Buckeyes Travel to Minneapolis for Sunday Matinee
10/10/2025 12:33:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball
Ohio State and No. 14 Minnesota meet on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET in Minneapolis.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (3-10, 0-5 B1G) travels to No. 14 Minnesota (13-3, 3-2 B1G) for a Sunday matinee. The match will be broadcast live on B1G+ with first serve scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
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- Ohio State took hosted its third ranked opponent of the season on Thursday, falling to No. 12 Purdue in three sets (19-25, 16-25, 17-25).
- Freshman outside hitter Mina Gunes served up the first four aces of her career against the Boilermakers, tying the most aces by a Buckeye in any match this season.
- Junior transfer Hannah Jones leads the Buckeye offense and ranks ninth in the conference with 3.72 kills/set. Olivia Hasbrook leads Ohio State in digs/set (3.46) to rank eighth in the Big Ten.
- No. 14 Minnesota enters the match with a 13-3 record and a 3-2 mark in Big Ten play. The Gophers most recently lost to RV UCLA on Wednesday in straight sets at home.
- Minnesota holds conference wins over Michigan State, Rutgers and Northwestern and has lost to RV UCLA and Michigan.
- Julia Hanson leads the Minnesota offense and ranks seventh in the Big Ten with 3.94 kills/set, while Stella Swenson is ninth in the B1G with 9.91 assists/set. Zeynep Palabiyik is currently second in the conference with 3.73 digs/set.
- Ohio State trails 36-54 in the all-time series against Minnesota. The Buckeyes trail 13-29 when facing the Gophers in Minneapolis.
- Last season, the teams met twice. The Buckeyes fell in five sets (25-16, 25-18, 22-25, 16-25, 10-15) at home on Oct. 27 before losing in the season finale in Minneapolis in four sets (16-25, 32-30, 14-25, 15-25).
- Ohio State's most recent win in the series was on Dec. 8, 2022 in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes won in four sets (22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19).
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