No. 13 Ohio State Takes Down No. 1 UCLA, 3-1

Saturday, January 18

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No. 13 Ohio State Takes Down No. 1 UCLA, 3-1

1/18/2025 10:13:00 PM | Men's Volleyball

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Buckeyes own wins over a No. 1 ranked team in each of last three years

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 13 Ohio State (2-3) won for the second-consecutive year over No. 1 UCLA (2-1) at the Austin (Texas) Convention Center in the First Point Collegiate Challenge. The Buckeyes defeated the Bruins 3-1 Saturday after winning 3-2 over No. 1 UCLA at the 2024 event.

Ohio State now owns wins over a top-ranked team in each of the last three seasons. The Buckeyes beat No. 1 Penn State in 2023 and No. 1 UCLA in each of the last two years.

The Buckeyes won by scores of 25-20, 26-24, 13-25, 25-17.

Shane Wetzel led the Buckeyes with 10 kills with Stanislaw Chacinski adding nine. Kyle Teune and Cole Young each added seven.

Freshman setter Daniel Henwood Rodriquez led the Buckeyes with 32 assists and tied for the match high with six digs.

Ohio State won five-consecutive sets against the Bruins at the First Point Collegiate Challenge after winning the final three sets a year ago against the No. 1 Bruins and the first two this year.

How it Happened

Set 1 (25-20)
The Buckeyes started with a 2-1 lead on a Cole Young kill. Ohio State was first to score consecutive points with a 4-0 run for a 7-3 lead. The Buckeyes used a kill by Kyle Teune and three attack errors by the Bruins for the lead. UCLA then called timeout trailing the Buckeyes by four early. A Daniel Henwood Rodriguez kill made it 8-5 after the break. Another Teune kill kept the lead at 10-8 Buckeyes. The Buckeyes maintained their advantage with each team alternating points until Ohio State used a 4-1 run to take a 17-13 lead. The Bruins called timeout, their final of the set, after a Stanislaw Chacinski ace. The Buckeyes were first to 20 with a kill by Young on an overpass for a 20-16 lead. A Teune ace made it a five-point lead (22-17). A UCLA attack error led to set point at 24-19. Shane Wetzel then got the set-winning kill for the 25-20 win. The Buckeyes hit .312 in the opener.

A kill by Shane Wetzel gives No.13 @OhioStateMVB set 1 over No.1 UCLA 25-20. Cole Young and Kyle Teune lead the Buckeyes with 2 kills each. The Bruins, which missed 9 serves, are led by Cooper Robinson and Ido David who both have 4 kills. #NCAAMVB @IESportsRadio @ShowofTheLandIE pic.twitter.com/qdPVnqYq0d
— Set Point (@Set_PointIE) January 19, 2025

S1| ACE?? pic.twitter.com/m8CWPnIBTQ
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) January 19, 2025

S1| Blocked by the Buckeyes?? pic.twitter.com/PV36D47oBQ
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) January 19, 2025

S1| Daniel Henwood Rodriguez keeping the Bruins on their toes! pic.twitter.com/PuLwzAUgJv
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) January 19, 2025

Set 2 (26-24)
Ohio State started the second set up 2-0 with an UCLA error and combo block by Wetzel and Young. Two Bruin errors around a Wetzel ace made it 5-1 Buckeyes. A Chacinski kill from the back row after a long rally put the Buckeyes up 6-1. UCLA called timeout after Ohio State's 4-0 run. After the break, Ohio State went up 9-2 on a Teune ace and UCLA error. The Bruins responded with a 4-0 run to cut the lead to 9-6. Chacinski ended the run with a kill but UCLA scored the next two to make it 10-8 Buckeyes. The Bruins tied it at 12-all with a 4-1 run. The Buckeyes called timeout before the Bruins took the lead at 13-12. UCLA took its biggest lead at 15-13 with a 6-1 run. Ohio State tied it at 15-all with consecutive kills by Wetzel and reclaimed the lead on a UCLA error, 16-15. Neither team could gain separation alternating as the leader. The Buckeyes took a 22-21 lead on a Henwood Rodriguez kill and solo block by Tyler Tharp before taking a timeout. Young got the kill out of the break for a 23-22 lead after UCLA tied it at 22. The Bruins tied it again and then took the lead at 24-23 with a triple block on a Wetzel attack. Ohio State called its final timeout. Young tied it at 24-all with a kill out of the break. A Wetzel kill made it 25-24 before the Buckeyes won it 26-24 on a Bruin bad set.

S2| Buckeyes win set 2, 26-24??

Leading the match 2-0. pic.twitter.com/kaKLGOAsld
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) January 19, 2025

S2| Kill by Wetzel to put the Buckeyes at set point! 25-24. pic.twitter.com/toPedfhyjq
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) January 19, 2025

S2| Young finding the high hands?? pic.twitter.com/5WVo7DjORl
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) January 19, 2025

Set 3 (13-25)
UCLA jumped to a 4-0 lead before a service error by the Bruins. The teams began to trade points before UCLA went up 11-6 with consecutive scores. The Buckeyes called timeout after a 4-1 Bruins run made it 13-7. UCLA scored the next two leading to another Ohio State timeout down 15-7. The Buckeyes could get no closer than seven the rest of the way in a 25-13 loss.

Set 4 (25-17)
Ohio State took a 4-3 lead on a Bruins error and Young kill. Kills by Chacinski and Wetzel capped a 5-1 run for the Buckeyes for a 6-3 lead. UCLA called timeout before another Chacinski kill made it 7-3. A pair of Wetzel aces and a kill by Henwood Rodriguez upped the lead to 10-3 Buckeyes and extended the run to 8-0. After trading points, the Buckeyes took a 15-6 lead on a Wetzel/Thomas Leahey combo block. The squads again began to alternate scores. Ohio State reached 20 points first on a Bruins service error to lead 20-11. Back-to-back scores by the Buckeyes on a Teune kill and Henwood Rodriguez kill made it 23-12. The Buckeyes finished off the win with a Chacinski kill to take the match 3-1 and the set 25-17.

S4| Take a look at ANOTHER Teune kill!! pic.twitter.com/p6ejTYSW4e
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) January 19, 2025

S4| ROOF.?? pic.twitter.com/kmOSfRJEeX
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) January 19, 2025

S4| Have yourself a night! pic.twitter.com/BR1D4md0VT
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioStateMVB) January 19, 2025

Up Next:
Ohio State remains on the road to begin a two-game series with Penn State Thursday (7 p.m.) in State College before returning to Columbus for another match with the Nittany Lions at 3 p.m. Jan. 26. Both matches will be streamed by B1G+.

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