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OSU Non-Rev: Off to a Hot Start
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While the Ohio State football team opens there season, a couple Buckeye teams opened their season last week. Even as students were still settling into their dorm rooms and trying to figure out where their classes were, the OSU teams were getting the fall off to an exciting start on the court and the field.
Women’s Volleyball
After advancing to the Sweet 16 last year where they narrowly fell to top overall ranked Washington in five sets, the Ohio State women’s volleyball team opened this season ranked 15th in the country. The Buckeyes are led by senior middle blocker Taylor Sandbothe who was a first team All-American and All-Big Ten selection last season and a preseason All-Big Ten selection this year.
Senior Taylor Sandothe was named Big Ten Player of the Week in women’s volleyball.
The Buckeyes got their season underway with a trip to the Lone Star State where they took part in the North Texas Challenge. OSU opened the tournament on Friday by cruising to a 3 sets to none victory over Texas State (25-16, 25-15, 25-14). The first set saw an early 3-3 tie and the second set saw OSU briefly trail 4-3 but other than those brief moments, the match wasn’t even close as the Buckeyes attacked at an excellent 0.413 rate compared to Texas State’s 0.088. The one point of criticism for the scarlet and grey was that they had 9 service errors on 73 serves to 8 service aces.
After a few hour break, Ohio State returned to the court Friday night to take on host North Texas and once again the Buckeyes came away with a victory in straight sets (25-23, 25-17, 25-19). The first set was a tight, back-and-forth affair that saw 14 ties and 4 lead changes. The set was tied 23-23 late and looked like it could go either way but the Buckeyes scored two straight kills from Taylor Sandbothe and sophomore Audra Appold to take the set. OSU jumped out to an early lead in set two but North Texas came back to tie it at 9. The Buckeyes responded with five straight points to start a 12 to 2 run that put the set out of reach. The third set was another close one featuring 13 ties and 6 lead changes. The set was tied at 16 before OSU went on a 6 to 1 run that gave them some breathing room as they cruised the rest of the way to the victory. Ohio State’s attack returned to more normal numbers with a 0.271% rate though they attacked at 0.407 rate in the third set. Errors once again were a problem for the Buckeyes as they had 9 service errors in the match and 7 of North Texas’s 19 third set points came from OSU errors in one form or another.
Saturday saw Ohio State take on 16th ranked Texas A&M in the defacto title match of the challenge. The match got off to a poor start for the Buckeyes as the Aggies led the whole way to a 25-21 set win. Set two was a thriller that had 16 ties and 4 lead changes. The Buckeyes led late and had several chances to put the set away but the Aggies fended off seven set-points chances before OSU was finally able to score two straight to get the 32-30 win. An ugly third set that saw numerous errors by both teams went to Texas A&M 25-21 but OSU tied the match up again with a 25-18 win in the fourth set. Ohio State jumped out to an early 7-3 lead in the final set but Texas A&M came back and stayed close but could never pull ahead as the Buckeyes won 15-13 to take the match 3-2. The win was an exciting one and showed that this OSU team has grit and can battle against good teams. Taylor Sandbothe led the way with a career-high 26 kills and 32 points; Sandbothe was named the tournament’s MVP and was joined on the All-Tournament team by two other Buckeyes, sophomore Taylor Hughes and senior Veleria Leon. Sandbothe’s honors weren’t done there as she was named Big Ten Player of the Week.
Ohio State will host the D.C. Koehl Classic this weekend featuring BYU, Wyoming, and LIU Brooklyn. The tournament will take place in Nationwide Arena to help the arena prepare for hosting the NCAA Volleyball Championship this December.
Women’s Soccer
The OSU women’s soccer team celebrate their season opening victory.
The Ohio State women’s soccer team actually got their season underway two weeks ago with a 3-0 win over Kent State. Last Tuesday the Buckeyes showed even more offensive fireworks in a 4-2 victory over Wright State. OSU jumped out to a quick lead, scoring two goals in the first nine minutes. After a scoreless rest of the half, the second half opened as almost a mirror image of the first with Wright State scoring two goals in the first thirteen minutes to tie the game. Ohio State responded quickly, scoring two minutes later to go back on top, a lead they would hang onto this time.
The Buckeyes hit the road for the first time last Friday with a trip to Coral Gables, Florida to take on Miami. OSU once again scored quickly, going up 1-0 eleven minutes in. Miami tied things up two minutes into the second half but couldn’t hang onto the lead as the Buckeyes went back on top two minutes later. Neither team would score again and OSU would escape with a 2-1 lead.
On Sunday OSU played their second game in the Sunshine State as they took on Florida Gulf Coast. The game was scoreless in regulation and the first overtime period before Ohio State finally scored the game winner in the 108th minute to push the Buckeyes to 4-0-0 on the season.
Ohio State has gotten off to fast starts in most of their games this season but then has let up a bit, allowing their last two opponents to not only get back into the game but to actually tie it up. The Buckeyes need to work on keeping their foot on the gas if they want to keep up their undefeated streak as they travel to Blacksburg to take on 16th ranked Virginia Tech tonight in a game that can be seen on ESPN3.
