Friday, February 15
Columbus, Ohio
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
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at
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Ohio State
Photo by: Lucas Carter
No. 6 Ohio State Defeats IPFW 3-1
2/15/2013 10:12:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
Box Score
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The IPFW men's volleyball team won the first set, but the Buckeyes responded by taking the next three as they went on to record a 3-1 win on Friday night (31-29, 23-25, 18-25, 23-25). IPFW is now 5-4 overall and 2-2 in MIVA action.
Eddie Rivera recorded his second double-double of the week with 17 kills and 12 digs against Ohio State. He chipped in with three blocks, an assist and a service ace to fill up the box score.
Ramon Burgos and Andy Sellan each recorded 11 kills for the Mastodons. Omar Rivera was also an impact player for IPFW as he recorded a double-double with 49 assists and 12 digs.
Anthony Randolph and Bryan Saunders recorded seven kills on Friday night. Saunders added five blocks and Randolph made seven digs.
Michael Henchy and Andrew Lutz were the star players for Ohio State. Henchy had 17 kills and five digs while Lutz just missed out on a double-double performance with 16 kills and nine digs.
IPFW won the first set 31-29. Neither team could go on a scoring run as the game was close from start to finish. With the score tied at 25-25 it was IPFW who applied the pressure with a Sunders kill pushing Ohio State to set point. The Buckeyes held strong and held off the IPFW attack until back-to-back OSU attack errors ended the set.
The Mastodons nearly took a 2-0 lead in the match but a late Ohio State comeback in set two evened the playing field. IPFW led 18-14 after a Buckeye error, but a scoring run from OSU tied the game at 22-22. Nick Gibson gave Ohio State the lead and Lutz won the game 25-23.
Ohio State jumped out to a 16-9 lead in the third set. The lead stayed at roughly seven for the remainder of the set giving Ohio State a 2-1 edge. Ohio State held the lead in the fourth and final set, but IPFW put up a fight as the match ended on a 25-23 score. IPFW fought back to tie the game at 21-21. Attack error's hurt the Mastodons down the stretch as IPFW eventually would fall at Ohio State.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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