Indiana moves to 5-4 with a 3-1 win over Purdue last night in
Bloomington. This included a 20-28 (I believe) comeback in game 1.
Big night for Hall @ OH, too.

Purdue is also 5-4 with the loss.

Indiana @ 5-4. How cool is that?


--- In bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com, Doug ONeal <tycho2brahe@...> wrote:
>
> October 10
>         Penn State d. Ohio State 30-23, 30-17, 30-16
>
>   October 12
>         Illinois d. Iowa 30-26, 30-28, 30-24
>         Michigan State d. Indiana 30-25, 30-26, 30-26
>         Penn State d. Michigan 30-16, 30-28, 30-22
>         Purdue d. Northwestern 22-30, 30-28, 30-21, 30-25
>         Wisconsin d. Minnesota 30-28, 30-26, 30-25
>
>   October 13
>         Illinois d. Minnesota 30-25, 30-25, 21-30, 30-18
>         Indiana d. Northwestern 30-26, 30-26, 22-30, 30-27
>         Wisconsin d. Iowa 30-28, 26-30, 30-27, 30-21
>         Michigan d. Ohio State 30-27, 30-27, 30-28
>         Purdue d. Michigan State 30-28, 34-32, 30-28
>
>                    W    L    RW-HL   Games W-L
>
>   Wisconsin        8    0      +6      24-4
>   Penn State       8    0      +2      24-0
>   Purdue           5    3      +1      15-12
>   Minnesota        5    3       0      16-11
>   Illinois         4    4      +1      19-15
>   Michigan         4    4       0      14-14
>   Indiana          4    4       0      12-18
>   Michigan State   2    6      -1       9-19
>   Ohio State       2    6      -3      11-19
>   Northwestern     1    7      -1       7-23
>   Iowa             1    7      -5       7-23
>
>
>
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Women's Volleyball Falls to No. 8 Wisconsin, 3-0
Ohio State's Katie Dull has a team-high 10 kills in the loss

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State (8-10 overall, 2-7 Big Ten) women's
volleyball team fell 3-0 (30-17, 30-27, 30-21) to No. 8 Wisconsin (17-
1, 9-0) Friday night at the Wisconsin Field House. Ohio State's Katie
Dull (Fr., Solon, Ohio) posted a team-high 10 kills for the Buckeyes
netting 10.5 points in the match. Buckeye Danielle Meyer (Sr.,
Cincinnati, Ohio) had a team-high 11.5 points with eight kills, one
ace serve and five assist blocks. Wisconsin's Brittney Dolgner posted
a match-high 17.5 points with 17 kills and an assist block with Audra
Jeffers adding 14 points with 10 kills, a solo block and six assists.

Wisconsin broke a 5-5 tie in game one with a Dolgner kill and an
Amanda Berkley ace serve to open a 7-5 lead. After a Badger error (7-
6), Wisconsin scored the next five points to take a 12-6 lead. The
Badgers expanded the lead and won, 30-17, with an Allison Wack-
Jeffers block. The Badgers hit .333 for the game to .029 for Ohio
State.

The Badgers, with game two tied at nine, used an OSU error and a
Dolgner kill to take a 11-9 lead. Wisconsin expanded the lead to 26-
20. A Meyer-Ashley Hughes (So., Carroll, Ohio) block and a Meyer ace
serve cut the margin to 26-22. Dolgner, with a kill, made it 27-22. A
kill from Kaila Calhoun (Fr., Elkhart, Ind.) and a Badger error cut
the margin to three at 27-24. After a Wisconsin time out, a Buckeye
error and a Dull kill moved the score to 28-25. A Dolgner kill set
game point at 29-25. A Briana McCarthy (Sr., Beaver Dam, Wis.) kill
and a Badger error stopped two game points at 29-27. Dolgner closed
out the game with a kill for a 30-27 win and a 2-0 lead in the match.
Wisconsin hit .217 for the game to .182 for the Buckeyes.

After eight early ties in game three, Wisconsin used an eight-point
run to break an 8-8 tie, taking a 16-8 lead. Leading 29-21, a Jocelyn
Wack ace serve closed out the game at 30-21 to give Wisconsin a 3-0
victory in the match. The Badgers hit .132 in the game to .059 for
the Buckeyes.

For the match, Wisconsin had a 50-33 advantage in kills and out hit
the Buckeyes, .228 to .098. The Badgers had a six to two edge in ace
serves with Megan Mills collecting a match-high two. Each squad gave
up four service errors. Defensively, Wisconsin had a 49-36 margin in
digs. Badger Jocelyn Wack posted a match-high 16 digs with OSU's Ami
Stevens (Sr., Centerburg, Ohio) recording 12. At the net, the Badgers
had a 14.5 to 5.5 advantage in team blocks. Wisconsin's Jackie
Simpson and Jeffers shared match-high honors with seven total blocks
each recording a solo and six assists. Simpson posted a match-high 45
assists for the Badgers with OSU's Hughes collecting 25.

