Quincy Hawks Up Next for No. 8 Buckeyes This Weekend

No. 8 Ohio State vs. Quincy
Dates: Friday, Feb. 16/Saturday, Feb. 17
Times: 7/5 p.m.
Venues: Covelli Center
Live Stream: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Rosters: Ohio State | Quincy
Season Stats: Ohio State | Quincy
Match Notes: Ohio State | Quincy

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 8 Ohio State (8-3, 2-1) is back at the Covelli Center this weekend for a pair of matches against the visiting Quincy Hawks. The teams battle at 7 p.m. Friday and then once again at 5 p.m. Saturday. Both matches will be streamed on B1G+.

All home matches will be streamed live by B1G+. Admission and parking for all Ohio State home men's volleyball matches are free.
In the series with Quincy, Ohio State owns a 65-4 overall record. The Buckeyes are 38-0 in Columbus vs. the Hawks. Ohio State has won 23 of the last 24 matches in the series. In the last eight meetings, Ohio State has won seven by scores of 3-0. Quincy won 3-2 on its home court April 3, 2021, the last win for the Hawks in the series.
Ohio State moved to the No. 1 spot in the weekly AVCA Coaches Poll Jan. 22. It was 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.
As the top-ranked squad this year, Ohio State is 0-2 after a pair of losses to No. 9 Penn State (3-1, 3-2). The Buckeyes are No. 6 in the current AVCA poll (Jan. 29).
In the first match against the Nittany Lions this year, redshirt freshman Daniel Hurley filled in for All-American Jacob Pasteur, who was out with injury. Hurley responded with career highs in kills (16), attacks (33) and digs (9).
Then-No. 4 Ohio State earned a pair of 3-2 wins at the First Point Collegiate Challenge in Austin, Texas. The Buckeyes knocked off then-No. 1 UCLA 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 (Jan. 23) after leading the Buckeyes with 36 kills, 23 against No. 1 UCLA.
Ohio State finished the 2023 season with a 12-1 record and have now won 19 of the last 22 matches over the last two years. The Buckeyes have a record of 7-3 over ranked teams during that span.
Against MIVA foes, Ohio State has won the last 12 of the last 13 matches, including 12-consecutive matches before a 3-2 loss at Loyola Chicago the last time out.

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