Saturday, February 22
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
8-4,3-2MIVA
3
vs
1
Ohio State
9-6,1-3MIVA
1
2
3
4
F
OSU
25
23
20
17
1
Purdue Fort Wayne
19
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
OSU
PFW
Kills
46
52
Errors
19
15
Attempts
104
108
Hitting %
.260
.343
Points
63.5
68.0
Assists
46
47
Aces
5
7
Blocks
12.5
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
17
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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Pelegrin Vargas
Vargas Earns 500th Dig After 3-1 Win Over Ohio State
2/22/2020 9:59:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind - After a slow start, the No. 14 Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team beat Ohio State 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-17) on Saturday (Feb. 22) on Arnie Ball Court. Pelegrin Vargas earned his 500th career dig during the match.
1st Set
The Mastodons started the match with a 4-0 run, but the Buckeyes retaliated with their own 4-0 run. Ohio State took a 22-16 lead after a Mastodon service error and a four-point run that included two service aces by Martin Lallemand. Both offenses were working, with both over a .390 percentage, but Purdue Fort Wayne struggled at the service line with six errors. The Buckeyes took set one 25-19.
2nd Set
It was back-and-forth most of set two, but with Ohio State leading a majority of the way. The Mastodons came back with two kills by Jon Diedrich and Tomas Gago and a bad set by the Buckeyes, tying it up at 18. Ohio State pulled away one more time, but Purdue Fort Wayne's offense came back with an ace and a block by Richie Diedrich and Jon Diedrich to even up the score once again at 22. The Diedrich brothers came back with another block and Carlos Mercado had a kill to end the set with a win 25-23. The 'Dons had a 6-1 run to end the set.
3rd Set
Ohio State once again held an early edge, but an ace by Vargas advanced the Mastodons to a 16-14 lead. The 'Dons took control late in set three after the Buckeyes had a service error and an attack error. Vargas closed out the set after a kill between the Ohio State blockers with a score of 25-20. The 'Dons recorded a .355 hitting percentage, keeping the Buckeyes below. 250.
4th Set
Purdue Fort Wayne led wire-to-wire in set four. Late in the set, the 'Dons elevated their lead to 22-14 after five straight. Richie Diedrich, Jon Diedrich and Carlos Mercado rejected the Buckeye offense and helped the Mastodons keep their lead. At the end, Gago finished off the set with a kill and the only block solo for the Mastodons. Purdue Fort Wayne finished the final set with a .381 hitting and 11 kills.
Notable Purdue Fort Wayne Individual Stats
Pelegrin Vargas: 17 kills, three aces
Richie Diedrich: five blocks
Sean Califf: 41 assists, two aces
Jon Diedrich: eight kills, nine digs, four blocks
Notable Ohio State Individual Stats
Martin Lallemand: 13 kills, two aces
Samuel Clark: six blocks
Michael Wright: 37 assists
Luke Meidel: seven digs
Notes
Vargas recorded his 500th dig.
The Buckeyes started the match with .429 hitting in set one, but ended set four .037. They totaled .260 for the night.
As a team, Purdue Fort Wayne recorded 52 kills and had a hitting of .343.
Up Next
No. 14 Purdue Fort Wayne moves move to a record of 10-4, 3-2 MIVA while the Buckeyes will fall to 9-6, 1-3 MIVA. The Mastodons will remain at home as they host Lewis Thursday (Feb. 27) at 7:30 p.m. ET and McKendree on Saturday (Feb. 29) at 4 p.m. ET.
1st Set
The Mastodons started the match with a 4-0 run, but the Buckeyes retaliated with their own 4-0 run. Ohio State took a 22-16 lead after a Mastodon service error and a four-point run that included two service aces by Martin Lallemand. Both offenses were working, with both over a .390 percentage, but Purdue Fort Wayne struggled at the service line with six errors. The Buckeyes took set one 25-19.
2nd Set
It was back-and-forth most of set two, but with Ohio State leading a majority of the way. The Mastodons came back with two kills by Jon Diedrich and Tomas Gago and a bad set by the Buckeyes, tying it up at 18. Ohio State pulled away one more time, but Purdue Fort Wayne's offense came back with an ace and a block by Richie Diedrich and Jon Diedrich to even up the score once again at 22. The Diedrich brothers came back with another block and Carlos Mercado had a kill to end the set with a win 25-23. The 'Dons had a 6-1 run to end the set.
3rd Set
Ohio State once again held an early edge, but an ace by Vargas advanced the Mastodons to a 16-14 lead. The 'Dons took control late in set three after the Buckeyes had a service error and an attack error. Vargas closed out the set after a kill between the Ohio State blockers with a score of 25-20. The 'Dons recorded a .355 hitting percentage, keeping the Buckeyes below. 250.
4th Set
Purdue Fort Wayne led wire-to-wire in set four. Late in the set, the 'Dons elevated their lead to 22-14 after five straight. Richie Diedrich, Jon Diedrich and Carlos Mercado rejected the Buckeye offense and helped the Mastodons keep their lead. At the end, Gago finished off the set with a kill and the only block solo for the Mastodons. Purdue Fort Wayne finished the final set with a .381 hitting and 11 kills.
Notable Purdue Fort Wayne Individual Stats
Pelegrin Vargas: 17 kills, three aces
Richie Diedrich: five blocks
Sean Califf: 41 assists, two aces
Jon Diedrich: eight kills, nine digs, four blocks
Notable Ohio State Individual Stats
Martin Lallemand: 13 kills, two aces
Samuel Clark: six blocks
Michael Wright: 37 assists
Luke Meidel: seven digs
Notes
Vargas recorded his 500th dig.
The Buckeyes started the match with .429 hitting in set one, but ended set four .037. They totaled .260 for the night.
As a team, Purdue Fort Wayne recorded 52 kills and had a hitting of .343.
Up Next
No. 14 Purdue Fort Wayne moves move to a record of 10-4, 3-2 MIVA while the Buckeyes will fall to 9-6, 1-3 MIVA. The Mastodons will remain at home as they host Lewis Thursday (Feb. 27) at 7:30 p.m. ET and McKendree on Saturday (Feb. 29) at 4 p.m. ET.
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