Ohio State Makes Third-Consecutive NCAA Regionals Appearance

NCAA Regionals (Info Hub)

Dates: Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 and Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022

Venues: Gregory Gymnasium (Austin, Texas)

Matches:

1. Thursday: #3 Ohio State vs. #2 Minnesota (12 p.m. ET) | Stay Stats | ESPN2
2. Thursday: #1 Texas vs. #4 Marquette (half-hour after match one) | Stay Stats | ESPN2
3. Saturday (regional finals): the winners of the Saturday matches (6 p.m. ET) | ESPNU

Rosters: Ohio State | Marquette | Minnesota | Texas

Sport Notes/Statistics: Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 10 Ohio State girls’s volleyball workforce (20-9, 15-5 B1G) makes its third-consecutive NCAA regional look this week, touring to top-seeded Texas.

The Buckeyes will face second-seeded Minnesota within the regional semifinals on Thursday at midday ET with the winner advancing to Saturday’s regional finals in opposition to the winner of top-seeded Texas vs. fourth-seeded Marquette. Thursday’s match will likely be broadcast on ESPN2.

• Ohio State holds a 21-9 total document after incomes a sweep (25-21, 25-17, 25-16) in opposition to six-seeded USC within the NCAA second spherical, hosted in Covelli.
• The Buckeyes earned a No. 3 seed within the event with the highest eight groups in every area being seeded this season, making their twenty fifth NCAA Event look. That is Ohio State’s third-consecutive regional semifinal look and nineteenth total.
• Emily Londot was named AVCA Northeast Participant of the Yr and was joined on the AVCA All-Area Workforce by Kylie Murr and Mac Podraza. Gabby Gonzales acquired an honorable point out.
• Murr was named Huge Ten Defensive Participant of the Yr and Podraza the Huge Ten Setter of the Yr following the conclusion of the common season, each being the primary in program historical past to win their respective awards.
• Ohio State had the sixth-highest common residence attendance throughout the common season (3,680), simply 20 shy of a sell-out.
• Minnesota enters the match with a 22-8 total document and is on a five-match win streak.
• That is Minnesota’s twenty seventh NCAA Event look and holds a 61-26 all-time document within the event.
• The Gophers hosted the primary two rounds of the NCAA Event, sweeping Southeastern Louisiana (25-21, 25-18, 25-14) within the first spherical and UNI (25-18, 25-16, 25-15) within the second spherical.
• Final season, Minnesota made it to the regional finals earlier than being swept by a Wisconsin workforce that went on to win a nationwide championship.
• Ohio State trails 35-50 within the all-time collection in opposition to Minnesota and is 2-5 when dealing with the Gophers at a impartial web site.
• The groups haven’t met at a impartial web site since Sept. 9, 1989 on the Cal State Fullerton Event when the Buckeyes misplaced in 4 units (14-16, 12-15, 15-11, 8-15) and have by no means met at a impartial web site within the NCAA Event.
• Marquette enters the regional rounds with a 29-3 total document and went 17-1 in Huge East play.
• The Eagles fell to No. 15 Creighton within the Huge East Championship match in 5 units (25-16, 20-25, 18-25, 22-21, 12-15).
• Marquette earned back-to-back sweeps to start the NCAA Event, beating Ball State within the first spherical and fifth-seed Georgia Tech within the second spherical to advance to this system’s second regional look.
• Final season, the Eagles misplaced within the first spherical of the NCAA Event to Dayton after falling within the Huge East Championship to Creighton.
• Texas holds a 24-1 total document and a 15-1 Huge 12 document coming into the regional semifinals, with the lone loss on the season coming in 5 units at Iowa State again on Oct. 19.
• The Longhorns additionally earned two sweeps to start the NCAA Event, caring for Fairleigh Dickinson within the first spherical and Georgia within the second spherical.
• Final season, Texas fell to Nebraska within the regional finals after sweeping Sacred Coronary heart and Rice within the first and second rounds and successful in 5 units in opposition to Washington within the regional semifinals.
• The Longhorns are making their 17^th-consecutive NCAA regional semifinal look – this system’s 39^th total NCAA Event look. Texas is 106-36 all-time within the event.

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