Ohio State closes out four straight road matches Sunday at 2 p.m.
playing at Illinois.

                        2007 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
            Ohio State vs #8 Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007 at Madison, Wis.)

   Wisconsin def. Ohio State 30-17,30-27,30-21

   Ohio State (8-10 2-7) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Dull, Katie 10-0-1;
Meyer,
   Danielle 8-1-5; McCarthy, Briana 8-1-2; Calhoun, Kaila 3-0-0;
Stevens,
   Ami 2-0-1; Hughes, Ashley 1-0-2; Dozier, Kristen 1-0-0; Totals
   33-2-5.5. (Assists) - Hughes, Ashley 25. (Dig leaders) - Stevens,
Ami
   12; McCarthy, Briana 8

   Wisconsin (17-1, 9-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Dolgner, Brittney 17-0-
1;
   Dykstra, Katherine 11-0-2; Jeffers, Audra 10-0-7; Wack, Allison 7-0-
3;
   Reineke, Taylor 4-1-6; Simpson, Jackie 1-1-7; Mills, Megan 0-2-0;
   Berkley, Amanda 0-1-0; Wack, Jocelyn 0-1-0; Totals 50-6-14.5.
   (Assists) - Simpson, Jackie 45. (Dig leaders) - Wack, Jocelyn 16;
   Berkley, Amanda 9; Simpson, Jackie 8

   Site: Madison, Wis. (UW Field House)
   Date: Oct 19, 2007   Attend: 6842   Time: 1:37
   Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Marty Prochko

--- In bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com, "Matt Leach" <ruffda_55108@...> wrote:
>
> Indiana moves to 5-4 with a 3-1 win over Purdue last night in
> Bloomington. This included a 20-28 (I believe) comeback in game 1.
> Big night for Hall @ OH, too.
>
> Purdue is also 5-4 with the loss.
>
> Indiana @ 5-4. How cool is that?
>

Kind of stinks if you ask me.  I'd much rather they were 4-5.

I am expecting an exciting match tomorrow for the people in Madison
and the 19 people who can watch the tape delay on the infernal Big Ten
Network. I think the upper deck of the Field House is going to be
open, so they are expecting a big crowd.

I am a bit surprised that the Lions struggled at Illinois, since they
have been rolling people since the start of conference season. They
haven't played too many road matches, so that might be part of it.
Also, I just get the feeling they might have relaxed a bit after
taking a 2-0 lead. It looks like the back row play was an issue for
the Lions last night. If the Badgers want to win, I think they have to
serve Penn State tough to keep the ball away from Harmotto and allow
them to focus on slowing down Hodge and Fawcett. If Penn State gets in
system and gets Brown and Wilson involved, I don't think the Badgers
can match up at the net. This team might be more physical at the net
than even the 1997-99 reign of terror squads, although the setting and
back row play isn't at those teams' level, fortunately.

For Wisconsin, they need to stay in system, obviously. If Simpson can
keep the Lions off balance, Wisconsin can win. I think that is really
important, because I don't see the Badgers scoring on the Lions'
double blocks very often. I am a huge Dolgner fan, but she is giving
up three inches (at least) to her PSU counterparts. I also am not sure
if AWack/DuPont will be able to put the ball away against the PSU
block. I hope they prove me wrong. It will help if Simpson can get
them the one on one matchups that they have had a lot in their home
matches this year. In a good sign, Dykstra and Jeffers had good nights
offensively against Ohio State, offsetting a quiet night from Reineke.
I do think the Badgers are better at M2/RS than they were last year.

I am looking forward to the match tomorrow, obviously. Badger fans
have been waiting for a match like this one since the end of the 2001
season. It was great to sweep PSU last year, but it was clear the
Badgers wouldn't win the league. Because of the road wins, they are in
position to put themselves in the Big Ten lead. I think they will have
to win this one to win the league, as I don't see them winning at PSU.
Also, I think PSU is more dominant and less likely to slip up, last
night notwithstanding. I hope the Badgers can bring a high level of
play, cut down on the unforced hitting errors, and get a big win. Bill
Engle

Well the Spartans finally had an inspiring match, as well as their first
double-conference-win week of the year, beating Minnesota 30-28, 35-33,
30-22. Minnesota may have been handicapped by the previous night's five game
loss to Northwestern, as well as travel problems that had them arriving at
the field house here less than 90 minutes before game time. It was also
MSU's first win over the Gophers in eleven meetings.

