Ohio State Takes Four-Setter at Bowling Green Friday Evening

Friday, September 20

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Ohio State Takes Four-Setter at Bowling Green Friday Evening

9/20/2024 8:43:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball

Box Score

The Buckeyes won in front of a Mid-American Conference record crowd in the Stroh Center.

Box Score | Season Stats

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (6-3) won a four-set match (25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21) against Bowling Green (5-5) on Friday evening on the road in front of a Mid-American Conference record attendance of 4,201.

Ohio State did not trail in the first set after surrendering the first point and earned the 25-22 set win. The Buckeyes battled back in the second set after being down eight points early but the Falcons evened the match with back-to-back points to claim a 25-23 set win. The third set was tied at 19 before a 5-0 Ohio State run gave the Buckeyes the separation needed for a 25-20 set win. The fourth set was tied as late as 18 before OSU finished on a 7-3 run to take the match with a 25-21 set win.

Olivia Hasbrook (18), Mia Tuman (career-high (19), Grace Egan (tied career-high 15), Sydney Taylor (10) and Emily Londot (10) reached double-figure digs. Tuman added 47 assists for her third double-double of the season. Rader was first in the match to reach 10 kills and finished with 11 kills. Londot (16) and Egan (career-high 17) joined Rader with double-digit kills. Rader also matched her season-high eight blocks as the Buckeyes totaled a season-best 16 blocks.

How it Happened
Bowling Green opened scoring before five consecutive Ohio State points. The Buckeyes led 7-2 following an ace from Grace Egan but the Falcons answered with a 5-0 run of their own to tie the set at seven. OSU and BGSU traded 3-0 runs as the set was tied at 11. The Buckeyes scored the next three points and then back-to-back points gave Ohio State an 18-14 lead, prompting a Bowling Green timeout. OSU called timeout with a 20-19 after a 4-1 BGSU run. Rader capped a 25-22 set win with her third kill of the evening.

The Falcons scored the first four points of the second set and got off to a 9-1 start, prompting a Buckeye timeout. Ohio State cut its deficit to 11-7 before Bowling Green took a timeout. The Buckeyes tied the set at 16 following a 4-0 run and took their first lead of the set at 18-17 on a kill from Londot. The set was tied at points 16 through 23 as the teams traded points and the lead. Bowling Green evened the match with a 25-23 set win after back-to-back points.

BGSU had the first point of the third set, but OSU built an early 9-5 lead to force a Falcons timeout. Bowling Green used a 3-0 run to tie the set at 12. Ohio State regained the lead and led by as many as three points amidst a second BGSU challenge win before the Falcons tied the set again at 18 and OSU called timeout. Ohio State scored back-to-back points to take a 21-19 lead and prompt a Bowling Green timeout. The Buckeyes extended their run to 5-0 and the lead to 24-19. Egan recorded her 10^th kill of the match to lift Ohio State to a 25-20 set win.

Bowling Green again scored first in the fourth set and the set was tight early before a 3-0 BGSU run gave the Falcons an 8-4 lead. Ohio State worked to tie the set at nine but the Falcons gained the advantage back. The Buckeyes regained the lead at 14-13 but the Falcons led 15-14 at the media timeout. The set was tied at 18 before back-to-back Ohio State points prompted a BGSU timeout. Ohio State closed the match on a 7-3 run and capped a 25-21 set win with a Londot kill.

Match Notes

The Stroh Center housed a Mid-American Conference attendance record of 4,201 fans.
This is the fifth time this season that Ohio State has totaled at least 10 blocks, finishing with a season-best 16 blocks.
A season-best five Buckeyes recorded at least 10 digs apiece.
Grace Egan tallied her second double-double of the season with a career-high 17 kills and tied her career-high 15 digs. She also totaled a career-high seven blocks.
Olivia Hasbrook totaled at least 10 digs for the eighth time this season and finished with 18 digs.
Mia Tuman earned her third double-double of the season with 47 assists and a career-high 19 digs, including the 300^th dig of her career.
Rylee Rader was the first in the match to reach 10 kills, doing so for the fourth time this season and finishing with 11 kills. She also tied her season-high eight blocks.
Emily Londot has recorded at least 10 kills in every match this season, totaling 16 kills tonight and adding 10 digs for her fifth double-double of the season.
Londot now ranks second in program history with 2,132 career points.
S1: After trailing 1-0, Ohio State did not trail in the set despite being tied four times. OSU hit .222 with 16 kills, while limiting BGSU to .037 hit% with six kills.
S2: The Buckeyes battled back from trailing by as many as eight points to take a one-point lead on multiple occasions.
S3: The set was tied at 19 before Ohio State went on a 5-0 run.
S4: The Buckeyes closed the set on a 7-3 run after being tied at 18.

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