Oct. 16, 2010
Final Stats
Toledo, Ohio - Ohio (13-8, 5-2) got back on the winning track with a solid four-set win at Toledo (7-12, 2-6) this afternoon, 25-21, 19-25, 25-10, 25,20. Meryl Bender's performance today moved her into eighth during the rally-scoring era with 163 career assists.
Sue Jacobi finished with 19 kills and Katie Post added 13 while Mandy Nichols chipped in 12. Post and Michelle Jantsch both hit over .500 for the match with Lexie Hartnett hitting .417 on her 12 attacks. Jantsch also finished with a match-high 48 assists.
Jacobi led the team in digs for her third double-double in the last four matches. The senior finished with a match-high 18 with Bender adding 13 and Nicole Staverman picking up 11. Post led the team in blocks with seven (six block assists) and Faith Robins added five (four block assists) and six kills on 16 attempts.
Ohio led 12-11 before taking five of the next six for a 17-12 lead. A block by Robins and a kill by Nichols pushed the lead to seven (21-14) before Toledo used a quick second timeout of the set. At 22-15, Toledo scored four quick points to make things interesting at 22-19. A kill by Jantsch stopped the rally and another kill by the senior and one from Jacobi gave Ohio a 1-0 lead in the match.
Ohio's offensive attack was extremely balanced with six different players totaling 16 kills and hitting .343. Toledo hit just .135 and registered only 10 kills.
The second set started 9-9 but UT used four-straight points to gain some separation and take a 13-9 lead. Some back-and-forth play followed before Toledo tacked on another point to their lead and went ahead by five (17-12). UT continued to distance themselves and the lead sat at 22-13 before Ohio mounted a rally with four points to force a timeout at 22-17. Despite stealing momentum, Ohio could not get any closer and dropped the second set.
Post and Jacobi each picked up four kills and both converted on over one-third of their chances in the set. Bender also picked up two of Ohio's eight aces in the match during the second set.
Ohio jumped out 6-2 after the break and when the lead hit five at 10-5, Toledo used a timeout to try and quell the run. However, the stoppage would not halt the Bobcat attack as four more points went Ohio's way and the lead increased to 14-5. The Bobcats cruised from there and with the score 20-10, rang off the final five points for a resounding 25-10 victory and a 2-1 lead in the match.
Jacobi racked up six more kills and Nichols hit was second in the set with four kills. Robins and Hartnett both picked up three kills also as Ohio hit a match-best .593.
The `Cats took a quick 7-3 lead in the fourth set before UT responded and evened things at 8-8. Four-straight for Ohio gave them a 12-8 cushion and after the lead was cut to 12-10, the `Cats got two kills and block from Post and a block from Jacobi to move the scoreline to 16-10. Six of the nine points went to the Rockets but Ohio was just too strong down the stretch and won the set and match 25-20.
Jacobi and Post each finished with five kills the deciding set and the 'Cats picked up six total team blocks during the third and fourth sets.
Ohio hosts Western Michigan next Friday night and Northern Illinois next Saturday night. Both matches start at 7 p.m. inside the Convo.
