Buckeyes Battle Back Late in Third to Secure Sweep of Scarlet Knights

Saturday, November 16

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Buckeyes Battle Back Late in Third to Secure Sweep of Scarlet Knights

11/16/2024 10:01:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball

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Ohio State earned its sixth sweep of the season on Saturday evening in the Covelli Center.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (12-14, 5-11 B1G) earned a sweep (25-19, 25-16, 26-24) against Rutgers (5-22, 0-16 B1G) on Saturday evening in the Covelli Center.

After Rutgers scored the first point of the match, Ohio State did not trail in the first set and claimed a 25-19 set victory. The Buckeyes scored first in the second set and didn't look back, scoring the final five points of the set to win by a 25-16 margin. The Buckeyes fought back from a 23-20 deficit late in the third set to wrap up the sweep with a 26-24 set win.

Mia Tuman's 30 assists and 14 digs was her eighth double-double of the season and she led the match in both categories. Emily Londot kept her streak alive of recording at least 10 kills in every match of the season with a match-leading 18 kills tonight.

How it Happened
Rutgers scored first in the match, but the next two points belonged to Ohio State. The Buckeyes used four unanswered points to take an early 6-2 lead. OSU put together a second 4-0 run to push its lead to 14-8 and force a Scarlet Knights timeout. Rutgers took another timeout amidst a 3-0 OSU run that gave the Buckeyes a commanding 21-13 lead. Ohio State earned a 25-19 set win.

Ohio State opened scoring in the second set and used four unanswered points to build an early 5-1 advantage. An ace from Olivia Hasbrook increased the Buckeyes' lead to 13-6, forcing a Rutgers timeout. OSU doubled up the Scarlet Knights at 16-8 before Rutgers put together its longest run of the night, 4-0, to trim their deficit in half at 16-12. Back-to-back Buckeye points gave OSU a 22-16 lead, prompting a second Scarlet Knights timeout. The Buckeyes scored the final five points of the set to clinch a 25-16 set win.

The Scarlet Knights had the first point in the third set, but the Buckeyes scored five of the next six points to take a 5-2 lead. Rutgers responded with the next four points to take the lead and used an extended 5-1 run of their own to take a 12-9 lead, prompting a Buckeye timeout. Hasbrook had back-to-back aces to tie the set at 12. Rutgers used back-to-back points to take a 19-16 lead, prompting a second OSU timeout. The teams alternated scoring out of the timeout until back-to-back kills from Londot got the Buckeyes within one at 23-22, forcing a Rutgers timeout. Ohio State extended its run to 4-0 to take a 24-23 lead and Rutgers called its second timeout. The Buckeyes wrapped up the sweep with a 26-24 set win.

Highlights

Match Notes

Emily Londot began the match 8-of-12 without an error, hitting .667. She has recorded at least 10 kills in every match this season, finishing tonight's match with a match-high 18 kills. Londot was 9-of-14 without an error (.643) in the third set and recorded three kills after the Buckeyes were down 23-20 to help lead them to a 26-24 set win.
Mia Tuman recorded her second double-double of the weekend and eighth of the season with 30 assists and 14 digs – leading the match in both categories.
S1: After surrendering the first point of the match, Ohio State didn't trail in the set. The Buckeye defense forced the Scarlet Knights to hit .029 in the set.
S2: Ohio State did not trail in the set and scored the set's final five points.
S3: The Buckeyes came back from a 23-20 deficit to win by a 26-24 margin.

What They Said

Head Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg on what was working for the Buckeyes tonight…
- "I felt like our service pressure was good all night. It kept [Rutgers] off the net and made them more predictable and put us in positions to stop their outsides. Their #22 is taking on a big load for them and I felt like we did a good job against her. I think our production was okay – it could've been a little bit better. Overall, when [Emily] Londot is hitting .533 on 30 swings – it's a good night."
Graduate opposite Emily Londot on getting the job done offensively…
- "I think it comes down to our defense, our serve/receive and our other hitters doing their jobs and opening up the block for me."

Up Next
Ohio State wraps up its 2024 home schedule next weekend, hosting Washington on Friday at 7 p.m. ET on B1G+ and Indiana on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on BTN.

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