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Score: Ohio 3, Akron 0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16)
Location: Akron, Ohio (James A. Rhodes Arena)
Record: Ohio 15-3 (5-0 MAC), Akron 7-11 (1-4 MAC)
Short Story: The Ohio volleyball team (15-3, 5-0 MAC) posted its third straight Mid-American Conference road sweep, knocking off East Division rival Akron, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16), on Friday (Oct. 9) at James A. Rhodes Arena. 

THE BASICS
• The Bobcats dominated the Zips, attacking at a .385 clip (43 kills-8 errors-91 total attacks) while holding Akron to a .096 hitting percentage (28 kills-18 errors-104 total attacks).
• Sophomore outside hitter Jaime Kosiorek (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) led the match with 10 kills and a service ace, an assist and seven digs. 
• Senior middle blocker/outside hitter Shelby Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) pitched in nine kills.
• Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Ali Lake (Liberty Township, Ohio) added seven kills and two assisted blocks.
• Senior middle blocker Karin Bull (Bloomington, Minn.) and redshirt freshman middle blocker Katie Nelson (Regina, Saskatchewan) each totaled five kills and two total blocks (one solo, one assisted). Bull also recorded a dig.
• Senior setter Abby Gilleland (Bull Valley, Ill.) led the match with 31 assists and also contributed five kills, five digs and a solo block.
• Senior libero Meredith Ashy (Louisville, Ky.) led the match with 21 digs and added five assists and a service ace.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The first set was hotly contested, with the two squads trading points to reach a 16-all tie. A 4-2 run by Akron gaves the Zips a 20-18 advantage, but two kills by Walker, a kill by Kosiorek and a solo block by Gilleland gave the Bobcats four straight points and a 22-20 lead. Akron managed to cut Ohio's lead back down to one twice at 22-21 and 23-22, but an attack error by the Zips and a kill by Kosiorek allowed the Bobcats to prevail.
• Ohio broke a seven-all stalemate in the second set by rattling off three straight points courtesy of a kill by Lake, a double block by Lake and Bull and a service ace by Ashy. The Bobcats never looked back, never leading by less than two points the rest of the set. 
• The third set started much like the first set, with the two teams exchanging points to reach a 14-all tie. The Bobcats quickly changed the tone, though, scoring 10 straight points to put the match out of reach. The run was highlighted by two kills by Kosiorek and Bull and a service ace by freshman libero Erica Walker (Wheaton, Ill.).

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• The Bobcats have now won 29 straight MAC regular season matches.
• Ohio starts league play 5-0 for the second straight season and third time in the last five years.
• The Green & White are now 31-23 (.574) all-time against Akron. The Bobcats have taken 10 straight from the Zips. 
• Ohio has won three straight MAC road matches by way of 3-0 sweeps for the first time since 2011.
• Kosiorek has finished with double-digit kills 12 times this season. She's achieved the feat 26 times in her career.
• Gilleland has tallied double-digit assists 18 times this season and 110 times in her career.
• Ashy has achieved double-digit digs 16 times in 2015 and has finished with 20 or more eight times. She has notched double-digit digs 100 times in her career and has tallied 20 or more on 40 occasions. 

QUOTABLE
"Tonight we did a good job attacking and playing floor defense. We lacked focus from the service line, and we will look to improve that tomorrow. Good to get another sweep on the road." - Second-year head coach Deane Webb

WHAT'S NEXT
Ohio wraps up the third weekend of MAC play by visiting Buffalo on Saturday (Oct. 10). The match is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET.

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