Friday, October 9
Columbus, Ohio
7 p.m.
Ohio State
9-6,2-3Big Ten
0
vs
3
Washington
13-1,4-1Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Ohio St. | 11 | 14 | 16 | 0 |
Buckeyes Fall to No. 20 Washington
10/9/2026 8:47:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's volleyball team (9-6, 2-3 Big Ten) fell to No. 20 Washington (13-1, 4-1 Big Ten) in straight sets (11-25, 14-25, 16-25) Friday night at the Covelli Center.
Match Recap
Set 1
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Match Recap
Set 1
- The Huskies went on a 14-4 run to open the first set. A Washington error and a kill from Naomy Govou cut the Huskies' lead to eight, 14-6.
- Coming out of the media timeout, a monster kill from Alia Schoonover kept Ohio State within eight, 15-7.
- Down by 11, 18-7, the Buckeyes called a timeout. Coming out the timeout, a block by Aneta Valentová and Govou had the crowd on their feet.
- The Huskies, however, remained in control and took set one, 25-11.
- Washington opened the second set on a 7-0 run. A scorcher from Hannah Jones ended the run and put the Buckeyes on the board.
- Back-to-back kills from Jones and a kill from Schoonover put Ohio State within five points of the lead, 9-4.
- At the media timeout, the Buckeyes trailed the Huskies, 15-7. A perfectly placed kill from Govou coming out of the break cut the Washington lead to seven, 15-8.
- A kill from Valentová and a solo block from Jones left Ohio State trailing by nine, 19-10.
- Kalli Jioshvili-Ravva added two kills for the Buckeyes in the remainder of the set, but the Huskies won set two, 25-14.
- Trailing by five, 9-4, the Buckeyes scored four straight points on kills from Valentová and Govou and a kill and solo block from Jones to come within one point of the Huskies, 9-8.
- At the media timeout, the Buckeyes were within four points of the lead, 15-11.
- A kill from Jones, an ace from Mia Stahler and back-to-back Washington errors left Ohio State down by just five points, 20-15.
- A kill from Schoonover kept the Buckeyes within five, 21-16, but Washington went on a 4-0 run to close out the set.
- Jones led the Buckeyes with eight kills, and she had two solo blocks.
- Bailey Nakanelua led the team in assists with 17.
- Emily Avshalomov had a team-high 10 digs and Stahler added nine digs.
- Stahler and Govou each had one ace.
Up Next
- The Buckeyes host No. 21 Minnesota on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. The match will air on Big Ten Network.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
UW
OSU
Kills
38
23
Errors
7
21
Attempts
93
106
Hitting %
.333
.019
Points
52.0
28.0
Assists
31
21
Aces
7
2
Blocks
7
3
Game Leaders
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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