Ohio State sweeps MIchigan State in finale
Source: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Posted: Saturday, November 28, 2009 11:15:00 PM EST
Published: Saturday, November 28, 2009 11:16:27 PM EST
Posted: Saturday, November 28, 2009 11:15:00 PM EST
Published: Saturday, November 28, 2009 11:16:27 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State (24-9 overall, 12-8 Big Ten) women's volleyball team closed out the regular season with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-15) sweep of Michigan State (17-15, 5-15) Saturday night in St. John Arena. The victory moves Ohio State to a fourth-place tie in the Big Ten with Michigan (24-9, 12-8). Ohio State's Katie Dull posted a match-high 17.5 points in the contest with a match-high 13 kills (.400), one ace serve, a career-tying three solo blocks and one assist block. Michigan State's Becca Zlabis posted a team-high eight points with eight kills.
The Buckeyes opened set one with an Ashley Hughes-Kristen Dozier block, a Sarah Mignin ace serve and a solo block by Dull for a 3-0 lead. Mischelle Nelson stopped the run with a kill at 3-1. Kills from Dull and Kelli Barhorst made it 5-1. Errors by both teams and a kill from Dull made it 7-2. Trailing 17-12, Michigan State scored the next five points to tie the set. The run included two OSU errors, a Natalie Emro kill, a Cheyenne VanDerSteen ace serve and an Emro-Nelson block. Back-to-back kills from Emily Danks made it 19-17, OSU. Errors by both teams and a Danks-Barhorst block made it 21-18. Kills from Zlabis and Dozier and an OSU error made it 22-20, OSU. A Dozier kill made it 23-20. Kyndra Abron made it 23-21 with a kill. Ohio State reached set point at 24-21 with a kill from Dull. A Michigan State error ended the set, 25-20, for the Buckeyes. Ohio State hit .216 for the set to .050 for the Spartans.
Tied at six in set two, two kills from Anna Szerszen and one from Hughes gave Ohio State a 9-6 lead. A Hughes-Dozier block and an OSU error made it 10-7. A Spartan error and a solo block from Dull made it 12-7. At 15-10, a kill from Dull gave Ohio State a six-point lead at 16-10. Michigan State, with kills from Zlabis, Emro and Megan Schatzle forced an OSU time out at 16-13. The Spartans continued the run with kills from Schatzle, Zlabis and Jenilee Rathje and an OSU error take a 17-16 lead. A Spartan error tied the set at 17. Two Michigan State errors gave the Buckeyes a 19-17 lead. Kills from Rathje and Szerszen and two Spartan errors opened a 22-18 Ohio State lead. A Buckeye error and a Schatzle-Vanessa King block cut the margin to 22-20 as OSU called time out. Two Michigan State errors gave Ohio State set point at 24-20. Szerszen closed out the set with an ace serve for a 25-20 mark and a 2-0 lead in the match for the Buckeyes. OSU hit .160 for the set to .047 for Michigan State.
Tied at one in set three, a kill from Dozier and a Barhorst-Hughes block gave Ohio State a 3-1 lead. At 5-3, an OSU error cut the margin to one at 5-4. Buckeye kills from Danks and Dozier and a Spartan error gave OSU an 8-4 lead. The Spartans, with two kills from Schatzle, cut the lead to 8-6. A Spartan error and a kill from King made it 9-7. Buckeye kills from Dull and Dozier and two Spartan errors opened a 13-7 OSU lead. An OSU error and two kills from Dull moved the score to 15-8. An Abron kill made it 15-9. A kill from Dull and a Danks-Barhorst block gave OSU a 17-9 lead. MSU, with a Zlabis kill, a Rathje-Emro block and a Schatzle kill cut the lead to five at 17-12. A Dull-Barhorst block and an OSU error made it 18-13. Kills from Danks and King and two Spartan errors gave the Buckeyes a 21-14 lead. Kills from Zlabis and Dull made it 22-15. A Dozier-Hughes block followed by a kill from Dull made it match point at 24-15. Ohio State, with a Spartan error, won the set 25-15, winning the match 3-0. The Buckeyes hit .379 for the set to .061 for Michigan State.
In the match, Ohio State hit .253 to .052 for Michigan State. The Buckeyes had a 35-34 edge in kills and a 3-2 advantage in ace serves. The Spartans gave up seven service errors to five for OSU. At setter, OSU's Hughes collected 25 assists while MSU's Emro had a match-high 29. Defensively, Ohio State had a 43-35 margin in digs. MSU's Allyson Karaba posted a match-high 14 digs while OSU's Chelsea Noble recorded a team-high 10. At the net, the Buckeyes enjoyed an 11-3 margin in team blocks. Hughes posted a match-high five assist blocks for Ohio State.