--- In bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Wolf" <wolfcj@...> wrote:
>
> Well the Spartans finally had an inspiring match, as well as their
first
> double-conference-win week of the year, beating Minnesota 30-28, 35-
33,
> 30-22. Minnesota may have been handicapped by the previous night's
five game
> loss to Northwestern, as well as travel problems that had them
arriving at
> the field house here less than 90 minutes before game time. It was
also
> MSU's first win over the Gophers in eleven meetings.
>

Is it common for teams to travel the afternoon of?  I know that when
teams play at Purdue on Friday, they tend to drive straight to
Bloomington after the match.  Then again, that's only a two hour trip.

However, even if they are going to fly the next day, you would figure
they'd try to get out early.  Was the delay that long?

--- In bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Eastom" <meastom@...> wrote:
>
> Perhaps the Northwestern match ended late enough that no flights to
Detroit
> were available at that time and earlier flights on Saturday were
filled or
> delayed as well because of the weather?
>


Don't they take their own charter?  I know Purdue does.  Even if
Northwestern ended late, one would figure they would head early early
on Sat, but that's just me guessing.

The only weather on Friday/Sat would have been wind.

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Ohio State captures a 3-2 win at Illinois
Ohio State's Danielle Meyer records a triple-double with 27 kills, 17
digs and 12 blocks in the victory.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State (9-10 overall, 3-7 Big Ten) women's
volleyball team, behind Danielle Meyer's (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio)
first career triple-double, won a 3-2 (30-26, 30-24, 29-31, 22-30, 17-
15) decision at Illinois Sunday. Meyer collected match-highs of 27
kills and 12 blocks (one solo and 11 assists) and a team-high 17 digs
to record her first-ever triple-double, recording a match-high 34.5
points. For Illinois, Vicki Brown had a team-high 21.5 points with 19
kills and five assist blocks.

Trailing, 16-15, a Katie Dull (Fr., Solon, Ohio) kill tied game one
at 16. An Illinois error and a Dull kill put Ohio State ahead at 18-
16. A Buckeye error cut the lead to 18-17, but an Illini service
error and an Ami Stevens (Sr., Centerburg, Ohio) kill put Ohio State
ahead, 20-17. At 28-24, OSU, kills from Laura DeBruler and Brown cut
the Ohio State lead to two at 28-26. A Dull kill set game point at 29-
26 and the Buckeyes won the game, 30-26, with a kill from Stevens.
Ohio State hit .333 for the game to .250 for Illinois.

Illinois trailed 16-13 in game two and used a Stefanie Alde kill, a
Buckeye error and a Johannah Bangert ace serve to tie the game. Ohio
State then scored the next four points to open a 20-16 lead. The run
began with a Meyer kill, an Illini error, a Kaila Calhoun (Fr.,
Elkhart, Ind.)-Kristi Hunter (Fr., Roblin, Manitoba, Canada) block
and a Hunter kill. Illini kills from Alde, Brown and Amy Palash cut
the lead to one at 20-19. Two Calhoun kills, one from Dull, an Illini
error and a Calhoun-Dull block opened up a 25-19 Buckeye lead. At 28-
23, a Meyer kill set game point at 29-23. A Buckeye error stopped the
first game point at 29-24. Meyer closed out the game with a kill at
30-24 to give Ohio State a 2-0 lead in the match. OSU hit .263 for
the game to .140 for the Badgers.

Illinois built a 25-19 lead in game three before three Illini errors,
a Meyer-Briana McCarthy (Sr., Beaver Dam, Wis.) block and a Meyer
kill cut the Illinois lead to one at 25-24. A Meyer-McCarthy block
tied the game at 26. A Hunter kill and a Meyer-McCarthy block made it
28-26. A Lizzie Bazzetta kill and a DeBruler-Bangert block tied the
game at 28. A Meyer kill made it 29-28 with Ohio State serving match
point. A DeBruler kill stopped the match point and tied the game at
29. A Buckeye error put Illinois ahead, 30-29 with the Illini serving
game point. Another Ohio State error gave Illinois a 31-29 win in the
game. The Buckeyes hit .178 for the game to .146 for Illinois.

The Illini broke a 12-all tie in game four with a Brown kill, an OSU
error, an Abby Nelson-Bazzetta block and a DeBruler kill to take a 16-
12 lead. Trailing by six at 19-13, Ohio State scored five straight
points to cut the Illini lead to one at 19-18. The run began with
Buckeye kills from Hunter, McCarthy and Calhoun. Two blocks by
Calhoun and McCarthy complete the run. An OSU error and an Alde kill
put Illinois ahead, 21-18. Illinois closed out the game with a 9-4
run, winning the game off a Buckeye error at 30-22 to tie the match
at two games each. Illinois hit .205 for the game to .043 for Ohio
State.

