Ohio State excellence is not exclusive to the football field or the basketball court. Around the Oval is our way of keeping you informed of the amazing things happening with the other 34 varsity sports on campus.
Women's volleyball season comes to an end in madison
The Ohio State women's volleyball team fell to Big Ten foe No. 3 Wisconsin in a five set battle (25-15, 22-25, 29-31, 25-22, 15-13) in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament. Ohio State finished off the season 22-13.
The Badgers dominated the first set, winning by a ten point margin. The Buckeyes won the next two sets, each by three points, to go up 2-1. Wisconsin came back and won the last two sets to survive and advance to the next round.
Luisa Schirmer, Taylor Sandbothe, an Taylor Hughes all recorded double double while in Madison. Schirmer led Ohio State across the board with 22 points, 19 kills, and 18 digs. Sandbothe recorded 10 blocks and 13 kills, accumulating 19 points for the night. Hughes racked up an impressive 45 assists and 11 kills. On the defensive front, the team had 15 total blocks and 66 total digs.
For seniors Valeria Leon, Kylie Randall, and Sandbothe, this was their last time stepping on the court in the Scarlet and Gray. In their for years as a Buckeye they have contributed so much to their team and to their program. Sandbothe set the all-time blocks record with 564 total blocks which puts her 47 blocks ahead of second place. Leon demolished the all-time digs record with 1,795 total digs, 223 ahead of the runner-up. In their four years in the Scarlet and Gray, they have contributed to 88 Buckeye wins.
I love this team, and I love this school. I'll be a buckeye for life. Thank you to everyone who was apart of it
— Taylor Sandbothe (@tay_sand) December 9, 2016
Before signing off for the night, one last THANK YOU to #BuckeyeNation. Appreciate your support and we'll catch ya'll on the flip side! pic.twitter.com/axj4klfzF1
— OhioStateWVolleyball (@ohiostatewvball) December 10, 2016
Wisconsin moved on to take on No. 6 Stanford but lost in five sets, just the team's fifth loss of the season. The final four teams remaining are No. 1 Nebraska, No. 4 Texas, No. 2 Minnesota, and Stanford. The rest of the tournament will be played out right here in Columbus, Ohio at Nationwide Arena. I wouldn't mind seeing a B1G matchup in the championship game.
Thursday on ESPN2
— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) December 11, 2016
7pm ET: Stanford vs Minnesota
9:30pm ET: Nebraska vs Texas#NCAAVB pic.twitter.com/JSnGIGfQfc
wrestling dominates missouri
The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes dominated No. 5 Missouri, 30-9 in the Buckeyes first home match of the season. Ohio State won seven of the 10 matches. Registering wins for the Buckeyes were redshirt freshman Jose Rodriguez, true freshman Pletcher, reigning Micah Jordan, Myles Martin, Nathan Tomasello, Bo Jordan, and Kyle Snyder.
Snyder wins, Bucks win #gobucks https://t.co/Ck0wZcQGRB
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) December 9, 2016
"Well I think the most important thing for our team tonight was to continue to find value in scoring points," head coach Tom Ryan said of the home win. "I think what we're seeing with this team is a good combination of leadership and some of the younger guys. Overall, it was a good performance from us."
Notice the right tricep of @NATO_133 ! Come to Buckeye Nation, the home of 2 World champs in last 3yrs @_LogieBear_ @Snyder_man45. #STRENGTH pic.twitter.com/ctgp0EyFSz
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) December 10, 2016
WOmen's hockey shutout by Badgers
The Ohio State women's hockey team host the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers in a two-game series this weekend. The Buckeyes were shutout 7-0 in the first game and 5-0 in the second. The team, 8-10-2 will now go on break until January 6 when they travel to State College, Pennsylvania to take on the Nittany Lions. Overall, it just wasn't a great weekend for the Buckeyes against the Badgers.
— Ohio State W Hockey (@OhioState_WHKY) December 9, 2016
#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/EEzgqtGcIw
Go Bucks!
