Ohio State Falls to No. 18 Penn State in Four Sets

Sunday, October 26

Columbus, Ohio

12:00 PM

Ohio State

3-15,0-10Big Ten

No. 18 Penn State

13-7,7-3Big Ten

Penn St.

Ohio St.

Ohio State Falls to No. 18 Penn State in Four Sets

10/26/2025 2:45:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball

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The Buckeyes drew the largest home crowd of the season on Sunday for the Scarlet & Gray match.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (3-15, 0-10 B1G) fell in four sets (25-22, 23-25, 17-25, 18-25) No. 18 Penn State (13-7, 7-3 B1G) on Sunday afternoon in the Scarlet & Gray match at the Covelli Center.

Ohio State scored the final five points of the first set to earn a 25-22 set win. Penn State evened the match with a 25-23 win in the second set after 12 ties and five lead changes in the set. The Nittany Lions gained match advantage with a 25-17 set win in the third set. Penn State wrapped up the match with a 25-18 set win in the fourth.

Set-by-Set Recap

S1: Penn State opened scoring and built an early 6-2 lead. Ohio State got within one at 9-8 amidst a 4-0 run including two service aces from Abby Yoder. The Buckeyes took their first lead of the set at 12-11 on a kill from Kaia Castle before a 6-0 run from the Nittany Lions gave PSU a 17-12 lead. Ohio State tied the set again at 20 with a 4-0 run capped by a kill from Na'Vea Gauthier. The Buckeyes scored the final five points of the set to secure a 25-22 set win on a kill from Mina Gunes.
S2: Ohio State scored first, and the set was tied at every point until back-to-back OSU points gave the Buckeyes an 8-6 lead. The Buckeyes led by an 11-8 margin before three consecutive Nittany Lion points tied the set again at 11. PSU used another 3-0 run to gain a 16-13 advantage and OSU used a 4-0 run to gain a 20-19 advantage. The lead changed for the fifth time of the set as Penn State strung together three unanswered points to take a 23-21 lead and evened the match with a 25-23 set win.
S3: Penn State scored first and assumed a narrow lead early as neither team scored more than two unanswered points heading into the media timeout with PSU up 15-12. The Nittany Lions extended their lead to 17-12 and then 20-14, prompting a Buckeye timeout. Penn State scored five of the final six points to earn a 25-17 set win.
S4: The Buckeyes opened scoring, but the Nittany Lions used a 3-0 run to grab an early 6-4 lead. The teams alternated scoring before Penn State put together an 8-0 run to extend its lead to 20-10, amidst an Ohio State timeout. The Buckeyes battled back with a 5-1 run to cut the deficit to 22-16 on an ace from Mia Stahler. The Nittany Lions earned a 25-18 set win to end the match.

Match Notes

The 3,476 people in attendance today is the Buckeyes' highest home attendance of the season.
This is the Buckeyes' sixth match of the season against a ranked opponent.
The Buckeyes had five players with at least five kills apiece today and five players with at least six digs today.
Na'Vea Gauthier recorded a career-high 11 kills, her first time collegiately recording at least 10 kills.
Abby Yoder notched the first multi-ace match of her career with two aces today.
Olivia Hasbrook totaled a career-high five aces and recorded 10 or more digs for the 10^th time this season (16 digs today).
Mia Tuman notched her sixth double-double of the season with 29 assists and 10 digs.
S1: Ohio State scored the final five points of the set, ending the set on a 9-2 run.
S2: The set featured 12 ties and five lead changes.
S3: The set was tight early as neither team scored more than two unanswered points leading into the media timeout

Up Next

Ohio State hosts Rutgers on Friday at 6 p.m. for Buckeye Trick-or-Treat. The match will be broadcast live on B1G+.

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