Sunday, September 7
Columbus, Ohio
12:00 PM
Ohio State
vs
No. 12 Florida
Photo by: Ohio State Athletics
Ohio State Opens Home Slate Sunday Against No. 12 Florida
9/5/2025 10:14:00 AM | General, Women's Volleyball
The Buckeyes encourage fans to wear black and stick around after the match for a meet and greet with the team.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (1-2) hosts No. 12 Florida (3-1) in its home opener on Sunday at noon. The match will be broadcast live on BTN. Parking is free in the lots across the street.
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Fans are encouraged to wear black and arrive early as the first 2,500 fans will receive a free rally towel. The first 400 Ohio State students entering through the southeast entrance will receive a free bucket hat. After the match, the Buckeyes will stick around for a meet and greet on the concourse.
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BUCKEYE PREVIEW
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Fans are encouraged to wear black and arrive early as the first 2,500 fans will receive a free rally towel. The first 400 Ohio State students entering through the southeast entrance will receive a free bucket hat. After the match, the Buckeyes will stick around for a meet and greet on the concourse.
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BUCKEYE PREVIEW
- Ohio State earned its first win of the season on the road against Miami (OH) in five sets (15-25, 27-25, 25-27, 27-25, 15-3) on Wednesday. Facing RedHawk match point in the fourth set, the Buckeyes scored the next three points to force a fifth set and then went on an 11-0 run in that fifth set to put the match away.Â
- The Buckeyes' win against the RedHawks featured depth of talent and career-highs. Ohio State had three players record double-figure kills and three record double-figure digs.
- Hannah Jones led the OSU offense with a career-high 26 kills, while Mia Tuman had a career-high 58 assists. Reese Wuebker recorded career-highs in both kills (13) and digs (13). Tuman added 12 digs for a double-double. Olivia Hasbrook tied the match-high 16 digs.
- Florida enters the match with a 3-1 record this season, beating then No. 3 Pitt, Norfolk State and USF. The Gators' only loss was to then No. 6 Stanford in four sets in the season opener on Aug. 22.
- The Gators' win over Pitt was a five-set thriller (19-25, 25-15, 15-25, 26-24, 15-13) that featured seven ties in the fifth set alone. Trailing 13-12 in the fifth set, Florida scored the final three points to win the match.
- Jordyn Byrd leads Florida's offense with 4.00 kills/set, while setter Alexis Stucky is averaging 9.25 assists/set.
- Defensively, Lily Hayes' 3.44 digs/set and Alec Roth's 1.19 blocks/set lead the team.
- Ohio State trails 1-4 in the all-time series against Florida. This will be the first meeting of the series to take place in Columbus.
- The teams most recently played last season in Gainesville when Florida won in four sets (20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21).
- The Buckeyes' win came on September 4, 1998 in five sets (9-15, 11-15, 15-4, 15-4, 20-18) at a neutral site.
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