Indiana volleyball to face No. 6 Ohio State Saturday night in Wilkinson Hall

For the third time this season, Indiana volleyball will face off towards a ranked opponent in No. 6 Ohio State.  

The Hoosiers have but to beat a ranked opponent, as they fell quick towards No. 21 Western Kentucky College and No. 9 Penn State earlier this season. 

Ohio State head coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg is getting into her third 12 months in Columbus with a 27-6 report and a visit to the Candy 16 within the 2021 season underneath her belt.  

This season, the Buckeyes have began 6-5. Nonetheless, a report barely above .500 doesn’t inform the complete story of Ohio State’s season so far. Eight of 11 of the Buckeyes’ video games have come towards ranked groups.  

Amongst its spectacular wins this season, Ohio State beat then-No. 10 Brigham Younger College in straight units and notched wins towards then-No. 5 Georgia Institute of Expertise and then-No. 3 College of Louisville.  

In its most up-to-date outing, Ohio State beat rival Michigan 3-1 on the street. Senior outdoors hitter Gabby Gonzales led the crew with 22 kills and a season excessive of 12 digs. The Buckeyes collectively hit a season-best 10 blocks, forcing the Wolverines to hit underneath .200. 

The Hoosiers look to proceed to enhance this season, headlined by sophomore setter Camryn Haworth who’s second within the convention in assists with 501 and third in service aces with 25. 

Freshman outdoors hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles has additionally stood out for Indiana, having reached the century mark in kills in her first season with the crew. By 15 video games, she has 109 kills and totaled a profession excessive of 15 towards Maryland.  

Fellow outdoors hitter sophomore Maddy Saris is third within the Huge Ten in kills with 197, highlighted by her season-best of 20 which additionally got here towards the Terrapins. 

Indiana will probably be competing for its first ranked win since 2019. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in Wilkinson Corridor and will probably be broadcast on BTN+.