Buckeye Block Seals Five-Set Win Against Troy

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Buckeye Block Seals Five-Set Win Against Troy

9/21/2025 5:14:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball

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Kaia Castle broke the single match program record with 15 blocks as Ohio State totaled 26.0 blocks in Sunday’s win.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (3-5) won in five sets (22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 30-32, 15-12) against Troy (2-6) on Sunday afternoon in the final match of the Sports Imports Classic.

The first set was tight throughout with 12 ties and three leads changes, but Troy prevailed with a 25-22 set win. Ohio State used a 7-0 run midway through the second set to earn a 25-18 set win and even the match. Facing Troy's set point, Ohio State scored three unanswered points to win the third set by a 26-24 margin. The Trojans fought off seven Buckeye match points in the fourth to force a fifth set with a 32-30 set win. Ohio State held a narrow lead throughout the entirety of the fifth set, winning by a 15-12 mark.

Set-by-Set Recap

S1: The first set was tied at every point until back-to-back Buckeye points gave OSU the 8-6 advantage. Troy responded with a 4-0 run to take the lead before Ohio State tied the set again at 10. The Trojans regained the lead and led 16-13 out of the media timeout. The Buckeyes tied the set at 16 and 19 but couldn't take the lead down the stretch, falling by a 25-22 margin in the set.
S2: Ohio State scored the first two points of the set before Troy had early leads of 6-5 and 9-7. The Buckeyes strung together four unanswered points to take an 11-9 lead and force a Trojan timeout. The set was tied at points 12 through 15 before a 7-0 Buckeye run gave OSU a 21-15 lead. Mia Tuman secured a 25-18 set win with an ace.
S3: The Buckeyes opened scoring and used a 4-0 run to take an early 6-4 lead. Troy battled back to tie the set at nine. The Trojans used a 3-0 run to take a 16-15, their first since leading 4-2. The set was tied at points 15 through 20 before back-to-back Buckeye points. The Trojans responded with back-to-back points to tie the set again at 22. Facing Troy's set point trailing 24-23, Hannah Jones recorded back-to-back kills to give Ohio State the lead. Ashley Carr and Kamiah Gibson sealed a 26-24 set win with the Buckeyes' 15^th block of the match.
S4: Troy scored the first two points of the set before the teams alternated scoring. Ohio State tied the set for the first time at 12 on a kill from Carr. The Buckeyes scored three unanswered points to take a 15-13 lead into the media timeout. After Ohio State built an 18-14 lead, Troy scored the next six points to take a 20-18 lead. The Buckeyes tied the set at 21 and scored back-to-back points to take a 24-23 lead on a block from Carr and Gibson. The Trojans fought off seven Buckeye match points to force a fifth set with a 32-30 set win.
S5: Reese Wuebker began the fifth set with a kill and an ace. Jones rattled off four kills in the span of five points to give Ohio State a 6-2 lead. A 3-0 Troy run cut OSU's lead to 7-6 before Wuebker answered. Three unanswered points of their own gave the Buckeyes a 10-6 lead. The Trojans put together another 3-0 run to trim their deficit to one at 11-10. Ohio State sealed the match with a block from Carr and Wyman to win the set by a 15-12 margin.

Match Notes

Kaia Castle broke the single match program record with 15 blocks. Her 11 block assists tie for third among single match program records.
Ohio State totaled 26.0 blocks today – the second-most in a single match in program history. This is the third time this season the Buckeyes have totaled at least 10 blocks as a team.
The Buckeyes totaled 40 block assists to rank fourth in program history for a single match.
Ohio State is 6-3 this season when needing extra points to decide a set.
This is the Buckeyes' fourth five-set match of the season.
Kamiah Gibson also had a career-high in blocks with eight.
Hannah Jones recorded at least 10 kills for the fifth time this season, tying her career-high 26 kills today. This was her second time this season reaching 20 kills.
Olivia Hasbrook totaled 10 or more digs for the sixth time this season, finishing with 20 digs. This is her second time this season reaching 20 digs.
Reese Wuebker recorded double figure kills for the fifth time this season with 18 kills today.
Ashley Carr led the game with a .500 hitting percentage (nine kills on 16 attacks with only one error) and added nine blocks.
S1: The set featured 12 ties and three lead changes.
S2: Ohio State used a 7-0 run midway through the set to create separation for the set win.
S3: Neither team led by more than two points throughout the set as the score was tied 16 times.
S4: This was the second set of the season to need more than 30 points to decide.
S5: The Buckeyes led the entirety of the set and scored back-to-back points to seal the match win.

Head Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg Said

"Today was a great team win against a gritty Troy team. I loved the fight I saw in our group and we relied on a bunch of our squad to get the job done today. It's when we have Hannah Jones and Reese Wuebker taking swings the way they did and have our block dominating, especially Kaia Castle, that fuels the fire we need."

Up Next

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