Game five opened with Ohio State taking a 3-0 lead. A Meyer-Hunter
block opened the scoring followed by a Meyer-McCarthy block and a
Dull kill. With Ohio State leading, 13-10, the Illini cut the lead to
13-11 with a Nicole Kump kill. OSU reached match point at 14-11 with
a Hunter kill. Illinois stopped three match points with two OSU
errors and an Abby Nelson-DeBruler block to tie the match at 14. A
Hunter kill gave Ohio State a 15-14 lead and serving a second match
point. A Buckeye error stopped the point, tying the match at 15. A
Calhoun kill gave the Buckeyes a 16-15 lead and serving a third match
point. Ohio State, with a Calhoun-Dull block, won the game at 17-15,
to capture the match, 3-2. The Buckeyes hit .179 for the game to -
.036 for Illinois.

Ohio State hit .198 for the match to .151 for Illinois. The Buckeyes
had a 73-70 edge in kills while the Illini had a five to two margin
in ace serves. OSU gave up 10 service errors to 12 for the Illini.
Defensively, Illinois had an 81-77 advantage in digs with Ashley
Edinger recording a match-high 34 digs for the Illini. At the net,
Ohio State had a season-high 23 to eight margin in team blocks. The
23 blocks (two solos, 42 assists) is the fourth-best team mark in OSU
history. OSU's 42 assist blocks ranks third all-time in OSU history.
OSU's Meyer had a match-high 12 blocks with a solo and 11 assists.
Calhoun and McCarthy each posted 10 blocks with Calhoun recording a
solo and nine assists and McCarthy, 10 assists. For the Illini,
Bazzetta recorded a match-high 63 assists with OSU's McCarthy
recording 59.

The Buckeyes begin the second half of the Big Ten season with road
matches at Iowa (9-12, 1-9) Friday and at Minnesota (12-8, 5-5)
Saturday. The Minnesota match will be carried live by the Big Ten
Network with an 8 p.m. ET starting time.

                        2007 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
             Ohio State vs Illinois (Oct 21, 2007 at Champaign, Ill.)

   Ohio State def. Illinois 30-26, 30-24, 29-31, 22-30, 17-15

Ohio State (9-10, 3-7 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Meyer, Danielle
27-1-12; Dull, Katie 15-1-5; Stevens, Ami 10-0-1; Hunter, Kristi 8-0-
6; Calhoun, Kaila 7-0-10; McCarthy, Briana 6-0-10; Totals  73-2-23.0.
(Assists) - McCarthy, Briana 59. (Dig leaders) - Meyer,  Danielle 17;
Stevens, Ami 15; Calhoun, Kaila 11; Kastein, Laura 10;  Hone, Betsy 8

Illinois (12-8, 4-6 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - DeBruler, Laura 20-
0-2; Brown, Vicki 19-0-5; Alde, Stefanie 15-0-0; Kump, Nicole 5-0-1;
Nelson, Abby 4-0-2; Palash, Amy 3-1-0; Bazzetta, Lizzie 2-0-5;
Bangert, Johannah 2-2-1; Edinger, Ashley 0-2-0; Totals 70-5-8.0.
(Assists) - Bazzetta, Lizzie 63. (Dig leaders) - Edinger, Ashley 34;
DeBruler, Laura 13; Anderson, Kristine 10; Palash, Amy 9; Bazzetta,
Lizzie 8

   Site: Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall)
   Date: Oct 21, 2007   Attend: 1333   Time: 2:31
   Referees: Malafu Tiatia, Art Bowden

Now 1-7 this year in game 5s.

--- In bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com, "Peglar, Robert" <robert_peglar@...>
wrote:
>
> Indeed...that has to be very rough mentally.  Just splitting those
four
> matches - instead of losing all four - puts the Illini at 6-4 and
in a
> strong position for an NCAA berth.  Now they are 12-8 overall and
cannot
> afford to slip at all.  If they do another 4-6 in the 2nd half they
end
> up at 16-14 and are bubble at best.
>
>
>
> Surprise team of the season so far has to be the Hoosiers.  5-5 is
> nicely done and if they duplicate that, they will dance at 19-13.
> Bummer team of the year has to be the Buckeyes, 3-7 at the break
isn't
> what Coach Stone had envisioned for his last campaign, I'm sure.
Worst
> road trip of the half award goes to the Gophers for their 0-2
against NU
> and MSU.  What a bummer.  That is now 5 losses in a row; I can't
> remember the last time that happened in conference to the team from
Up
> North.
>
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> From: bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Doug ONeal
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 5:12 PM
> To: bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [bigtenvb] week 5 scores, standings (TV spoiler)
>
>
>
> Sucks to be the Illini -- four five-game losses in their last four
home
> matches.  Also below is the long-awaited debut of the standings in
the
> predictions contest; the identity of the cellar dweller will remain
> unrevealed.
>
>
>
>
>
>

