Mastodons Travel to Meet No. 7 Buckeyes Tuesday

No. 7 Ohio State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 20
Time: 7 p.m.
Venue: Covelli Center
Live Stream: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Rosters: Ohio State | Purdue Fort Wayne
Season Stats: Ohio State | Purdue Fort Wayne
Match Notes: Ohio State | Purdue Fort Wayne

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 7 Ohio State (10-3, 4-1 MIVA) remains at home this week to face the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (7-6, 1-3) in a 7 p.m. match Tuesday at the Covelli Center. The battle will be streamed by 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 Purdue Fort Wayne, the Buckeyes own an 85-42 record. Ohio State is 46-12 in Columbus vs. the Mastodons. The Buckeyes have won the last eight meetings in Columbus and 15 of the last 18 matches overall.
After a home sweep in the series with Quincy, Ohio State owns a 67-4 overall record against the Hawks. The Buckeyes are 40-0 in Columbus and have won 25 of the last 26 matches in the series. In the last 10 meetings, Ohio State has won nine 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.
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. 7 in the current AVCA poll (Feb. 19).
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 22 of the last 26 matches over the last two years.
Against MIVA foes, Ohio State has won the last 14 of the last 15 matches, including 12-consecutive matches before a 3-2 loss at Loyola Chicago.

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