Hoosiers Best Buckeyes in Marathon Match

Saturday, October 21

Bloomington, Ind.

8:00 PM

Indiana University

16-7,6-4Big Ten

(RV) Ohio State

7-12,4-6Big Ten

Ohio St.

Indiana

10/21/2023 11:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Volleyball team, paced by 15 kills from graduate student middle blocker Kaley Rammelsberg, survived a five-set battle with Ohio State on Saturday night (Oct. 21) in Wilkinson Hall.

A near three-hour match saw the Hoosiers fend off a late push from the visitors to win the decisive fifth set and close out a 3-2 victory (21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 15-13) to end the first half of the Big Ten season. IU moved to 6-4 in the conference this year, matching IU's best ever 10-game start to league play (1985).

Freshman libero Ramsey Gary was outstanding defensively, digging a career-high 26 balls. Three other Hoosiers had nine digs while the team dug 72 as a whole. IU's block came to life with 13.0 total team blocks. It also added 10 aces from the service line.

Ohio State All-American outside hitter Emily Londot went for 25 kills but was forced into 12 attacking errors. The loss by the Buckeyes was the first to an unranked opponent this season.

IU takes this win into a run of four-straight matches away from home, beginning with a contest in Champaign at Huff Hall against Illinois on Wednesday night (8:00 PM, Big Ten Network).

Stats and Notes
Team
• Ohio State outhit IU on the evening, .241-.181, while producing one more kill with six fewer errors on 15 fewer swings. Londot went for 25 kills (.183) while senior middle blocker Rylee Rader had 12 kills (.478) with just one error.

• The Hoosiers won the battle defensively and at the service line, tallying more blocks (13-8) and more aces (10-7) with each team totaling 72 digs. Gary had the match high with 26 digs.

• IU's five-set victory ensured a 6-4 start to league play over the first 10 games. That matches the best start (1985) to a conference season in program history across the opening 10 contests.

• The 16 wins on the season matches the most (2018 and 2022) in a single season in the tenure of head coach Steve Aird with 10 contests still to play.

#10 Haworth, Camryn
• When IU needed her most, the junior produced some clutch moments to close out the match. She had 46 assists, nine digs, four kills and three aces on the night.

• She now has 53 aces on the season, breaking the program's single-season rally era record (since 2001). In total, it's the most in a single campaign by an IU athlete since 1995 when Jen Magelssen tallied 62.

• Her 46 assists on the night helped push her past Whitney Granado (2009-12) on the program's all-time assists list. She is now No. 10 in program history with 10 games left to go in her junior regular season.

#32 Gary, Ramsey
• A stalwart in the back row, Gary led the entire match with a career-best 26 digs. On the week, the freshman had 47 digs in two matches.

• Her 26 digs matches the program's rally-era freshman single-game digs record, equaling Juli Pierce's effort from 2004.

• Gary has 20+ digs in four-straight matches and has hit the 20-dig plateau on five occasions in conference play.

#18 Rammelsberg, Kaley
• The match leader in kills for IU with 15, Rammelsberg was equally productive on the defensive end, racking up seven blocks.

#13 Tatum, Avry
• Quiet in the early sets, Tatum came alive down the stretch once again for the Hoosiers. The sophomore provided eight kills, none more important than the match winner on an incredible back set from Haworth in the fifth set.

• She has produced the match-winning kill in both of IU's five-set victories this year (at Miami (FL) and vs. Ohio State).

Scoring Recap
Set 1: Ohio State 25, Indiana 21
• The Buckeyes came firing early, acing the Hoosiers three times. IU added three service errors while Ohio State hit .424 (16-2-33) to win the opening frame.

• Rammelsberg and Alonso-Corcelles combined for 11 kills while Haworth dished out 14 assists and Gary dug six balls in the first set.

• Down 8-16, IU came back to close the gap to just three (17-20) and force a timeout from Ohio State following an ace from Alonso-Corcelles and an attack error from Chelsea Thorpe.

• Rammelsberg provided a kill to close the deficit to just one (21-22) but a service error from Haworth and a kill from Londot handed the Buckeyes set point. A big block gave Ohio State the first set.

Set 2: Indiana 25, Ohio State 23
• The Hoosier block came alive in the second set as Tatum and Rammelsberg each provided four. Six total team blocks and a productive offensive set (.308, 15-3-39) leveled the score in Bloomington.

• IU twice went up three points (17-14 and 22-19) but Ohio State closed the gap to just one on two occasions. Tatum and senior middle blocker Savannah Kjolhede combined on a double block on set point two for the set victory.

Set 3: Indiana 25, Ohio State 22
• Four service aces, provided by four different players, made the difference in the third set. Ohio State missed five serves with nine total points for IU coming from the service line.

• Senior outside hitter Morgan Geddes had four kills while Gary tallied 10 massive digs to give the Hoosiers a 25-22 set win.

• IU went up 23-19 on a service error but Ohio State responded with three points to bring the score within one. A kill from Geddes and an attack error from Londot helped hold off the visitors to win a decisive third set.

Set 4: Ohio State 25, Indiana 20
• The Hoosiers struggled offensively in the fourth, hitting in the negatives while being blocked three times.

• With the scored tied at 14-all in the fourth, Ohio State went on an 8-0 run to blow open the frame. Setter Mia Tuman was outstanding from the service line, forcing the Hoosiers out-of-system.

• IU closed the gap to three (20-23) but them committed a pair of attacking errors as Ohio State sent the match to a fifth set.

Set 5: Indiana 15, Ohio State 13
• IU didn't miss a single serve in the fifth set and recorded two blocks to hold off a late Ohio State push and win the five-set match.

• Alonso-Corcelles provided three kills to blow the set open at 10-6. Ohio State closed the gap to just one but could never tie the match late as Tatum buried the final blow on Saturday night.