Top 15 Battles with Ball State, Lewis Completes Home Schedule

No. 18 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Ball State, No. 14 Lewis (Senior Night)
Dates: Thursday/Saturday
Time: 7/5 p.m. ET
Venue: Covelli Center
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Live Streams: B1G+
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Rosters: Ohio State | Ball State | Lewis
Season Stats: Ohio State | Ball State | Lewis | MIVA | NCAA
Match Notes: Ohio State | Ball State | Lewis

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 18 Ohio State (12-10, 6-5) closes out the home portion of the 2025 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association schedule this week with battles against No. 15 Ball State 917-9, 9-4) Thursday and No. 14 Lewis (19-7, 9-4) Saturday at the Covelli Center.

Match time against the Cardinals is 7 p.m. Senior night recognitions Saturday will be held prior to the 5 p.m. start time against the Flyers. Both matches will be streamed by B1G+.

Ohio State started a three-match homestand, the final matches of the regular season at the Covelli Center, with a 3-2 win over No. 10 McKendree March 27. The Buckeyes host No. 14 Ball State April 3 and No. 15 Lewis April 5 (Senior Night).
Against McKendree, Ohio State had four players with double figure digs. Freshman setter Daniel Henwood Rodriquez led the way with a career-best 14.
DHR's effort against the Bearcats earned him the MIVA Defensive Player of the Week. He also added five kills, 50 assists, an ace and two blocks in the win.
The victory over No. 10 McKendree was the first over a Top 10 opponent in Columbus since a 3-0 win over No. 10 Loyola Chicago April 8. 2023.
Freshman Stanislaw Chacinski led the Buckeyes with 21 kills against the Bearcats, a career-high.
In the regular-season home finale against Lewis Saturday, Ohio State will recognize its seniors during pregame ceremonies. The careers and contributions of Kohl Kutsch, Thomas Leahey, Hudson Harris, Grant Strong, Kyle Teune and Cole Young will be celebrated.
The Buckeyes posted a pair of 3-0 wins at NJIT in the final nonconference series of the season. Kyle Teune led Ohio State with 20 kills (.462) in the wins. Cole Young paced the defense with 12 blocks.
Kevin Burch, head coach of the Buckeyes, added assistant coach Steven Duhoux (Doo-HOE) to the staff Feb. 24 to fill a vacancy left by Luke Wood Maloney, who left Ohio State to pursue family professional opportunities in Minnesota. Duhoux coached the last two seasons with the Arizona women's volleyball program.
Ohio State split a pair of MIVA matches before facing NJIT with a 3-2 loss at Ball State and a 3-2 home win over Purdue Fort Wayne. Aaron Grimm played in his first two matches, both starts, and hit .571 with 17 kills on 28 swings. He also added three aces, six digs and five blocks to kick start his Ohio State career.
Shane Wetzel moved into the Top 20 in career kills with 25 total at Ball State and Purdue Fort Wayne. He has 906 career kills in 275 sets for an average of 3.29 per set. His career kills total ranks 19th in the Ohio State record book.
Wetzel's effort in wins at Purdue Fort Wayne and at home vs. Lindenwood led to him earning the MIVA Offensive Player of the Week award. He hit .458 in wins over the Mastodons (3-0) and Lions (3-1).
The Buckeyes split the opening weekend in league play. Following a home loss (1-3) to No. 7 Loyola Chicago, the Buckeyes earned a road win at Purdue Fort Wayne (3-0).
Wetzel earned a spot on the 2025 Big Ten Challenge All-Tournament team with a combined 32 kills against No. 6 USC (L, 1-3) and No. 3 UCLA (L, 1-3) Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Columbus.
Cole Young reached 600 kills with seven against UCLA. He has 681 from the middle in 111 career matches played.
Ohio State's losses this season have all come to teams currently ranked among the Top 15 nationally.
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.
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 Ball State, the Buckeyes own an overall record of 104-94 with a home mark of 57-39. In the series with Lewis, Ohio State is 23-16 at home and 36-34 overall.

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