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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Ohio State Women's Volleyball (Nov. 2-4)

It was an up and down weekend for the Ohio State Women's Volleyball team.  They came into the weekend playing extremely well, having beaten #4 Nebraska earlier on.

On Friday they came out firing, blowing away Wisconsin through the first two sets.  The third set was a different story, the Buckeyes lost all of their momentum and fell 23-25.  That was in stark contrast to the first two sets which they won 25-16 and 25-15.  The women came out in the fourth set and still hadn't regained that momentum, it was tight all the way through.  Ohio State ended up sneaking out with a 30-28 set victory and a 3-1 match victory.

Mari Hole had 15 kills to lead the Buckeyes, Kaitlyn Leary added 14, and Emily Danks chipped in with 12 kills.  Davi DiSalvatore came up with an impressive 31 digs and Amanda Peterson pitched in with 37 assists and 9 kills.  For the Badgers, Julie Mikaelsen led the way with 13 kills and Alexis Mitchell added 10.

Today, Sunday November 4th, Ohio State took on Minnesota in a matchup of top-15 teams.  The Buckeyes are ranked 15th nationally while the Golden Gophers are 10th.

Mari Hole tied a career high with 26 kills in what looked like it was going to be an Ohio State sweep.  The Buckeyes took the first two sets (25-23, 25-21) before falling in the third 27-25.  It only got worse from there as the Ohio State squad was smashed in the fourth set, 25-13, before falling in the fifth 15-12.

Hole was even better than her usual self while Leary added 17 kills and Danks came in with 11.  Amanda Peterson had another superb match, totaling 48 assists.  DiSalvatore posted 23 digs and an ace.  For Minnesota, Katherine Harms took over late and finished with 17 kills, Daly Santana pitched in 15 kills, although she had a very up and down match, and Dana Knudsen had 11 kills.  Tori Dixon turned out to be the star of the match as she finished with 14 kills and only one error.   Setter Alexandra Palmer added 53 assists.