UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 11 Penn State came out on the wrong end of a wild five-set match against No. 6 Ohio State, falling 3-2 (19-25, 27-25, 26-28, 25-14, 17-15) in a Big Ten women’s volleyball match Saturday night at Rec Hall.
The Nittany Lions dropped to 17-6 overall and 6-6 in the Big Ten, while the Buckeyes improved to 15-5 overall and 11-1 in the conference with their 10th-straight win. It was the second five-set match between the teams this season.
Kashauna Williams had a huge match for Penn State, finishing with 24 kills on .314 hitting. Ohio State countered with 24 kills and 10 digs from Gabby Gonzales. The Buckeyes hit .266 as a team compared to .183 for the Lions.
Penn State jumped out to a 1-0 lead thanks to big early performances from multiple players. Allie Holland had five kills on .556 hitting, Williams totaled five kills on .500 hitting, and Maddy Bilinovic tallied an impressive nine digs in the 25-19 win.
The Lions looked poised to go up 2-0 in the match before the Buckeyes stormed back from down 24-21 to get the 27-25 victory. Penn State then turned the tables, erasing a 24-19 deficit on its way to a 28-26 win in set three. Gillian Grimes had back-to-back aces to tie the set at 24-24. The Lions eventually went up 2-1 in the match following an Ohio State service error and attack error.
A lopsided win by Ohio State in set four set up a classic fifth set. Williams tied it up at 11-11 with a kill and then the…
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