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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-5, 4-1 B1G) beat No. 13 Penn State (13-3, 2-3 B1G) in a dramatic five-setter (25-17, 25-15, 25-27, 22-25, 15-11) on Friday evening in front of a sold-out Covelli crowd. This was Ohio State’s first home conference match of the season.
The Buckeyes scored the first three points of the match and didn’t look back in the first set as the OSU offense hit .531 in a 25-17 set win. Penn State kept the second set close early with Ohio State leading 12-9 before the Buckeyes ended the set with a 25-15 victory. The Nittany Lions came on strong late in the third set to force a fourth with a 27-25 set win. Ohio State held off a pair of Penn State pushes in the fifth set to win 15-11 and take the match.
How it Happened
Gabby Gonzales began the match with a kill as Ohio State scored the first three points, all kills. The Buckeye defense did not allow more than two-consecutive PSU points as OSU led 15-8 at the media timeout on the back of a 6-2 run. The teams traded points out of the timeout until a 3-0 Buckeye run extended the lead to 21-13. Ohio State closed out the first set on back-to-back Penn State attack errors, winning the first set by a 25-17 margin.
The Buckeyes scored the first three points of the second set as well, including the first block of the match by either team. The Nittany Lions tied the set at three before a 5-0 OSU run forced a PSU timeout with the Buckeyes in front by an 8-3 mark. Penn State got within three out of the timeout before Ohio State put together a 7-2 run to increase the lead to 19-11. The Buckeyes earned the 25-15 set win on a kill from Emily Londot.
Adria Powell started the third set with a kill and the Buckeyes scored the first two points of the set. A 4-0 OSU run helped the Buckeyes take an early 7-2 lead. Ohio State extended its lead to 12-5 before Penn State responded with a 4-1 run to trim the lead to 13-9. The Buckeyes held the 15-9 advantage at the media timeout. The Nittany Lions used a 3-0 run to cut the Ohio State lead to 19-17 and force an OSU timeout. Penn State tied the set at 21, the first tie since 3-3 of the second set. Ohio State scored back-to-back points to force a PSU timeout. Penn State scored the next three points to take a 24-23 lead, its first of the match. OSU fought off two set points before PSU won by a 27-25 margin to force a fourth set.
Ohio State again scored the first two points of the set, this…
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