No. 5 Buckeyes Sweep Tennessee Saturday Evening

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-3) swept (25-23, 25-23, 25-16) Tennessee (6-6) on Saturday night in Pittsburgh.

The primary set was shut from begin to end, with the Buckeyes utilizing a 3-0 run towards the top of the set to win 25-23. The second set featured small runs by every staff early earlier than Ohio State used a run out of the media timeout to take a lead that wouldn’t be relinquished, successful the set by a 25-23 mark. Ohio State scored the primary three factors of the third set and didn’t look again, successful by a convincing 25-16 margin.

The way it Occurred

Emily Londot started the match with a kill, however Tennessee scored the subsequent three factors to take an early 3-1 lead. Kylie Murr tied the set at six with a service ace. A kill from Reilly MacNeill capped a 3-0 OSU run, giving the Buckeyes a 13-12 lead, their first lead since scoring the primary level of the set. Tennessee led 15-14 on the media timeout. Mac Podraza tied the set out of the media timeout with a kill. The groups continued to commerce factors, being tied at factors 15 via 18, till back-to-back kills from MacNeill and Londot compelled a Tennessee timeout with Ohio State main 20-18. The Woman Vols used a 3-0 run out of their timeout to take a 21-20 lead. The Buckeyes scored the subsequent three factors, together with their first block of the match from Gabby Gonzales and Adria Powell, to take a 24-22 lead and pressure a second Tennessee timeout. The Woman Vols scored out of the timeout, however the Buckeyes earned the 25-23 set win.

Tennessee scored first within the second set, however Ohio State responded with 4 of the subsequent 5 factors to steer 4-2. The Woman Vols took a 6-5 lead with three-unanswered factors. The Woman Vols received a problem amidst a 3-0 run to take a 10-8 lead, however the Buckeyes instantly responded with a 4-0 run of their very own to steer 12-10. Tennessee as soon as once more scored three-consecutive factors to take a 13-12 lead, however OSU held the slim 15-14 benefit on the media timeout. The Buckeyes went on a 4-1 run to take the biggest lead of the set for both staff at 19-16. The Woman Vols acquired inside one at 19-18 earlier than the groups traded factors. Ohio State was main 22-21 earlier than back-to-back factors set the Buckeyes up for set level main 24-21. Tennessee scored twice earlier than Jenaisya Moore sealed the second set together with her seventh kill of the match.

Londot started the third set with a kill because the Buckeyes scored the primary three factors. Ohio State traded factors till one other 3-0 run gave OSU the 10-4 benefit. Again-to-back kills from Gonzales and Moore prolonged the Buckeyes’ result in 13-6, forcing a Tennessee timeout. Ohio State scored the subsequent pair of factors out of the timeout to steer 15-6, the biggest lead of the match. The Buckeyes have been doubled up at 18-9 earlier than the Woman Vols put collectively their largest run of the match to shut the hole to 18-13 and pressure an OSU timeout. The Buckeyes scored the subsequent three factors out of the timeout and led 23-14 after a Tennessee ball-handling error. Ohio State sealed the 25-16 set on a Woman Vols service error.

Match Notes

• That is the Buckeyes’ second sweep of the season.
• Emily Londot totaled 11 kills at this time as she’s had a minimum of 10 kills in every match this season. She additionally recorded her 800^th profession kill.
• Reilly MacNeill totaled a career-high three kills and two blocks in her first profession begin.
• Jenaisya Moore recorded a minimum of 10 kills for the fourth-consecutive match.
• Gabby Gonzales tied her season-high two companies aces. Mac Podraza and Adria Powell every had season-high kill totals with 5 and 7, respectively.
• Set one: The set featured 14 ties and 6 lead adjustments as neither staff scored greater than three-consecutive factors.
• Set one: The Buckeyes hit .344 in the course of the first set.
• Set two: Regardless of every staff occurring small runs all through the set, neither staff led by greater than two factors till Ohio State’s back-to-back factors gave the Buckeyes a 19-16 lead.
• Set two: The OSU protection compelled Tennessee to hit simply .139 in the course of the set.
• Set three: Ohio State didn’t commit a hitting error till the rating was 15-7 and completed the set hitting .538. Tennessee recorded simply 5 kills within the set, hitting .000 till its ultimate kill.

Up Subsequent

Ohio State wraps up the non-conference slate with a Sunday matinee at No. 12 Pitt, scheduled for 1 p.m.

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