Hoosiers Put Up Fight, But Fall To Ohio State

Wednesday, September 29

Columbus, Ohio

6:00 P.M.

Indiana University

Ohio State

9/29/2021 8:35:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Indiana Volleyball (7-8, 1-2 Big Ten) hung with No. 8 Ohio State (11-2, 1-2 Big Ten) but ultimately dropped the midweek matchup with the Buckeyes, 3-0 (25-10, 27-25, 20-25).

KEY MOMENTS
• Breana Edwards went up for the first IU kill to tie at one apiece in the first set. Edwards also kept the Hoosiers in it with her second slam of the night to make the Buckeyes advantage just one point, 4-3.
• With Ohio State out to a 13-6 lead, Savannah Kjolhede served up the first ace of the contest before Kari Zumach recorded her first kill moments later.
• Morgan Geddes made the score 21-9 with a kill to give Indiana some life but the Buckeyes kept rolling and won the opening frame, 25-10.
• The Hoosiers opened the second set by forcing Ohio State into two service aces. Kaley Rammelsberg had back-to-back kills to tie the match at 5-5.
• Not backing down, Brooke Westbeld popped one over the net before Zumach had two-straight kills and gave Indiana the momentum it needed.
• A block by Rammelsberg and Westbeld tied the frame at 15-15 prior to Edwards givingIndiana the lead 17-16 by finding a Buckeyes gap.
• Letting Ohio State back in to tie it, Rammelsberg threw down a slam to put the Hoosiers back on top, 18-17.
• Ashley Zulauf captured an ace to knot the second set at 19-19. The Buckeyes regained control, but the Hoosiers wouldn't go down easy as Geddes erased their set point and made the score, 25-25. Ohio State found the set point and would take the second frame, 27-25.
• Kjolhede served as the spark plug to begin the third set as she recorded the first kill for Indiana. Zumach and Kjolhede went up for the block and came down with Indiana out to 3-2 lead. Geddes brought it within two, but Ohio State maintained its lead.
• Edwards and Kjolhede hit back-to-back kills to bring the Hoosiers within four. A ball handling issue led to an Edwards slam and made the score 12-11 Ohio State.
• Rammelsberg tried to get the Hoosiers back in it with a kill to tie the third set at 18-18 but the Ohio State attack proved too potent and took the final set, 25-20.

NOTABLES
• Senior outside hitter Breana Edwards led the attack with 12 kills and a hitting percentage of .364.
• Graduate student center Brooke Westbeld put up a team-leading 17 assists and a kill.
• Junior middle blocker Kaley Rammelsberg threw down seven kills and led the team in blocks with four.
• Junior defensive specialist Paula Cerame recorded 15 digs to lead the Hoosiers.

IU Head Coach Steve Aird

"I'm disappointed with how we started the match, but I thought we had a chance in set two and three. Our biggest weakness was consistency, and we have to get better at that. Kari Zumach, Kaley Rammelsberg played well, and Brook Westbeld played really well off the bench. Ohio State is a good to team and hard to beat on the road. Looking forward to get back to practice before Penn State on Saturday." – Head Coach Steve Aird

UP NEXT

The Hoosiers will return home on Saturday, October 2 when they welcome Penn State to town. The match against the Nittany Lions is slated for a 6 p.m. start inside Wilkinson Hall. Indiana will be hosting a food drive benefiting the Hoosier Hills Good Bank and fans are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item for donation.

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