Ohio State Falls to No. 17 USC Saturday Night

Saturday, September 27

Columbus, Ohio

7:00 PM

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No. 17 USC

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Ohio State Falls to No. 17 USC Saturday Night

9/27/2025 9:51:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball

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The Buckeyes wrapped up the opening weekend of Big Ten play on Saturday in Covelli with their second ranked opponent of the season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (3-7, 0-2 B1G) fell in straight sets (23-25, 22-25, 15-25) against No. 17 USC (10-2, 1-1 B1G) on Saturday night inside the Covelli Center.

USC scored the final five points of the first set to earn a 25-23 set win. Ohio State started strong in the second set, but USC used a 6-1 run midway through the set to take the lead and ultimately win the set by a 25-22 margin. The Trojans used an early run to end the match with a 25-15 set win in the third.

Set-by-Set Recap

S1: USC strung together four unanswered points for an early 4-1 lead before Ohio State was able to tie the set at nine. The Buckeyes used a 3-0 run to tie the set at 16 apiece and took their first lead since 1-0 at 18-17 before the Trojans regained the lead with back-to-back points. Ohio State responded with a 4-0 run, capped by an ace from Olivia Hasbrook, to take a 22-19 lead. USC scored the final five points of the set to win by a 25-23 margin.
S2: Hannah Jones and Reese Wuebker got going early in the second set and Ohio State jumped out to a 7-4 lead. USC responded with an extended 6-1 run to take a 13-10 lead. The Buckeyes got within one at 16-15 on a block from Kamiah Gibson and Kaia Castle, but the Trojans increased their lead to 20-16. Ohio State scored back-to-back points after calling timeout but fell 25-22 in the set.
S3: USC scored six unanswered points to take an early 7-1 lead. Ohio State used a 3-0 run to cut its deficit to 11-7 on an ace from Mia Stahler, but the Trojans extended their lead to 16-8 to prompt a Buckeye timeout. USC wrapped up the match with a 25-15 set win.

Match Notes

This is the Buckeyes' second ranked opponent of the season as they previously hosted then No. 12 Florida on September 7.
Olivia Hasbrook reached double-figure digs for the eighth time this season, totaling 11 digs tonight.
Mia Stahler recorded her second match of the season in double figures with 11 digs.
S1: The set was tied eight times and featured five lead changes with neither team leading by more than three points.
S2: Jones and Wuebker combined for 11 kills in the set.

What They Said

Head coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg: "When you're facing good teams, the execution level needs to be pretty high and I think that's where we're getting caught up right now. Are we executing at the right time? The answer is no right now. I think there are a couple sets last night against UCLA where we had the lead and just couldn't close. Is it the belief at the end of the game? Is it the experience at the end of the game? We just don't have either right now and we're trying to figure that out. It's nice to battle and be in the matches with these top teams and now we just need to find a closer."
Sophomore libero Olivia Hasbrook: "I think the defense is never where we want it to be – we always want it to get better. We're doing some good things, getting some great blocks and digs, but it can always be better."
Sophomore outside hitter Reese Wuebker: "I think our passing was solid this weekend so it was good to get one-on-one connections. Mia [Tuman] and [Kamiah Gibson] were really good at keeping the tempo. For me, it was easier because I had a lot of holes in the block and a lot of speed so we could throw off their offense a little bit."

Up Next

Ohio State takes its trip out west to face Washington on Friday at 10 p.m. ET and RV Oregon on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. Both matches will be broadcast live on B1G+.

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