No. 16 Ohio State Earns Consecutive Sweeps vs. Royals

Saturday, March 15

Columbus, Ohio

2 p.m.

Ohio State

11-8,6-3MIVA

Queens University of Charlotte

10-11,2-6MIVA

Queens (NC)

Ohio St.

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

No. 16 Ohio State Earns Consecutive Sweeps vs. Royals

3/15/2025 3:45:00 PM | Men's Volleyball

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 16 Ohio State (11-8, 6-3) completed the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association series with Queens University of Charlotte (10-11, 2-6) Saturday with a 3-0 sweep at the Covelli Center.

The Buckeyes have won each of the last four matches by 3-0 scores.

Against the Royals Saturday, Ohio State won by scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-20.

The Buckeyes were led in kills by Stanislaw Chacinski with 12 and Shane Wetzel with 10.

Wetzel also had five digs and a team best four blocks.

Freshman setter Daniel Henwood Rodriguez led both squads with 31 assists.

Set 1 (OSU, 25-23)
Neither team was able to gain command through the early going. The Buckeyes used a 5-1 run ending with a Stanislaw Chacinski ace and Queens error for an 11-7 lead. The Royals closed the gap to 12-11 Ohio State on consecutive kills. An Ohio State error made it 13-all before a Cole Young kill from the middle and a Queens error put the Buckeyes back on top at the media timeout, 15-13. The Royals tied it again at 15-all and then took the lead on a 3-0 run after the break. A Chacinski kill and an ace by Young reclaimed the lead for the Buckeyes. The teams alternated points until kills by Aaron Grimm and Shane Wetzel put the Buckeyes up 20-18. Queens used its first timeout but the Buckeyes maintained its advantage the rest of the way in a 25-23. Chacinski, who got the set-winning kill, led both teams with five kills in the opener.

S1| Buckeyes win the first, 25-23! pic.twitter.com/iEHhuHiKUE
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S1| Overpass??Kill pic.twitter.com/UBMVqTJxWf
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S1| Henwood and Grimm with the quick! pic.twitter.com/8vuKhW9PwP
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S1| Chacinski from the back row!?? pic.twitter.com/BOOiZiOJmS
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Set 2 (OSU, 25-15)
A Daniel Henwood Rodriguez ace and Chacinski cross-court kill put the Buckeyes up 5-1. The Buckeye block (Wetzel/Young) upped the lead to 7-2 Ohio State. A DHR kill, Queens error and Kyle Teune ace led to a Royals timeout with Ohio State leading 12-5. After the Queens timeout, the Buckeyes used a 5-1 run to increase the lead to 17-7. A Young ace upped the lead to 21-9. Kills by Teune and Grimm made it 23-11 Buckeyes. The bout reached set point on a Queens service error. After a short rally by the Royals, Ohio State got the win on a Wetzel kill, 25-15.

S2| Buckeyes win set 2, 25-15! Ohio State leads the match 2-0. pic.twitter.com/rMCxquHy7E
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S2| SHANE. WETZEL. pic.twitter.com/Ln8ThIhc3E
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S2| Wetzel and Grimm putting up the block?? pic.twitter.com/bbarLv7NC5
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S2| ACE?? pic.twitter.com/bxQUb5cxcz
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Set 3 (OSU, 25-20)
At 10-all, neither team was able to string together a run. The back-and-fourth affair continued until kills by Chacinski around an Ohio State block (Grimm, Chacinski, Wetzel) put Ohio State up 14-11. Ohio State led 15-12 at the media timeout after a Wetzel kill. Chacinski delivered an ace after the break and then set Wetzel for a kill to make it 17-12 Buckeyes. Queens called timeout after a Grimm kill with Ohio State leading 18-12. Teune delivered a rocket from the left side to make it 19-13. Queens cut into the lead with a 4-1 run to make it 20-17. Wetzel went cross court from the back row for a 23-20 lead. Queens took its final timeout at match point after a Royals error made it 24-20 Buckeyes. Ohio State then got the win on a Queens error, 25-20.