Scores: Dayton 3, Ohio 2 (25-20, 25-22, 17-25, 13-25, 15-9)

Location: Dayton, Ohio (Frericks Center)

Records: Ohio 23-6, Dayton 29-5

THE BASICS

• The Ohio volleyball team (23-6) put together a valiant comeback from a 2-0 deficit, but Dayton (29-5) ultimately came away victorious, 3-2 (25-20, 25-22, 17-25, 13-25, 15-9), in the 2014 regular season finale on Friday (Nov. 28) at the Frericks Center. 

• The Bobcats fell despite outhitting the Flyers (.226-.190) and winning the battle above the net (12.0-7.5).

• Senior outside hitter Kelly Lamberti (Cary, Ill.) led Ohio with 19 kills and added 2.0 total blocks (one solo, one assisted) and nine digs. The 2014 First Team All-Mid-American Conference pick has reached double figures in kills in 27 of 29 matches this season.

• All-MAC Freshman Team outside hitter Jaime Kosiorek (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) added 11 kills, two service aces, two assisted blocks and three digs. 

• Senior middle blocker/outside hitter Hannah Burkle (Crystal Lake, Ill.) chipped in 10 kills with just three errors in 22 attacks for a hitting percentage of .318. She also recorded an assisted block and three digs. Burkle has reached double digits in kills in each of the last two matches and five times in 2014.

• Junior middle blocker Karin Bull (Bloomington, Minn.) piled up a season-high 10.0 total blocks (two solo, eight assisted) to go along with six kills. The First Team All-MAC selection has posted 5.0 or more total blocks 12 times this season.

• Junior setter Abby Gilleland (Bull Valley, Ill.) -- the two-time reigning MAC Player of the Year and Setter of the Year - led the 'Cats with 47 assists, marking the 13th time she has distributed 40 or more assists and 24th time she has handed out 30 or more. The First Team All-MAC pick also recorded two kills, four assisted blocks and seven digs. 

• Junior libero Meredith Ashy (Louisville, Ky.) -- the MAC Defensive Player of the Year -- led the Bobcats with 21 digs. The First Team All-MAC selection has tallied at least 20 digs on 12 occasions in 2014.

• Sophomore setter/defensive specialist Brooke Coleman (Plano, Texas) chipped in 13 digs on the defensive end, marking the 15th time this season and second match in a row she has achieved double-digit digs. She also matched redshirt sophomore setter/defensive specialist Aubree Hord (Loveland, Ohio) for the match lead with three service aces. 

• Dayton junior outside hitter Alaina Turner piled up a match-high 30 kills and achieved a double-double with 11 digs. She also recorded a service ace, an assisted block and an assist. Senior middle blocker Isolde Hannan added 10 digs and a team-high five assisted blocks. Freshman setter Jane Emmenecker also tallied a double-double with a team-high 47 assists to go along with 12 digs, a team-high two service aces, two assisted blocks and a kill. Junior libero Janna Krafka led the match with 28 digs while senior defensive specialist Rachel Jones compiled 13 more.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Flyers turned a seven-all stalemate in the opening set into a 12-8 advantage, but the Bobcats countered by scoring six of the next nine points to pull within one at 15-14. The spurt was highlighted by kills by Bull, Gilleland and Lamberti. Dayton built its lead back up four again at 21-17, but Ohio made it a two-point set again at 22-20 after a double block by Kosiorek and Bull and kills by Kosiorek and Gilleland. Dayton closed out the 1-0 match lead, though, by rattling off three straight points.

• Dayton turned a 14-13 edge in a back-and-forth start to the second set into a 20-14 lead courtesy of a 6-1 run. The 'Cats answered back, though, by going on a 6-3 run powered by two kills by Kosiorek, a solo block by Bull and a double block by Burkle and Bull. The Flyers scored two of the second set's final three points, though, to take a 2-0 match lead. 

• The Bobcats refused to go quietly and started their rally by racing out to an 8-2 lead in the third set thanks to two kills by Burkle, another by Lamberti, three straight service aces by Hord and a double block by Bull and Gilleland. Dayton cut Ohio's lead down to three at 10-7 thanks to a 5-2 run. The 'Cats built their advantage up to seven by scoring 13 of the next 20 points, highlighted by four kills by Lamberti and kills by Kosiorek, Burkle, Bull and sophomore outside hitter/libero Mallory Salis (Oak Lawn, Ill.). The Flyers scored three of the next four points to make it a seven-point match but another kill by Kosiorek forced a fourth set.

• Ohio leapt out to an 18-9 lead in the fourth set, using four kills by Lamberti, two more by junior middle blocker/outside hitter Shelby Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) and double blocks by Lamberti and Bull and two more by Gilleland and Bull. Dayton scored three of the next four points to cut Ohio's lead to seven points at 19-12. That's as close as the Bobcats let the Flyers get, though, scoring six of the set's final seven points thanks to three kills by Lamberti, another by Kosiorek and a solo block by Bull, sending the match to a decisive fifth set.

• The Flyers grabbed a 10-5 lead to begin the final set. Ohio cut it down to four at 12-8 thanks in large part to kills by Burkle and Kosiorek, but Dayton scored three of the next four to seal the win.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Bobcats have won at least 23 matches in 11 of the last 13 seasons.

QUOTABLE

• "We'll wait and see what the selection committee has to tell us. We have a number of very good wins and very few bad losses. A lot of teams around the country are where are right now; just kind of hoping. If we get to play again, I would love that. I would love that for this group. I would for us to still be together as a team next week at this time. If we didn't, we can leave knowing our kids showed a lot of character, coming back from 0-2, playing that hard and that aggressively and putting themselves in position to win. I'm really proud of the kids; love 'em." - First-year head coach Deane Webb

WHAT'S NEXT

Ohio, which must hope for an at-large bid despite winning the MAC regular season title for a second straight season and ninth time in program history, will learn its 2014 NCAA Championship fate on Sunday (Nov. 30). The 2014 NCAA Volleyball Championship Selection Show airs live at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU.

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