Ohio State Falls in Four Sets to Wright State in Sunday Matinee

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Ohio State Falls in Four Sets to Wright State in Sunday Matinee

9/15/2024 4:44:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball

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The Buckeyes wrapped up the Sports Imports Classic on Sunday.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (5-3) fell to Wright State (7-2) in four sets (25-17, 21-25, 18-25, 15-25) on Sunday to wrap up the Sports Imports Classic.

Ohio State used a pair of 7-2 runs to create separation in the first set after a close start and earned the 25-17 set win. Wright State evened the match with a 25-21 win in the second set, using a 4-0 run midway through the set to create the advantage in the neck-and-neck set. The Raiders used an early 4-0 run to take the lead in the match with a 25-18 set win in the third. Wright State wrapped up the match with a 25-15 win in the fourth set.

Olivia Hasbrook was the first Buckeye with 10+ digs and finished with a career-high 21 digs. Emily Londot was the first Buckeye to 10+ kills, totaling 15 kills in the match and adding 10 digs for a double-double. Mia Tuman recorded 29 assists and 12 digs for the double-double. Grace Egan totaled a season-high 10 digs and added 10 kills for her first double-double of the season.

How it Happened
Wright State opened scoring and the teams were close early, trading points and the lead. The Raiders used a 4-0 run to take an 8-6 lead. After trailing 10-9, the Buckeyes strung together an extended 7-2 run to take a 16-12 lead on an ace from Londot and force a Wright State timeout. Ohio State used another 7-2 run out of the timeout to increase its lead to 23-14. The Buckeyes capped a 25-17 set win on a kill from Rader.

Ohio State scored first in the second set and the teams were tied at six. The Buckeyes used a 4-0 run to take a 10-7 lead on an ace from Mia Tuman. The Raiders battled back to tie the set at 10 and take a 13-11 lead. OSU tied the set at 13 and 14 but took a timeout after a 3-0 Wright State run. After trailing 20-16, the Buckeyes were able to get within one at 21-20 but called timeout after back-to-back Raiders points. Wright State evened the match with a 25-21 set win.

The Raiders scored first in the third set and used a 5-0 run to take an 8-4 lead and force a Buckeye timeout. Wright State used a 4-0 run to increase its lead to 15-7. OSU called a second timeout trailing 20-13. The Buckeyes scored the next three points out of the timeout but the Raiders took the lead in the match with a 25-18 set win.

The Buckeyes opened scoring in the fourth set with the first two points and held an early 6-3 lead. Wright State tied the set at six and took a 10-8 lead on the back of a 4-0 run. Ohio State tied the set at 10 before a 3-0 Raiders run prompted an OSU timeout. The Buckeyes got within one out of the timeout at 13-12 but Wright State scored the next six points to increase its lead to 19-12. Ohio State called a second timeout trailing 21-13. Wright State wrapped up the match with a 25-15 set win.

Highlights

Match Notes

Olivia Hasbrook recorded at least 10 digs for the seventh time this season, being the first Buckeye to reach the mark and finishing the match with a career-high 21 digs. She surpassed 100 career digs.
Emily Londot was the first Buckeye to reach 10 kills and has recorded 10+ kills in every match this season. She finished with 15 kills today and added 10 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.
Mia Tuman earned her second double-double of the season with 29 assists and 12 digs.
Grace Egan tallied her first double-double of the season with 10 kills and a season-high 10 digs.
Londot moved up to 18^th in program history in career digs, now owning 1,030.
S1: After trailing 10-9, a pair of 7-2 runs from the Buckeyes gave Ohio State a lead it would not relinquish.
S2: The set featured eight ties and three lead changes.

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