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Ohio State women's volleyball team advances to Sweet 16

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Ohio State women's volleyball team advances to Sweet 16

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The No. 9 Ohio State women’s volleyball team (27-5, 15-5 Big Ten) used a four-set win (25-18, 14-25, 25-21, 25-21) against Tennessee (20-10, 11-7 SEC) on Saturday to advance to the program’s 17th NCAA Regional.  

Gabby Gonzales (15), Emily Londot (13) and Rylee Rader (10) all reached double-figure kills while the Buckeye front line reached 10 blocks as a team for the ninth time this season.

Kylie Murr is now tied for fourth in program history with 1,394 digs. Arica Davis recorded eight blocks, moving into second in single-season program history with 132 block assists and sixth in total blocks (142).

Arica Davis and Emily Londot began the match with a block as Ohio State scored the first five points to force a Tennessee timeout. The Lady Vols tallied the next three points before a Londot kill broke the scoring run. A service ace from Kylie Murr forced a second Tennessee timeout as OSU held the 16-10 advantage. Ohio State secured the 25-18 set win on a Tennessee service error.  

Ohio State scored the first point of the second set, but Tennessee took its first lead of the match at 2-1. The Lady Vols used a 3-0 run to take a 9-6 lead and force an OSU timeout. Tennessee extended its lead to 12-6 with three more points and stretched the lead to 18-11. The Lady Vols evened the match with a 25-14 set win, scoring the last four points.  

The Buckeyes opened the third set with a block from Gabby Gonzales and Davis and used a 3-0 run to take an early 6-4 lead but the Lady Vols responded to tie the set at seven. Ohio State put together a 4-1 run to take an 11-8 lead and force a Tennessee timeout. The teams traded points with the Buckeyes maintaining at least a two-point lead until back-to-back Lady Vols points trimmed the OSU lead to 21-20 to force a timeout. Ohio State responded with the next two points as it was Tennessee’s turn to call timeout. A kill from Mac Podraza sealed the 25-21 set win.  

Ohio State scored first in the fourth set on a Gonzales kill and took a 4-1 lead. The set remained close as OSU held the lead until Tennessee tied the set at 11 with three-unanswered points. The Buckeyes scored the next two points to regain the 15-13 advantage at the media timeout. The Lady Vols tied the set at 16 and 17 but back-to-back Buckeye points forced a Tennessee timeout. Tennessee tied the set at 19 but Ohio State responded to take a 21-19 lead and the Lady Vols took another timeout. Tennessee got within one, 21-20, out of the timeout, but a block from Londot and Rylee Rader began a 4-1 OSU run to wrap up the match with a Podraza kill and a 25-21 set win.  

The Buckeyes travel to Louisville, Ky. to face eighth-seeded Georgia Tech on Thursday in the NCAA Regional Semifinal.  

The NCAA Final Four will be held in Columbus at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 16 and 18. Visit HERE for more information.  

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