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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-5, 9-1 B1G) won in four sets (25-18, 22-25, 25-10, 25-18) against Iowa (7-14, 1-9 B1G) on Friday evening inside the Covelli Center during the alumnae match.
Iowa led early in the first set, but Ohio State used a pair of 4-0 runs to earn a 25-18 set win. The Hawkeyes evened the match with a 25-22 win in the second set, scoring the final four points. The Buckeyes took control of the third set early, cruising to a 25-10 set win. Ohio State earned the victory with a 25-18 win in the fourth set.
How it Happened
Iowa opened the match’s scoring to take an early lead, though the set was tied multiple times. Ohio State took its first lead of the set at 9-8 on a Hawkeye attack error. Iowa took a 13-11 lead following a 4-1 run before the Buckeyes scored four-unanswered points to take a 15-13 lead and force a Hawkeye timeout. Iowa tied the set out of the timeout with back-to-back points, but Ohio State went on a 3-0 run to take an 18-15 lead, forcing a second Hawkeye timeout. The Buckeyes scored following the timeout and strung together a 4-1 run to extend the lead to 23-17. Ohio State won the first set by a 25-18 margin on an Iowa service error.
The Hawkeyes scored first in the second set, grabbing an early 5-1 lead and led by an 8-3 margin before the Buckeyes called timeout. The teams traded points out of the timeout before a 7-0 OSU run amidst a pair of Iowa timeouts gave Ohio State its first lead of the set at 13-12. The Hawkeyes regained the lead out of the timeout, but Emily Londot evened the score at 14. The Buckeyes earned a narrow advantage, leading by as many as three at 20-17. Iowa tied the set at 21 and 22 and regained the lead at 23-22, forcing an OSU timeout. The Hawkeyes earned the 25-22 set win to even the match, finishing on a 4-0 run.
Iowa began scoring in the third set as the teams traded points early. Ohio State put together a 5-1 run to take a 7-4 lead, forcing a Hawkeye timeout. Iowa took a second timeout after OSU’s 6-1 run out of the first timeout extended the Buckeyes’ lead to 13-5. Ohio State did not allow Iowa to score back-to-back points and used a 7-1 run to build the lead up to 23-8. The Buckeyes sealed a 25-10 set win with a block from Jenaisya Moore and Rylee Rader.
The Hawkeyes scored first in the fourth set, but the Buckeyes immediately responded. Ohio State used a pair of 3-0 runs to take the early 9-5 lead. The teams traded…
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