Ohio State Edged in Late-Night Marathon at No. 20 USC

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Ohio State Edged in Late-Night Marathon at No. 20 USC

9/28/2024 1:26:00 AM | General, Women's Volleyball

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The Buckeyes fell in five sets in Friday night’s Big Ten opener in Los Angeles.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (7-4, 0-1 B1G) opened conference play with a five-set loss (25-19, 21-25, 20-25, 25-20, 13-15) against No. 20 USC (9-2, 1-0 B1G) in Los Angeles on Friday night.

The first set was close before Ohio State closed on a 9-3 run to capture a 25-19 set win. USC held a narrow lead throughout the second set to even the match with a 25-21 set win. The Trojans gained the match advantage with a 25-20 set win in the third but the Buckeyes won the fourth set by the same margin to force a fifth set. The fifth set featured more back-and-forth play and ended in favor of the Trojans, 15-13.

Emily Londot was the first in the match to reach 10 kills and totaled 15 kills, also adding a career-high 10 blocks and 11 digs for her sixth-consecutive double-double and first career triple-double (first in the country this season among DI non-setters). Olivia Hasbrook was the first in the match to reach 10 digs, finishing with 20 digs. Grace Egan joined Londot with a double-double of her own, finishing with 12 kills and 14 digs. Rylee Rader also recorded a career-high 10 blocks. Emmi Sellman made her collegiate debut and finished with eight kills.

How it Happened
Ohio State scored the first four points of the match but USC used a 5-0 run of its own to take a 7-6 lead. After trailing 9-7, the Buckeyes used four unanswered points to take an 11-9 lead. The Trojans used a 3-0 run to take a 15-14 lead into the media timeout. Ohio State scored six of the next seven points to take a 20-16 lead and scored five of the final six points in the set to earn a 25-19 set win on Emmi Sellman's first career kill.

USC got off to a quick start in the second set, building an early 8-2 lead and forcing an OSU timeout. The Buckeyes trailed by five or six points as the teams traded points. The Trojans won a challenge to gain a 15-10 lead but the Buckeyes responded with the next three points to trim their deficit to two points at 15-13. USC used a 3-0 run to extend its lead to 19-14 and prompt a second Buckeye timeout. In a set of runs, OSU put together three unanswered points to cut its deficit in half (from 22-16 to 22-19) and force a USC timeout. The Buckeyes scored out of the timeout but could get no closer than two as the Trojans won the set by a 25-21 margin.

The Trojans scored first in the third set and used an early 4-0 run to take an 8-3 advantage. The Buckeyes cut their deficit to as little as four but USC responded, extending its lead to 15-8 and forcing an OSU timeout. The Buckeyes used a 7-0 run to tie the set at 16 following back-to-back aces from Egan. The Trojans regained the lead and OSU called timeout trailing 21-18. USC claimed a 25-20 set win.

Ohio State opened the fourth set with the first two points and built a 10-5 lead to force a USC timeout. A Trojans' 4-0 run got them within one at 12-11 to prompt an Ohio State timeout. USC continued its run out of the timeout to take a 13-12 lead before OSU tied the set. The Buckeyes used a 4-0 run to take a 17-14 lead and extended that lead to 20-16. The Trojans responded with the next three points to get within one at 20-19. Ohio State scored the next three points and clinched a 25-20 set win on a block from Rylee Rader and Londot.

USC scored first in the fifth set and the teams were tied at four. The Trojans scored the next five points amidst a Buckeye timeout to take a 9-4 lead. Ohio State scored three points in a row after trailing 12-6 to cut its deficit to 12-9, prompting a Trojans timeout. OSU scored three of the next four points to get within one at 13-12, forcing a second USC timeout. The Trojans earned a 15-13 set win.

Highlights

Match Notes

This is the Buckeyes' sixth match of the season with at least 10 blocks as they totaled a season-high 19.5 blocks tonight, which is tied for the 13^th-most team blocks in a match in program history.
Emily Londot was the first in the match to reach 10 kills and totaled 15 kills tonight, adding a career-high 10 blocks. She has recorded at least 10 kills in every match this season.
Londot tallied her sixth-consecutive double-double by adding 11 digs. This is her first career triple-double and the first triple-double by a non-setter in the country this season.
Olivia Hasbrook was the first in the match to reach 10 digs and finished with 20 digs. She has recorded at least 10 digs in 10 of 11 matches this season and has recorded 20+ digs twice.
Grace Egan finished with 12 kills and 14 digs, her third double-double of the season. This is her fourth match of the season with more than one ace as she tied her career-high four aces.
Rylee Rader finished with a career-high 10 blocks.
Emmi Sellman made her collegiate debut and finished with eight kills.
S1: Ohio State closed the set on an extended 9-3 run after being tied at 16. The Buckeye defense totaled four blocks in the set and forced USC to hit just .059.
S2: The Buckeyes tallied five blocks in the set.
S3: Ohio State went on a 7-0 run midway through the set to tie the set at 16.
S4: The Buckeyes led all but two points of the set.

Up Next
Ohio State wraps up its Los Angeles trip on Sunday against UCLA. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on B1G+.

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