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Charles via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
While the Ohio State football team opens there season, a couple Buckeye teams opened their season last week. Even as students were still settling into their dorm rooms and trying to figure out where their classes were, the OSU teams were getting the fall off to an exciting start on the court and the field.
Women’s Volleyball
After advancing to the Sweet 16 last year where they narrowly fell to top overall ranked Washington in five sets, the Ohio State women’s volleyball team opened this season ranked 15th in the country. The Buckeyes are led by senior middle blocker Taylor Sandbothe who was a first team All-American and All-Big Ten selection last season and a preseason All-Big Ten selection this year.
Senior Taylor Sandothe was named Big Ten Player of the Week in women’s volleyball.
The Buckeyes got their season underway with a trip to the Lone Star State where they took part in the North Texas Challenge. OSU opened the tournament on Friday by cruising to a 3 sets to none victory over Texas State (25-16, 25-15, 25-14). The first set saw an early 3-3 tie and the second set saw OSU briefly trail 4-3 but other than those brief moments, the match wasn’t even close as the Buckeyes attacked at an excellent 0.413 rate compared to Texas State’s 0.088. The one point of criticism for the scarlet and grey was that they had 9 service errors on 73 serves to 8 service aces.
After a few hour break, Ohio State returned to the court Friday night to take on host North Texas and once again the Buckeyes came away with a victory in straight sets (25-23, 25-17, 25-19). The first set was a tight, back-and-forth affair that saw 14 ties and 4 lead changes. The set was tied 23-23 late and looked like it could go either way but the Buckeyes scored two straight kills from Taylor Sandbothe and sophomore Audra Appold to take the set. OSU jumped out to an early lead in set two but North Texas came back to tie it at 9. The Buckeyes responded with five straight points to start a 12 to 2 run that put the set out of reach. The third set was another close one featuring 13 ties and 6 lead changes. The set was tied at 16 before OSU went on a 6 to 1 run that gave them some breathing room as they cruised the rest of the way to the victory. Ohio State’s attack returned to more normal numbers with a 0.271% rate though they attacked at 0.407 rate in the third set. Errors once again were a problem for the Buckeyes as they had 9 service errors in the match and 7 of North Texas’s 19 third set points came from OSU errors in one form or another.
Saturday saw Ohio State take on 16th ranked Texas A&M in the defacto title match of the challenge. The match got off to a poor start for the Buckeyes as the Aggies led the whole way to a 25-21 set win. Set two was a thriller that had 16 ties and 4 lead changes. The Buckeyes led late and had several chances to put the set away but the Aggies fended off seven set-points chances before OSU was finally able to score two straight to get the 32-30 win. An ugly third set that saw numerous errors by both teams went to Texas A&M 25-21 but OSU tied the match up again with a 25-18 win in the fourth set. Ohio State jumped out to an early 7-3 lead in the final set but Texas A&M came back and stayed close but could never pull ahead as the Buckeyes won 15-13 to take the match 3-2. The win was an exciting one and showed that this OSU team has grit and can battle against good teams. Taylor Sandbothe led the way with a career-high 26 kills and 32 points; Sandbothe was named the tournament’s MVP and was joined on the All-Tournament team by two other Buckeyes, sophomore Taylor Hughes and senior Veleria Leon. Sandbothe’s honors weren’t done there as she was named Big Ten Player of the Week.
Ohio State will host the D.C. Koehl Classic this weekend featuring BYU, Wyoming, and LIU Brooklyn. The tournament will take place in Nationwide Arena to help the arena prepare for hosting the NCAA Volleyball Championship this December.
Women’s Soccer
The OSU women’s soccer team celebrate their season opening victory.
The Ohio State women’s soccer team actually got their season underway two weeks ago with a 3-0 win over Kent State. Last Tuesday the Buckeyes showed even more offensive fireworks in a 4-2 victory over Wright State. OSU jumped out to a quick lead, scoring two goals in the first nine minutes. After a scoreless rest of the half, the second half opened as almost a mirror image of the first with Wright State scoring two goals in the first thirteen minutes to tie the game. Ohio State responded quickly, scoring two minutes later to go back on top, a lead they would hang onto this time.
The Buckeyes hit the road for the first time last Friday with a trip to Coral Gables, Florida to take on Miami. OSU once again scored quickly, going up 1-0 eleven minutes in. Miami tied things up two minutes into the second half but couldn’t hang onto the lead as the Buckeyes went back on top two minutes later. Neither team would score again and OSU would escape with a 2-1 lead.
On Sunday OSU played their second game in the Sunshine State as they took on Florida Gulf Coast. The game was scoreless in regulation and the first overtime period before Ohio State finally scored the game winner in the 108th minute to push the Buckeyes to 4-0-0 on the season.
Ohio State has gotten off to fast starts in most of their games this season but then has let up a bit, allowing their last two opponents to not only get back into the game but to actually tie it up. The Buckeyes need to work on keeping their foot on the gas if they want to keep up their undefeated streak as they travel to Blacksburg to take on 16th ranked Virginia Tech tonight in a game that can be seen on ESPN3.
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