Ohio State Sweeps Tennessee State in NCAA First Round – Ohio State Buckeyes

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3 seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (20-9, 15-5 B1G) swept (25-10, 25-14, 25-15) Tennessee State (19-16, 10-8 OVC) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday inside Covelli.

Ohio State scored the first five points of the match and cruised to a 25-10 win in the first set. The Buckeyes used an early 5-0 run to pull away to a 25-14 win in set two. Tennessee State had its first lead of the match early in the first set before Ohio State used multiple runs to clinch the sweep with a 25-15 set win in the third.

How it Happened

Gabby Gonzales opened scoring with a kill as the Buckeyes scored the first five points. Ohio State extended its lead to 12-3 with four-unanswered points before Tennessee State called its first timeout. TSU called a second timeout as OSU led by a 16-5 margin. The Buckeyes scored the final four points to earn the 25-10 set win.

Ohio State scored the first two points of the second set and used a 5-0 run to force a Tennessee State timeout with the Buckeyes up 11-3. OSU doubled up on TSU at 16-8, 20-10 and 22-11 before sealing the 25-14 set win with Jenaisya Moore’s ninth kill of the match.

Tennessee State had its first lead of the match to begin the third set, leading 4-1 and 6-3. Ohio State responded with a 7-0 run to take a 10-6 lead, forcing a TSU timeout. The Buckeyes used a 5-0 run on their way to a 16-8 advantage as Tennessee State used its second timeout of the set. Ohio State put together three- and four-point runs to earn the 25-15 set win and clinch the sweep.

Highlights

S1: Set point

S2: Set point

S3: Set point

Match Notes

• This is the fifth time this season that the Buckeyes have had four record at least 10 kills apiece. Each time, it’s been Gabby Gonzales, Emily Londot, Jenaisya Moore and Rylee Rader.
• Ohio State hit .426 as a team throughout the match, its highest percentage of the season. The Buckeyes also had the most kills (52) in a three-set match of the season.
• This is OSU’s 10^th sweep of the season.
• This is the 17^th time this season the Buckeye defense has limited its opponent to hitting under .200 as TSU hit .122 tonight.
• Kylie Murr recorded at least 10 digs for the 26^th time this season. Murr finished with 15 digs.
• Jenaisya Moore was the first in the match to reach 10 kills, doing so for the 21^st time this season and totaling 11 kills.
• Gabby Gonzales had 10+ kills for the 20^th time this season, finishing with 11 kills.
• Rylee Rader…