Ohio State, with a 24-9 overall record and a 12-8 Big Ten record (tied for fourth), made a vast improvement from 2008 when the Buckeyes had a 12-20 overall record and a 3-17 Big Ten record finishing 10th in the league.
The Buckeyes await the announcement of the NCAA Tournament Selection Show (3 p.m. ESPNEWS) Sunday to see if the season continues.
The Buckeyes opened set one with an Ashley Hughes-Kristen Dozier block, a Sarah Mignin ace serve and a solo block by Dull for a 3-0 lead. Mischelle Nelson stopped the run with a kill at 3-1. Kills from Dull and Kelli Barhorst made it 5-1. Errors by both teams and a kill from Dull made it 7-2. Trailing 17-12, Michigan State scored the next five points to tie the set. The run included two OSU errors, a Natalie Emro kill, a Cheyenne VanDerSteen ace serve and an Emro-Nelson block. Back-to-back kills from Emily Danks made it 19-17, OSU. Errors by both teams and a Danks-Barhorst block made it 21-18. Kills from Zlabis and Dozier and an OSU error made it 22-20, OSU. A Dozier kill made it 23-20. Kyndra Abron made it 23-21 with a kill. Ohio State reached set point at 24-21 with a kill from Dull. A Michigan State error ended the set, 25-20, for the Buckeyes. Ohio State hit .216 for the set to .050 for the Spartans.
Tied at six in set two, two kills from Anna Szerszen and one from Hughes gave Ohio State a 9-6 lead. A Hughes-Dozier block and an OSU error made it 10-7. A Spartan error and a solo block from Dull made it 12-7. At 15-10, a kill from Dull gave Ohio State a six-point lead at 16-10. Michigan State, with kills from Zlabis, Emro and Megan Schatzle forced an OSU time out at 16-13. The Spartans continued the run with kills from Schatzle, Zlabis and Jenilee Rathje and an OSU error take a 17-16 lead. A Spartan error tied the set at 17. Two Michigan State errors gave the Buckeyes a 19-17 lead. Kills from Rathje and Szerszen and two Spartan errors opened a 22-18 Ohio State lead. A Buckeye error and a Schatzle-Vanessa King block cut the margin to 22-20 as OSU called time out. Two Michigan State errors gave Ohio State set point at 24-20. Szerszen closed out the set with an ace serve for a 25-20 mark and a 2-0 lead in the match for the Buckeyes. OSU hit .160 for the set to .047 for Michigan State.
Tied at one in set three, a kill from Dozier and a Barhorst-Hughes block gave Ohio State a 3-1 lead. At 5-3, an OSU error cut the margin to one at 5-4. Buckeye kills from Danks and Dozier and a Spartan error gave OSU an 8-4 lead. The Spartans, with two kills from Schatzle, cut the lead to 8-6. A Spartan error and a kill from King made it 9-7. Buckeye kills from Dull and Dozier and two Spartan errors opened a 13-7 OSU lead. An OSU error and two kills from Dull moved the score to 15-8. An Abron kill made it 15-9. A kill from Dull and a Danks-Barhorst block gave OSU a 17-9 lead. MSU, with a Zlabis kill, a Rathje-Emro block and a Schatzle kill cut the lead to five at 17-12. A Dull-Barhorst block and an OSU error made it 18-13. Kills from Danks and King and two Spartan errors gave the Buckeyes a 21-14 lead. Kills from Zlabis and Dull made it 22-15. A Dozier-Hughes block followed by a kill from Dull made it match point at 24-15. Ohio State, with a Spartan error, won the set 25-15, winning the match 3-0. The Buckeyes hit .379 for the set to .061 for Michigan State.
In the match, Ohio State hit .253 to .052 for Michigan State. The Buckeyes had a 35-34 edge in kills and a 3-2 advantage in ace serves. The Spartans gave up seven service errors to five for OSU. At setter, OSU's Hughes collected 25 assists while MSU's Emro had a match-high 29. Defensively, Ohio State had a 43-35 margin in digs. MSU's Allyson Karaba posted a match-high 14 digs while OSU's Chelsea Noble recorded a team-high 10. At the net, the Buckeyes enjoyed an 11-3 margin in team blocks. Hughes posted a match-high five assist blocks for Ohio State.
Ohio State, with a 24-9 overall record and a 12-8 Big Ten record (tied for fourth), made a vast improvement from 2008 when the Buckeyes had a 12-20 overall record and a 3-17 Big Ten record finishing 10th in the league.
The Buckeyes await the announcement of the NCAA Tournament Selection Show (3 p.m. ESPNEWS) Sunday to see if the season continues.
