Purdue Fort Wayne MVB Sweeps No. 8 Ohio State

Saturday, March 16

Fort Wayne, Ind.

7 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

11-9,5-6MIVA

Ohio State

15-7,8-4MIVA

Ohio St.

Purdue Fort Wayne

Wilmer Hernandez, Jon Diedrich

Photo by: John Nagel

Purdue Fort Wayne MVB Sweeps No. 8 Ohio State

3/16/2024 8:59:00 PM | Men's Volleyball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team swept No. 8 Ohio State on Saturday (March 16) night with a three-set victory (25-18, 25-23, 25-23) on the Arnie Ball Court.

It was the Mastodons' first 3-0 win over the Buckeyes since 2019.

Jon Diedrich led all players with 18 kills and a .536 hitting percentage. Mark Frazier finished with 15 kills and a .619 percentage. Andrej Polomac dished out 31 assists, leading to a team hitting percentage of .359.

After trailing 4-1 in set one, the Mastodons rattled off a 9-2 run to go up 10-6. They never trailed again thanks to another 7-2 run later on to go up 21-16, which was capped off by an ace from Frazier. Andrew Mayer came in to serve late, and he sparked a 4-0 run to close the frame with an ace on his first serve. Bryce Walker blocked Ohio State for set point.

Diedrich had seven kills in each of the final two sets. Set two saw the 'Dons go up 23-19 before Ohio State rattled off four in a row to tie it at 23. The Mastodons went to Diedrich for a kill to break up the run, then Ohio State had an attack error to give the 'Dons set two.

Seven more kills from Diedrich were the ticket to the 'Dons winning the third set. Similar to the second, a Diedrich kill broke a 23-23 tie before Frazier and Walker blocked a Buckeye attack to clinch the three-set victory.

Carlos Mercado had six digs to lead the Mastodons defensively. Three of them came in the first set. Walker had a team-high four blocks.

Ohio State was led by 15 kills from Shane Wetzel.

Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 11-9 and 5-6 in the MIVA. Ohio State drops to 15-7 and 8-4 in the MIVA. The 'Dons host Ball State next Saturday (Mar. 23) at 7 p.m.

~ Feel the Rumble ~