The Big Ten Network will rebroadcast Sunday's women's volleyball showdown
between Penn State and Wisconsin tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 23) at 10:00 a.m.
ET.


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This is a very interesting week...just about every match could be considered
critical for the teams involved.

Illinois must prove itself on the road with two teams close to them in the
standings; Iowa could get a split; Indiana must defend the home court against
two strong teams; Michigan has a chance for a 2-0 weekend and must take
advantage; MSU likewise; Minnesota could impress the NCAA by beating PSU at
home; NU could jump up by taking 2 matches at home, against the Michigans who
are close to them in the standings; OSU could re-establish itself with a huge
road sweep; PSU must not stumble on the road, lest a top 4 seed vanish; Purdue
has arguably its toughest home weekend all year; Wisconsin must survive yet
another road trip versus two upper-bracket teams.

Fasten your seat belts.

Rob

---- Doug ONeal <tycho2brahe@...> wrote:
> October 24
>         Michigan State at Northwestern
>
>   October 26
>         Illinois at Purdue
>         Wisconsin at Indiana
>         Ohio State at Iowa
>         Michigan at Northwestern
>         Penn State at Minnesota
>
>   October 27
>         Illinois at Indiana
>         Penn State at Iowa
>         Michigan at Michigan State
>         Ohio State at Minnesota
>       Wisconsin at Purdue
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I'd say one could make the following case, as well: If Minnesota
loses to PSU tonight (which stands to reason), thus dropping their
6th Big10 match in a row, their bid and their season could be on the
line against the Buckeyes Saturday night.

--- In bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com, <peglarr@...> wrote:
>
> This is a very interesting week...just about every match could be
considered critical for the teams involved.
>
> Illinois must prove itself on the road with two teams close to them
in the standings; Iowa could get a split; Indiana must defend the
home court against two strong teams; Michigan has a chance for a 2-0
weekend and must take advantage; MSU likewise; Minnesota could
impress the NCAA by beating PSU at home; NU could jump up by taking 2
matches at home, against the Michigans who are close to them in the
standings; OSU could re-establish itself with a huge road sweep; PSU
must not stumble on the road, lest a top 4 seed vanish; Purdue has
arguably its toughest home weekend all year; Wisconsin must survive
yet another road trip versus two upper-bracket teams.
>
> Fasten your seat belts.
>
> Rob
>
> ---- Doug ONeal <tycho2brahe@...> wrote:
> > October 24
> >         Michigan State at Northwestern
> >
> >   October 26
> >         Illinois at Purdue
> >         Wisconsin at Indiana
> >         Ohio State at Iowa
> >         Michigan at Northwestern
> >         Penn State at Minnesota
> >
> >   October 27
> >         Illinois at Indiana
> >         Penn State at Iowa
> >         Michigan at Michigan State
> >         Ohio State at Minnesota
> >       Wisconsin at Purdue
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Ohio State Sweeps Iowa
Ohio State's Danielle Meyer posts a match-high 19 points in the 30-
15, 30-28, 31-29 victory.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State (10-10 overall, 4-7 Big Ten) women's
volleyball team behind 19 points from Danielle Meyer (Sr.,
Cincinnati, Ohio) won a 3-0 (30-15, 30-28, 31-29) road victory over
Iowa (9-12, 1-10) Friday. Meyer had match-highs of 14 kills and eight
blocks (two solos, six assists) against the Hawkeyes. Iowa's Megan
Schipper posted a team-high 15 points in the match with 13 kills, a
solo block and two assists.

Ohio State opened game one with a kill and solo block by Katie Dull
(Fr., Solon, Ohio). A Catherine Smale kill cut the lead to 2-1. The
Buckeyes, with kills from Ami Stevens (Sr., Centerburg, Ohio) and
Briana McCarthy (Sr., Beaver Dam, Wis.), a Dull ace serve and a Meyer
solo block, opened up a 6-1 lead. Ohio State outscored Iowa 24-14 to
win the game, 30-15, with a McCarthy solo block. The Buckeyes
hit .258 for the game to -.125 for the Hawkeyes.

