No. 13 Ohio State Hosts No. 8 Ball State, Purdue Fort Wayne

No. 11 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Ball State, Purdue Fort Wayne
Dates: Feb. 19/21
Times: 7/2 p.m.
Venue: Covelli Center
Tickets/Parking: Free
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Buckeyes are back home at the Covelli Center this weekend to face two Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association rivals, No. 8 Ball State (12-1, 4-0) and Purdue Fort Wayne (7-3, 2-1). No. 13 Ohio State (7-4, 2-1) split its series against Queens University of Charlotte (6-5, 1-3) last weekend.

The Buckeyes continue their intra-conference play this weekend against Ball State, ranked No. 1 in the MIVA conference, and Purdue Fort Wayne ranked No. 3.
Ohio State will head to Illinois for two away games next week at Lewis University and Loyola University of Chicago Feb. 26/March 1.
In the series with Ball State, Ohio State owns a 105-94 record all-time dating to 1968. The Buckeyes are 58-39 at home in the series. Against Purdue Fort Wayne, Ohio State is 88-43 with a 48-12 record in Columbus.
Daniel Hurley was back in the lineup for the Buckeyes against Queens last weekend, putting up 36 kills, six blocks, and 15 digs in two matches.
Drew Hudson put up 18 digs in the two matchups to total 88 so far this season.
Following a team vote, Shane Wetzel and Hudson were named captains for the 2026 season. Hudson is the first sophomore to earn captain honors in the history of the program.
Wetzel currently ranks 13th in Ohio State history with 1,129 kills for his career. He and sophomore Stan Chacinski were named to the 2026 preseason All-MIVA squad.
Wetzel and Chacinski both were recognized as 2025 AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans after earning 2025 postseason Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association honors. In addition, the MIVA coaches voted Ohio State in the No. 2 position in the league 2026 preseason poll.
In his seventh season, Kevin Burch achieved his 100th win as Ohio State's head coach (102-65) with the victory against Lincoln Memorial (3-0). Securing the win against the Railsplitters gave Burch win No. 100 to go with one regular-season MIVA title, a pair of league tournament championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances.

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