season, and finished with a match-high 16 kills. Mia Tuman and Olivia Hasbrook led the team with eight digs apiece.

How it Happened
Nebraska opened scoring but Ohio State scored the next three points. Rader's 1,000^th career kill gave the Buckeyes a 5-3 lead and an ace put OSU up 7-6. The Huskers scored the next five points to take an 11-7 lead and prompt a Buckeye timeout. Ohio State used a 3-0 run to trim its deficit to three points at 15-12. The Buckeyes trailed by as few as two points down the stretch, but the Huskers closed a 25-18 set win with back-to-back points.

The Huskers scored first in the second set and used a trio of back-to-back points scored to take a 10-6 lead, prompting a Buckeye timeout. Nebraska used a 6-0 run to extend its lead to 14-6 and led by as many as nine points at 17-8. Ohio State used a 3-0 run to cut its deficit to 21-16 and force a Huskers timeout. Nebraska scored the last two points of the set to claim a 25-18 set win.

Nebraska scored the first two points of the third set and used a 7-0 run to open up a 10-1 lead. Ohio State strung together three consecutive points to cut the deficit to 19-11 but the Huskers called timeout and closed the match with a 25-16 set win.

Highlights

Match Notes

The Buckeyes set a new attendance record for Covelli with 4,156 fans in attendance.
Nebraska is the sixth ranked opponent that Ohio State has faced this season.
Rylee Rader's first kill of the match was the 1,000^th kill of her career.
Emily Londot was the first in the match to reach 10 kills and finished with a match-high 16 kills. She has recorded at least 10 kills in 18 matches this season.
Both setters averaged at least 10 assists/set as Mia Tuman played the first two sets (21 assists) and Kamiah Gibson played the third set (10 assists).
Tuman and Olivia Hasbrook led the Buckeyes' defense with eight digs apiece.
Zaria Ragler made her fifth appearance of the season and totaled a season-high two kills.
S1: Emily Londot led all players with eight kills in the set.

Up Next
The Buckeyes travel to No. 10 Purdue for a mid-week match on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on BTN.

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