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Score: Ohio 3, Seton Hall 0 (25-20, 26-24, 25-19)
Location: Louisville, Ky. (Cardinal Arena)
Record: Ohio (6-2), Seton Hall (4-3)
THE BASICS
- The Ohio volleyball program (6-2) opened up the Active Ankle Challenge hosted by Louisville with a 3-0 sweep of the Seton Hall Pirates (4-3) on Friday (Sept. 11).
- Ohio was led by sophomore outside hitter Jaime Kosiorek (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and senior middle blocker Karin Bull (Bloomington, Minn.) with nine kills each. Bull hit a match-high .600 clip and a tied match-high five block assists against the Pirates. Kosiorek had a season-high three aces.
- Senior setter Abby Gilleland (Bull Valley, Ill.) led the match with 37 assists along with a season-high four block assists.
- Reigning Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week and senior libero Meredith Ashy compiled a team-high 11 digs.
- Redshirt freshman middle blocker Katie Nelson (Regina, Saskatchewan) totaled seven kills with five block assists.
- Senior outside hitter Shelby Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) finished with six kills and two block assists.
- Redshirt sophomore and middle blocker Ali Lake had five kills with a .333 clip. Lake added five total blocks (one solo).
- Seton Hall was led by freshman outside hitter Cherise Hennigan who had 10 kills. Freshman setter Sophia Coffey totaled a team-high 29 assists. Junior libero Tessa Fournier tallied a match-high 15 digs.
- Ohio out-blocked Seton Hall 13.0-6.0 in the match-up.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trading points to start, Ohio rallied off a 6-2 run to take an 11-5 lead. Nelson and Bull each had two kills during this run, while Kosiorek, Salis and Gilleland tagged one of their own. The Bobcats pushed to a ten-point lead and sat on match-point 24-14, then Seton Hall picked up some late momentum. A 6-0 run for the Pirates put them down four to Ohio 24-20, but an attack error from the Pirates ended the set 25-20.
- The second set saw a 5-5 tie until a Pirate attack error and a kill from Bull put the Bobcats up two points. Ohio saw their largest lead of the second set 15-10, but three kills for Seton Hall and Ohio errors had the Pirates down 16-15. Attack errors haunted Ohio the next four plays, and Seton Hall took their first lead of the match 19-16. Battling from behind, Ohio tied the set at 23 after a Pirates mistake. Kills from Bull and freshman outside hitter Stephanie Olman (Maumee, Ohio) helped finish the set off for the Green and White 26-24.
- Four kills to start the third set helped propel Seton Hall to a 5-2 lead over Ohio. The Bobcats rallied from behind again on a 10-7 run to take their first lead of the set. Kosiorek’s three aces in a row helped spark the Bobcats at the end of the run, resulting in a Seton Hall timeout. The Pirates fell victim to a 21-15 Ohio lead, and took their second timeout of the set. Successful attacks from Shelby Walker and Lake along with Seton Hall’s offensive errors closed the set 25-19.
QUOTABLE
"We did a nice job of blocking today and Karin was excellent in transition. In the third set, our serve started contributing as well. The second set was filled with dominant play, but our errors made it closer than we would have liked. When we play Utah in the morning, we will need to do a better job serving aggressively to limit their in system swings." â€" second-year head coach Deane Webb
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Tonight marked Ohio and Seton Hall’s first meeting since 1995. The Bobcats gained their second program history win against Seton Hall, and maintain a 2-0 record.
- Second-year head coach Deane Webb now sits two wins away from 400 career wins.
WHAT’S NEXT
- Ohio will see Utah (noon ET) and Louisville (7:30 p.m. ET) tomorrow (Sept. 12) in the final two matches of the Active Ankle Challenge. A free audio stream will be provided on OhioBobcats.com.
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