Ohio State Sweeps Bowling Green to Wrap Up Non-Conference Slate

Sunday, September 22

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Ohio State Sweeps Bowling Green to Wrap Up Non-Conference Slate

9/22/2024 3:20:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball

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The Buckeyes improved to 15-0 all-time against the Falcons with a sweep in Covelli on Sunday afternoon.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (7-3) earned the sweep (25-16, 25-19, 25-15) against Bowling Green (5-6) on Sunday afternoon in Covelli to wrap up the non-conference schedule.

Ohio State got off to a quick start and kept the pressure on throughout the first set to earn a 25-16 set win. The Buckeyes scored the first three points of the second set and led the entire way to a 25-19 set win. Ohio State's defense forced Bowling Green to hit in the red (-.052) during the third set to cruise to a 25-15 set win and earn the sweep.

Emily Londot was the first in the match to reach 10 kills and finished with 19 kills. She added 14 digs for her fifth consecutive double-double. Olivia Hasbrook was the first in the match to reach 10 digs and totaled 16 digs. Grace Egan tied her career-high four aces.

How it Happened
Bowling Green opened scoring before Ohio State put together a 6-0 run to take an early 7-2 lead and force a BG timeout. The Buckeyes extended their lead to 14-6 to prompt a second Falcons timeout. BGSU scored the next four points out of the timeout to cut the OSU lead to 14-10. Ohio State responded with five of the next six points to increase the lead to 19-11. The Buckeyes scored the final three points of a 25-16 set win, capped by Grace Egan's fifth kill.

Ohio State scored the first three points of the second set and matched its early 7-2 lead again. The teams traded scoring before a 3-0 Buckeye run extended OSU's lead to 13-6 on a Hasbrook ace. A pair of Falcons 3-0 runs got BGSU within three at 17-14. Ohio State used a 5-0 run amidst a Bowling Green timeout to extend the lead to 23-15 and wrapped up a 25-19 set win on a BG service error.

The Falcons scored first in the third set and the teams traded points to begin the set. The Buckeyes used a 3-0 run to take a 7-4 lead. Bowling Green called timeout as Ohio State held the 10-5 advantage and the Falcons got within three points at 13-10. The Buckeyes responded with a 4-0 run on the back of a pair of aces from Egan to extend their lead to 17-10. An ace from Kaitlyn Hoffman stretched the Buckeye lead to 20-12 and forced a BG timeout. Ohio State wrapped up the sweep with a kill from Egan.

Highlights

Match Notes

This is the Buckeyes' third sweep of the season.
Ohio State improves to 15-0 all-time against Bowling Green and is 5-0 when facing the Falcons in Columbus.
Emily Londot was the first in the match to reach 10 kills, doing so midway through the second set and finishing with 19 kills. She's recorded at least 10 kills in all 10 matches this season and added 14 digs for her fifth consecutive double-double.
Olivia Hasbrook has at least 10 digs in nine matches this season. She was the first in the match to reach 10 today and finished with a match-high 16 digs.
Grace Egan tied her career-high four aces, previously recorded in the 2023 meeting with Bowling Green. Egan also recorded her 100^th career dig.
S1: Egan, Londot and Rader each contributed five kills in the set as the Buckeyes outhit the Falcons .342 to .139 in the set.
S2: The Buckeyes led the set from start to finish after scoring the first three points of the set.
S3: Ohio State's defense forced Bowling Green to hit -.059 in the set.

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