Scores: Ohio 3, Austin Peay 0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-23)
Location: West Lafayette, Ind. (Purdue)
Records: Ohio 1-0, Austin Peay 0-1

THE BASICS
- The Ohio volleyball team (1-0, 0-0) swept Austin Peay (0-1, 0-0) in its season opener, 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-23), on Friday (Aug. 28) at the Mortar Board Premier Invitational hosted by Purdue.
- Ohio was selected to win both the Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament titles in the 2015 MAC Preseason Poll last Thursday (Aug. 27).
- Sophomore outsidehitter Jaime Kosiorek (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) totaled a match-high 14 kills for the Bobcats along with one service ace.
- Senior setter Abby Gilleland (Bull Valley, Ill.) grabbed her first double-double of the 2015 campaign, piling up 30 assists and 15 digs. The 2015 Preseason All-MAC East Divison Team member added five kills and three total blocks.
- In her college debut, redshirt freshman Katie Nelson (Regina, Saskatchewan) had nine kills along with a .389 clip and five total blocks.
- Senior libero and 2015 Preseason All-MAC East Division Team member Meredith Ashy (Louisville, Ky.) racked in 14 digs while junior outside hitter/setter Mallory Salis (Oak Lawn, Ill.) led Ohio with 16 digs.
- Redshirt junior setter/defensive specialist Aubree Hord (Loveland, Ohio) had a match-high four service aces.
- Sophomore Ashley Slay led the way for Austin Peay with seven kills. Senior setter Aubrey Marsellis totaled a team-high 18 assists. Senior libero April Adams led the Governors with 16 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED           
- Ohio built up an early 10-point lead in the first set thanks to three kills from Kosiorek and Gilleland. Austin Peay cut Ohio’s lead to 15-8 after two kills and an attack error by the Bobcats. With a 20-15 Ohio lead, kills from Kosiorek, Gilleland and senior middle blocker Shelby Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) propelled Ohio to win the first set, 25-17.
- The Bobcats jumped to an 8-3 lead in the second set after three kills from Kosiorek and two from Nelson. Austin Peay took their first lead since the first set after rallying an 8-2 run to take an 11-10 lead. Governor attack errors and kills from Kosiorek and Gilleland helped Ohio retake the lead and forced Austin Peay to take a timeout. The Green & White ended the set on a 6-1 run to claim a 25-16 win.
- Going point for point and tied at 16 in the third set, Ohio had a key kill and block from Walker to take a 19-16 lead which lead to a Governors timeout. Attack errors by the 'Cats gave Austin Peay the chance to break a 19-19 tie, but a kill from Kosiorek and a double block by Kosiorek and senior middleblocker Karin Bull (Bloomington, Minn.) gave Ohio a cushion to push for the sweep. Sitting on match point with a 24-23 lead, second-year head coach Deane Webb called for a timeout. Kosiorek earned the final kill of the contest, putting away Austin Peay in the third set 25-23.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
Today marked Ohio’s first ever program victory over Austin Peay.
 
QUOTABLE
"I thought it was a good start. I still have a lot of improvements to make, but it was good getting the first game jitters out of the way." - Redshirt Freshman Middle Blocker Katie Nelson

UP NEXT
Ohio rounds off the Mortar Board Premier Invitational tomorrow (Aug. 29) with matches against VCU and tournament host Purdue. The Bobcats face the Rams at 1 p.m. ET followed by an evening match-up against the Boilermakers at 7:30 p.m. ET. Fans can watch the Bobcats in action against Purdue on Big Ten Network Plus on BTN2GO.com.

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