Two OSU kills from Kristi Hunter (Fr., Roblin, Manitoba, Canada)
started the Buckeyes at 2-0 in game two. At 3-1, an OSU error and a
Kiley Fister kill tied the game at three. A Fister ace serve and two
OSU errors gave Iowa a 6-3 lead. At 11-8, kills from Meyer and Kaila
Calhoun (Fr., Elkhart, Ind.) and a Hawkeye error tied the game at 11.
The Buckeyes broke a 14-14 tie with a kill from Stevens and a Meyer-
Dull block to take a 16-14 lead. Trailing 24-19, Iowa scored four
straight points to cut the lead to one at 24-23. A Calhoun solo block
made it 25-23. Two Schipper kills tied the game at 25. The score went
to 26-all with kills from Stevens and Schipper. Kills by Meyer and
Iowa's Katie Wessels tied the game at 27. Two Hawkeyes errors put
Ohio State at game point, 29-27. An Iowa kill by Laura Kremer stopped
a game point at 29-28. Ohio State won the game, 30-28, with a
McCarthy-Meyer block for a 2-0 lead in the match. The Buckeyes
hit .171 to Iowa's .130.

Ohio State, with two kills from Meyer and a Hawkeye error, started
game three with a 3-0 lead. The Hawkeyes had a nine to six run to tie
the game at nine. The Buckeyes then scored the next seven points
starting with a kill from Stevens, a Meyer-Stevens block and a Meyer
kill to take a 12-9 lead. After three Hawkeye errors and a Calhoun
ace serve, Ohio State held a 16-10 lead. With the Buckeyes leading,
27-22, two kills from Schipper, one from Lisa Vitali and a Fister ace
serve cut the Ohio State lead to one at 27-26. A Hawkeye error and a
Vitali kill took the score to 28-27. A Calhoun kill set match point
at 29-27. A Buckeye error and a Kremer kill tied the game at 29. A
Hunter kill gave the Buckeyes a 30-29 lead and their third match
point. A kill from Stevens closed out the game at 31-29 to give the
Buckeyes a 3-0 lead. Ohio State hit .157 for the game to .082 for the
Hawkeyes.

The Buckeyes hit .187 for the match to .037 for Iowa. Ohio State had
a 43-40 edge in kills while each squad posted five ace serves. Iowa
gave up eight service errors to four for the Buckeyes. OSU had a 54-
50 advantage in digs with Iowa's Emily Hiza recording a match-high
16. At the net, the Buckeyes enjoyed a 13.5 to seven margin in team
blocks. OSU's Meyer had a match-high eight blocks with two solos and
six assists. Buckeye McCarthy posted six total blocks with three
solos and three assists. At setter, OSU's McCarthy collected a match-
high 32 assists while Iowa's Fister had 27.

Ohio State continues on the road Saturday when they face No. 22
Minnesota (12-9, 5-6) at 8 p.m. ET. The match will be carried live on
the Big Ten network.

BUCKEYE NOTES: With two ace serves from Briana McCarthy, she now has
103 in her career and has moved to 18th on the Ohio State career
list, moving out of a four-way tie for 19th and passing Jen Flynn
(1996-99) with 102.

Three solo blocks by Briana McCarthy has moved her to 10th on the OSU
career list with 53. She passed teammate Danielle Meyer who has 52.

Six assist blocks from Danielle Meyer gives her 393 for her career
and has moved her to second on the Ohio State career list. She passed
Suzie Stiling (1999-02) with 392.

                        2007 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
                Ohio State vs Iowa (Oct 26, 2007 at Iowa City, IA)

   Ohio State def. Iowa 30-15,30-28,31-29

   Ohio State (10-10, 4-7) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Meyer, Danielle 14-0-
8;
   Stevens, Ami 10-0-2; Hunter, Kristi 9-0-1; Dull, Katie 4-2-2;
   McCarthy, Briana 3-2-6; Calhoun, Kaila 3-1-1; Totals 43-5-13.5.
   (Assists) - McCarthy, Briana 32. (Dig leaders) - Calhoun, Kaila 13;
   Meyer, Danielle 11; Stevens, Ami 11

   Iowa (9-12, 1-10) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Schipper, Megan 13-0-3;
   Kremer, Laura 10-0-3; Vitali, Stacy 5-0-0; Smale, Catherine 4-0-0;
   Fister, Kiley 3-2-2; Eskew, Megan 2-0-1; Wessels, Katie 1-0-0;
   Kennedy, Katie 1-0-0; Huffman, Aimee 1-2-3; Hiza, Emily 0-1-0;
Totals
   40-5-7.0. (Assists) - Fister, Kiley 27. (Dig leaders) - Hiza, Emily
   16; Meister, Christina 10

   Site: Iowa City, IA (Carver-Hawkeye Arena)
   Date: Oct 26, 2007   Attend: 1144   Time: 1:26
   Referees: Ann Hutchins, Mary Faraher

I'm sure I've never seen it before. Depending on what happens between Ohio
State and Minnesota tonight, we will have either 7 or 8 Big Ten teams within
one game of each other, at six weeks into the season! In fact, if Ohio State
wins, we'll have a six-way tie for 5th place.

