The Ohio State women’s volleyball team welcomed the Northwestern Wildcats to St. John Arena Saturday night.
The Buckeyes came away with a win and a record of 13-6 overall. The match was Ohio State’s sixth conference game this season and gave the team a record of 3-3 in Big Ten play.
The Wildcats served first, but quickly gave possession back to the Buckeyes with a ball handling error by Madalyn Shalter. It would not be the only point given up in error by either team.
Ohio State put eight points on the board in the first nine serves of the game thanks to kills by Kaitlyn Leary, Kelli Barhorst and Emily Danks. Northwestern began to close the gap on Ohio State’s lead late in the first set but was only able to score nineteen points.
The Wildcats, after receiving some words of encouragement from Head Coach Keylor Chan, retook the court looking more aggressive and energized. The team scored nine points in a row in the second set, five of which were Buckeye errors. Northwestern clenched the set 25-18 with Wildcat standouts Hannah Crippen, Katie Dutchman, Kathryn Chrystal and Yewande Akanbi.
In the third set, two long scoring drives by Ohio State’s Emily Danks and Amanda Peterson gave the Buckeyes the advantage. The Wildcats gave up eight points in offensive errors and were not able to stop Buckeye’s Mari Hole, who had five kills. Ohio State ended the set with a 25-14 lead and one set ahead of Northwestern.
The final set was a close one with Northwestern keeping the score within one point until late in the game. Assists by Ohio State’s Peterson and libero Alyssa Winner gave the Buckeye offense a chance to end the match with a string of kills.
The Ohio State women’s volleyball team will travel to Bloomington, Indiana next to take on the Hoosiers at 7 pm on Friday.
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