No. 13 Buckeyes Set to Host 2025 Big Ten Challenge This Weekend

No. 13 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Stanford, No. 3 UCLA -- 2025 Big Ten Challenge
Dates: Jan. 31/Feb. 1
Times: 7 p.m. both matches (PSU vs. UCLA Friday and PSU vs USC Saturday start at 4 p.m.)
Admission/Parking: Free
Venue: Covelli Center
Live Stream: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Rosters: Ohio State | USC | UCLA
Season Stats: Ohio State | USC | UCLA
Match Notes: Ohio State | USC | UCLA | Penn St.

Kevin Burch, Ohio State Head Coach

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 13 Ohio State (3-3) welcomes No. 6 Southern California, No. 3 UCLA and No. 17 Penn State to Columbus this weekend for the 2025 Big Ten Challenge at the Covelli Center.

Penn State and UCLA kick things off at 4 p.m. Friday followed by the Buckeyes vs. the Trojans at 7 p.m. The Nittany Lions and USC will meet at 4 p.m. Saturday followed by UCLA and Ohio State at 7 p.m. All matches will be streamed live on B1G+.

Each Ohio State home match is streamed live on B1G+ ($). A link to live stats for all matches is available at OhioStateBuckeyes.com on the Men's Volleyball schedule page with each individual match listed.
Ohio State traveled to Austin, Texas, to face No. 11 Stanford (L, 3-0) and No. 1 UCLA (W, 3-1) in the 2025 First Point Collegiate Challenge (Jan. 17-18). Ohio State played in the fourth-annual event for the second-consecutive season. The Buckeyes defeated both No. 13 USC and No. 1 UCLA by scores of 3-2 at the event in 2024.
With the win over the top-ranked Bruins Jan. 18, Ohio State has defeated a team ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Coaches Poll in each of the last three seasons. The Buckeyes knocked off No. 1 Penn State in 2023 on the road before taking down No. 1 UCLA in each of the last two seasons in Austin, Texas.
Starting Jan. 17 vs. No. 11 Stanford, Ohio State will play five-consecutive matches against Top 17 teams in the weekly AVCA National Collegiate MVB Poll. After facing the Cardinal, the Buckeyes defeated No. 1 UCLA (Jan. 18), before facing No. 6 USC, No. 3 UCLA and No. 8 Loyola-Chicago.
Ohio State will play host to USC and UCLA in the 2025 Big Ten Challenge Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at the Covelli Center. Penn State will meet UCLA at 4 p.m. Jan. 31 and USC at 4 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Covelli Center.
The last time out in Columbus, senior middle blocker Cole Young hit 1.000 with 10 kills on 10 swings to tie an Ohio State record for hitting percentage in a match (vs FVSU, Jan. 11). The last Buckeye to end a match with 10 or more kills without an error was Ethan Talley with a 10-0-10 effort March 1, 2019 at home against McKendree in a 3-1 win.
In the series with USC, Ohio State is 10-19 all-time with wins in eight of the last nine meetings, which includes the last home win for Ohio State in the series, a 3-1 victory in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge Jan. 6, 2017, at St. John Arena. The Buckeyes are 5-25 against UCLA, which includes wins in two of the last three meetings. Both wins were at the First Point Collegiate Challenge in 2024 and most recently Jan. 18, 2025. Ohio State won 3-2 last year and 3-1 this season.
The most recent match against UCLA was the 1,700th in the history of the program (1968-present). The Buckeyes are 1,187-510-3 (.700) in 58 seasons.

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