Ohio State rallies for a 3-2 victory at No. 22 Minnesota
Ohio State overcomes a 2-0 Gopher lead to win in five games.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State (11-10 overall, 5-7 Big Ten) women's
volleyball team rallied from an 2-0 Minnesota (12-10, 5-7) lead to
defeat the No. 22 Golden Gophers, 3-2, (24-30, 23-30, 30-27, 31-29,
15-10) Saturday night in Williams Arena in from of 6,285 fans. Ohio
State's Danielle Meyer (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio) posted a match-high 22
points in the match with 20 kills, one ace serve and two assist
blocks. Katie Dull (Fr., Solon, Ohio) had 15.5 points in the match
with 12 kills, two ace serves and three assist blocks. OSU setter
Briana McCarthy (Sr., Beaver Dam, Wis.) had 13 points with 10 kills,
two ace serves and two assist blocks adding 10 digs for her first
career triple-double. Minnesota's Rachelle Hagerty produced a team-
high 21.5 points with 15 kills, an ace serve, four solo blocks and
three assists. Lauren Gibbemeyer contributed 18 points with 12 kills,
an ace serve and 10 assist blocks and Brook Dieter added 14 with 12
kills and two ace serves.
Minnesota broke a 17-17 tie in game one with a Hagerty kill. A
Gibbemeyer kill, an OSU error and a Gibbemeyer-Hartmann block gave
the Gophers a 21-17 lead. Minnesota reached game point at 29-22 with
an OSU error. A Meyer kill and an Ami Stevens (Sr., Centerburg, Ohio)
ace serve made it 29-24. A Jessy Jones kill gave Minnesota a 30-24
win in the game. The Gophers hit .162 for the game to .070 for the
Buckeyes.
Tied at six in game two, a Buckeye error and a Hagerty-Jones block
put Minnesota ahead, 8-6. The Gophers held the lead, winning the game
with a Dieter kill at 30-23 to give Minnesota a 2-0 lead in the
match. The Gophers hit .194 in the game to .000 for Ohio State.
Game three had six lead changes and 16 ties in a close contest. The
Buckeyes trailed, 14-11, when a Kristi Hunter (Fr., Roblin, Manitoba,
Canada) kill, a Kaila Calhoun (Fr., Elkhart, Ind.)-Hunter block and a
Minnesota error tied the game at 14. Tied at 16, Minnesota with a
Gibbemeyer kill and a Gibbemeyer-Kyla Roehrig block took an 18-16
lead. Leading 22-20, two Minnesota errors tied the game at 22. Tied
at 25, a Gopher error and kills from McCarthy and Meyer gave Ohio
State a 28-25 lead. An OSU error made it 28-26. A Jones-Roehrig block
cut the Ohio State lead to one at 28-27. The Buckeyes reached game
point at 29-27 with a kill from Stevens. A Minnesota error ended the
game at 30-27, cutting the Gopher match lead to 2-1. The Buckeyes
hit .065 for the game while Minnesota hit -.021.
Minnesota held a six point lead in game four at 14-8. The Buckeyes
rallied to score seven straight points to take a 15-14 lead. The run
began with two Gopher errors and a Calhoun-Hunter block to trail, 14-
11. The run continued with a Hunter kill, a Calhoun-McCarthy block, a
Meyer kill and a Minnesota error to take a 15-14 lead. A Hagerty kill
tied the game at 15. Tied at 20, an OSU error, a Jones-Roehrig block
and a Jones kill gave Minnesota a 23-20 lead. The Gophers expanded
the lead to five at 26-21. Kills from Meyer and McCarthy and a Gopher
error cut the Minnesota lead to two at 26-24. A Hagerty kill made it
27-24. Ohio State cut the lead to one at 27-26 with a Gopher error
and a Calhoun kill. The score moved to 28-27 with a Gibbemeyer kill
and a Gopher error. An ace serve by McCarthy tied the game at 28.
Minnesota took a 29-28 lead with a Hagerty kill and was serving match
point. Ohio State stopped the point with a Calhoun kill to tie the
game at 29. A Gopher error made it 30-29, Ohio State, with the
Buckeyes serving game point. The Buckeyes won the game, 31-29, with a
Hunter ace serve to tie the match at two games each. Minnesota
hit .200 in the game to .170 for Ohio State.
Tied at one in the fifth game, a Kelly Roysland kill and a Roehrig
solo block gave Minnesota a 3-1 lead. Errors by both teams moved the
score to 4-2. Ohio Sate tied the game at four with a Meyer kill and a
Dull ace serve. Errors by both teams made it five-all. Kills from
Meyer and Hagerty made it 6-6. Ohio State, with a Meyer kill took a 7-
6 lead. A Gopher error and a Calhoun-Hunter block opened up a three-
point lead at 9-6 for Ohio State. After a Minnesota time out, three
straight Gibbemeyer kills tied the game at nine. A Gopher error put
the Buckeyes ahead, 10-9. A McCarthy ace serve and a Hunter kill gave
the Buckeyes a three-point lead at 12-9 as the Gophers called time
out. A Calhoun-Hunter block gave OSU a 13-9 lead. Minnesota cut the
lead to three, at 13-10, with a Gibbemeyer-Hartmann block. Ohio State
reached match point at 14-10 with a Meyer kill. A Gopher error ended
the game to give Ohio State a 15-10 win in the fifth game and a 3-2
victory in the match. In the game, the Buckeyes hit .120 to .045 for
Minnesota.
Minnesota hit .117 for the match to .083 for the Buckeyes. Ohio State
edged the Gophers, 59-58 in kills and had an eight-to-six margin in
ace serves. Minnesota had 15 service errors in the match to 14 for
Ohio State. Defensively, the Gophers had an 85 to 79 advantage in
digs with Gopher Christine Tan collecting a match-high 25. Minnesota
had a 22-11 margin in team blocks in the match. Gibbemeyer had a
match-high 10 assist blocks for Minnesota. For the Gophers, Hartmann
had a match-high 43 assists while OSU's McCarthy posted 39.
Ohio State returns home next week to host Indiana Friday at 7 p.m.
and Purdue Sunday at 2 p.m. in St. John Arena.

