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Ohio State Road Trips to Michigan and Illinois
11/6/2024 1:38:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball
The Buckeyes face Michigan for a second time this season on Friday evening and Illinois on Saturday night.
Ohio State at Michigan and Illinois
Dates: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 and Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
Venues: Cliff Keen Arena (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Huff Hall (Champaign, Ill.)
Matches:
Match Notes: Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (10-12, 3-9 B1G) travels to Michigan (16-7, 6-6 B1G) for a Friday match at 7 p.m. ET and then will face Illinois (15-7, 7-5 B1G) on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. Both matches will be broadcast live on B1G+.
Dates: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 and Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
Venues: Cliff Keen Arena (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Huff Hall (Champaign, Ill.)
Matches:
- Friday at Michigan (7 p.m. ET) | B1G+ | Live Stats
- Saturday at Illinois (8 p.m. ET) | B1G+ | Live Stats
Match Notes: Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (10-12, 3-9 B1G) travels to Michigan (16-7, 6-6 B1G) for a Friday match at 7 p.m. ET and then will face Illinois (15-7, 7-5 B1G) on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. Both matches will be broadcast live on B1G+.
- Ohio State earned its second win in a week's time with a four-set victory (23-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-18) at Michigan State on Sunday.
- Emily Londot (17 kills, 14 digs) and Mia Tuman (44 assists, 13 digs) both recorded double-doubles against the Spartans, while Olivia Hasbrook led the team with 17 digs.
- Michigan holds a 16-7 overall record and a 6-6 Big Ten record.
- Since the teams' first meeting in October, the Wolverines have beaten Washington and Iowa and have fallen to then No. 9 Wisconsin, No. 2 Nebraska, No. 3 Penn State and then No. 15 Minnesota.
- Allison Jacobs continues to lead the UM offense with 4.09 kills/set and Morgan Burke averages 10.03 assists/set, ranking sixth and eighth in the B1G, respectively. Maddi Cuchran's 3.94 digs/set is fourth in the league.
- Ohio State leads 56-29 in the all-time series and is 18-16 when facing UM in Ann Arbor.
- On Oct. 13, the Buckeyes fell in four sets (24-26, 23-25, 25-20, 21-25) in front of a record crowd in the Schottenstein Center. Emily Londot led all players with 24 kills and Olivia Hasbrook led the team with 20 digs.
- The most recent meeting in Ann Arbor was last season when the Buckeyes fell in four sets (25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 22-25). Londot led the match with 20 kills and led the team with 12 digs.
- Illinois enters the weekend with a 15-7 overall record and a 7-5 mark in Big Ten play. The Fighting Illini are slated to host No. 20 USC on Friday evening.
- In conference play, Illinois holds wins against Northwestern (twice), Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Maryland and Iowa and has lost to then No. 11 Oregon, Washington, No. 2 Nebraska (twice) and No. 7 Wisconsin.
- Raina Terry leads the UI offense with 4.32 kills/set (fifth in the B1G), while Christina Martinez Mundo's 3.50 digs/set lead the team's back row defense.
- Ohio State trails 44-46 in the all-time series against Illinois and is 19-23 when facing the Illini in Champaign. Each team won at home last season.
- The teams most recently met in Champaign when OSU fell in five sets (18-25, 26-24, 25-20, 19-25, 6-15) on Nov. 15, 2023. Londot led all players with 30 kills and tied for the team-high 13 digs.
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