Buckeyes Take Down RV USC in Five Sets

Friday, October 16

Los Angeles, Calif.

10 p.m.

Ohio State

10-7,3-4Big Ten

USC

8-9,2-5Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Ohio St.	25	22	25	24	15	3
Southern California	17	25	21	26	11	2

Buckeyes Take Down RV USC in Five Sets

10/17/2026 12:43:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (10-7, 3-4 Big Ten) took down RV USC (8-9, 2-5 Big Ten) in five sets (25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-11) on Friday night to earn its first-ever win at the Galen Center.

Match Recap
Set 1

The Buckeyes had an early 8-6 lead over the Trojans, with three kills from Kalli Joioshvili-Ravva, two kills from Hannah Jones and an ace from Alia Schoonover helping them to the advantage.
USC got ahead, 11-8, and the Buckeyes called a timeout. Coming out of the break, the Buckeyes went on a 4-0 run, which included kills from Jones and Naomy Govou, to reclaim the lead, 12-11.
With the score tied, 12-12, the Buckeyes went on a another 4-0, including two kills from Aneta Valentová, to get ahead, 16-12.
The Buckeyes dominated the remainder of the set, with Bailey Nakanelua adding three kills and Valentová notching two more, to come away with the 25-17 set one victory.

Set 2

The Buckeyes are the Trojans were tied three times early in the set. With the score knotted, 7-7, kills from Schoonover and Jones and a USC attack error put Ohio State ahead, 10-7.
The score was tied three more times and the Buckeyes had a two-point lead, 15-13, going into the media timeout.
The Buckeyes took a three-point lead, 19-16, after kills from Schoonover and Govou.
After tying the score at 19-all, the Trojans closed out the set on a 6-3 run to take set two, 25-22, and tie the match at one set apiece.

Set 3

Ahead by one, 4-3, a 3-0 run from Govou which included two kills and an ace, gave the Buckeyes a 7-3 lead over the Trojans.
With Ohio State ahead, 10-6, the Trojans went on an 8-0 run to take the lead, 14-10.
A kill from Jioshvili-Ravva ended the USC run, followed by a Schoonover kill and a USC error to put Ohio State within one point of the lead, 14-13.
Coming out of the media timeout, a block by Valentová and Jones, and Valentová's second solo block of the set, tied the score, 16-16. Govou's 12^th kill of the match then put the Buckeyes back in the lead, 17-16.
The Buckeyes and the Trojans got knotted at 20 points apiece, but Ohio State went on a 5-1 run, which included two more kills from Valentová, to win the set, 25-21.

Set 4

Three kills from Govou, one each from Jones and Valentová, and a kill and an ace from Nakanelua put the Buckeyes ahead, 10-7.
A 4-0 run for the Buckeyes which included kills from Schoonover, Jones and Govou and a service ace from Jioshvili-Ravva, extended the Ohio State lead to five, 14-9.
After the media timeout, kills from Govou, Jioshvili-Ravva and Valentová put the Buckeyes ahead by four, 19-15.
USC came within one point, 21-20, but a kill from Schoonover and a block by Valentová and Govou gave Ohio State a three-point lead, 23-20.
The Trojans once again came within one, 23-22, and the Buckeyes used their final timeout. After the timeout, USC went on a 4-1 run to take the fourth set, 26-24.

Set 5

The Buckeyes went on a 6-2 run to open the fifth set, with two more kills each from Govou and Valentová and a block by the same two Buckeyes.
Kills from Jioshvili-Ravva and Schoonover put Ohio State ahead by five, 8-3, and forced USC to use a timeout.
Govou added two more kills after the timeout to give the Buckeyes a six-point lead, 11-5.
The Trojans cut the Ohio State lead to one, 12-11, but two more kills from Govou and a solo block from Valentová iced the 15-11 set five victory.

Buckeyes by the Numbers

Govou led the Buckeyes with a career-high 25 kills. She has been in double-digit kills 11 times this season and has had 20 or more kills in six matches. Govou also added 10 digs to record a double-double and led the team in aces with two. Her team-high 28 points is also a career-high.
Valentová recorded a career-high 12 kills and she led the Buckeyes with four total blocks, which included a career-high three solo blocks.
Nakanelua notched her fifth double-double of the season with a team-high 54 assists and a career-high and team-high 16 digs.
Jioshvili-Ravva also had a double-double with 11 kills and a season-high 14 digs.
Jones added 12 kills for the Buckeyes, and Schoonover had nine kills.
Emily Avshalomov had 15 digs, and Mia Stahler added 13 digs.

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