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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Ohio State Women's Volleyball Double Header

The Sports Imports Classic Continued Saturday, August 28th, as Ohio State Defeated Western Michigan and Pittsburgh at St.John Arena. The lady Buckeyes won 3-1 (25-14, 25-27, 25-18, 25-12). Buckeyes, now (2-0 overall) were lead by Senior, Katie Dull with a match-high 22 points. Dull, also added 19 kills, one solo block, 2 assisted blocks, and one ace serve. After leading 6-5 in set one, Ohio State went on a 9-1 scoring run, pushing the score to 15-6. This run was exactly was OSU needed to secure the win in the first set. The second set was taken by the Broncos as this game had multiple lead changes. An error by the Buckeyes at 26-25 (Broncos) ended the second set allowing Western Michigan to tie it 1-1. Ohio State hit .364 for the match while Western Michigan hit .129.

Ohio State swept Pittsburgh Saturday night (3-0). This victory gave Ohio State their second consecutive Sports Imports Classic title in St. Johns Arena. Katie Dull, registered a match-high 15.5 points, 11 kills, one ace serve, 2 solo blocks, and three assisted blocks. Anna Szerszen, also added 13.5 points will 13 kills, and one assisted block. The shinning star in the match was Emily Danks, as she posted 13 points with seven kills, and career-high six ace serves. These upper-classman for Ohio State are amazing and their seniority and experience show when on the court. This victory over Pittsburgh pushes Ohio State to (3-0 overall) as they hit the road for the Kentucky Classic ( Sept 3-4). The Buckeyes return home to host Michigan Friday, October 1st at 7:00pm.


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