                        2007 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
          Ohio State vs #22 Minnesota (Oct 27, 2007 at Minneapolis, MN)

   Ohio State def. Minnesota 24-30,23-30,30-27,31-29,15-10

   Ohio State (11-10, 5-7 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Meyer,
Danielle
   20-1-2; Dull, Katie 12-2-3; McCarthy, Briana 10-2-2; Stevens, Ami
   7-1-1; Hunter, Kristi 6-1-5; Calhoun, Kaila 4-0-9; Hone, Betsy 0-1-
0;
   Totals 59-8-11.0. (Assists) - McCarthy, Briana 39. (Dig leaders) -
   Calhoun, Kaila 17; Meyer, Danielle 15; McCarthy, Briana 10; Stevens,
   Ami 9

   Minnesota (12-10, 5-7 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Hagerty,
Rachelle
   15-1-7; Dieter, Brook 12-2-0; Gibbemeyer, Lauren 12-1-10; Roehrig,
   Kyla 7-0-5; Jones, Jessy 7-0-7; Hartmann, Rachel 3-1-9; Roysland,
   Kelly 2-0-0; Tan, Christine 0-1-0; Totals 58-6-22.0. (Assists) -
   Hartmann, Rachel 43. (Dig leaders) - Tan, Christine 25; Dieter,
Brook
   16; Cowles, Hailey 13; Gibbemeyer, Lauren 10

   Site: Minneapolis, MN (Williams Arena)
   Date: Oct 27, 2007   Attend: 6285   Time: 2:24
   Referees: Kathy Ferraraccio, Crystal Lewis

--- In bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com, Doug ONeal <tycho2brahe@...> wrote:
>

>
>   I suppose I can ask this now since we (PSU) are done with them
for the season and it won't come back to karmically bite me in the
ass, but -- with all due respect to a great program and coach -- what
*is* going on with the Gophers???
>

I have no clue. They outblocked, outdug and outhit OSU -- and lost.
That's not the first time it's happened this year. They make too many
errors in crucial parts of games, and their passing has tended to
break down. The setting has gone from much improved to a real worry.

Gophers need to go 4-4 the rest of the way just to be _eligible_.
This -- 4-4 - is far from a given. A bid, if they are eligible, is
far from a given.

I can tell you that the 7-match slide started one match after Jones
was injured and right after they blew a 2-0 lead against OSU _the
first time_. They managed to win that match, but it's been a disaster
since then.

The joy here in mudville is currently hard to come by.