I guess I can reply to my own message J

 

I thought the brackets would be out at 6 PM, but here they are now.  The field is pretty much what I thought it would be, with three exceptions; MSU, New Mexico (Mike Hebert’s old stomping grounds) and Washington State.  It’s a good thing to belong to a power conference, it seems. 

 

The three teams I had in were Western Michigan, UC Irvine and San Diego.  The Committee was harsh on the two non-power western conferences, the BWC and WCC, for their inconsistent play.    Western’s loss to Akron, with a poor RPI, really hurt.  MSU had a good RPI and a nice win over USC but the west coast teams must be screaming that a 17-15 team made it, UCI in particular at 22-8 and a win over Cal.  Fortunately, it’s _our_ 17-15 team J  Perhaps the teams that didn’t make it will look at their cupcakey non-conference schedule and beef it up…

 

UNM redeemed themselves by going 7-2 over their last 9, only losing to CSU and TCU, the latter loss didn’t hurt as much as TCU made it in.  Washington State, I thought, played themselves out by going 2-8 over the last 10, but a superior RPI saved them as did a last-ditch 5-set win over Oregon State.  Had they lost that, I don’t think they would have made it.  Again, being in a power conference helped, even though they were 6-12 in that league.

 

Looks like RPI ruled the day.  Clemson at 57 was the highest RPI taken for an at-large.  RPI in the 60’s didn’t cut it this year.

 

But the bigger problem is the way the Committee seeded the teams and distributed the regional matchups (assuming the seeds make it through).

·        Hawaii at 12 with FSU at 3 is a real stretch.  Again, it seemed that RPI ruled the day.  _Very_ surprised they put FSU into the Mpls regional and not Gainesville, where the natural rivalry would have drawn a big crowd.  They gave themselves a big problem by over-seeding FSU.

·        Way too many possible same-conference pairings exist in the sweet 16.  The way they have it now, Cal plays UCLA and ISU plays Nebraska.  .  I’m really surprised they sent two Pac 10 teams to Gainesville and two Big Ten teams to Palo Alto and Minneapolis.  But they gave Oregon a seed, which is not right.  Kentucky should have gotten that seed; they have a better RPI (21) to Oregon (26) to boot.  Had they given the seed to Kentucky, the brackets would be much cleaner.  Yes, I know that officially they (intra-conference conflicts in the sweet 16) don’t exist, but consider the following lineup instead of what they actually did.  This seeding and lineup has no intra-conference matchups at all.

·         

o   @Stan                  @Minn                 @Neb                   @Fla

o   -----                       -----                       ----                        ----

o   Haw  (3)               Tex   (2)                 PSU (1)                  Wash (4)

o   Stan   (6)              UCLA  (7)               Cal (8)                     Ill (5)

o   ISU  (11)               Minn  (10)              Neb  (9)                Fla  (12)

o   Mich (14)            LSU   (15)               Ky   (16)                  FSU (13)

Then there are some doozy 1^st rounders, including seeded teams.  LSU, the 15 seed, must not be happy with drawing Tulane in round 1, a team that beat them earlier this year.  Likewise the Gophers, drawing a hot Louisville team in round 1, a near-travesty of a draw.  They should have let Tennessee play Louisville, a more natural rivalry, and given Duke to the Gophers.  UCLA gets Beach, while a lower seed (Cal) in the same region gets Lipscomb.  I guess going on the road pays dividends in round 1, if you are west coast, you get an easier round 1 opponent, most likely. 

 

Other really tough/interesting 1^st rounders are Cincy-OSU (should be a big crowd), USC-Oklahoma,  Wichita State-SLU, Washington St-UNI  (Omaha crowd should be pulling for UNI all the way), and Arizona-A&M.  The two Pac 10-Big 12 matchups in particular are really tough, all those teams ranked in the top 30 (Richkern.com poll).

 

Rob

 

 

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From: Peglar, Robert
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 4:09 PM
To: 'bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [bigtenvb] Week 10 results, final standings

Well, we will find out in a couple of hours what the NCAA brackets are for 2009.  Notwithstanding the oncoming debates over bubble teams – who deserved to be in and was left out, and vice versa – it puzzles me to this day why conference teams schedule an even number of matches if they know it’s going to be a close call come December.  That is a sure-fire way to tempt fate – and indeed, two teams finished exactly at .500, which is a disqualifier by rule.

Northwestern was 16-16 and Indiana was 17-17.    Purdue and Wisconsin scheduled it correctly – they played an odd number of matches, but unfortunately their records were below .500 anyway, but at least they gave themselves a fighting chance.

But, hey, Chris Wolf just posted literally ten seconds ago (!) and he beat me to it…nice work Chris

Rob

OSU's Katie Dull posts a match-high 17.5 points in victory over the Spartans

COLUMBUS, Ohio � The Ohio State (24-9 overall, 12-8 Big Ten) women's volleyball
team closed out the regular season with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-15) sweep of
Michigan State (17-15, 5-15) Saturday night in St. John Arena. The victory moves
Ohio State to a fourth-place tie in the Big Ten with Michigan (24-9, 12-8). Ohio
State's Katie Dull posted a match-high 17.5 points in the contest with a
match-high 13 kills (.400), one ace serve, a career-tying three solo blocks and
one assist block. Michigan State's Becca Zlabis posted a team-high eight points
with eight kills.

The Buckeyes opened set one with an Ashley Hughes-Kristen Dozier block, a Sarah
Mignin ace serve and a solo block by Dull for a 3-0 lead. Mischelle Nelson
stopped the run with a kill at 3-1. Kills from Dull and Kelli Barhorst made it
5-1. Errors by both teams and a kill from Dull made it 7-2. Trailing 17-12,
Michigan State scored the next five points to tie the set. The run included two
OSU errors, a Natalie Emro kill, a Cheyenne VanDerSteen ace serve and an
Emro-Nelson block. Back-to-back kills from Emily Danks made it 19-17, OSU.
Errors by both teams and a Danks-Barhorst block made it 21-18. Kills from Zlabis
and Dozier and an OSU error made it 22-20, OSU. A Dozier kill made it 23-20.
Kyndra Abron made it 23-21 with a kill. Ohio State reached set point at 24-21
with a kill from Dull. A Michigan State error ended the set, 25-20, for the
Buckeyes. Ohio State hit .216 for the set to .050 for the Spartans.

Tied at six in set two, two kills from Anna Szerszen and one from Hughes gave
Ohio State a 9-6 lead. A Hughes-Dozier block and an OSU error made it 10-7. A
Spartan error and a solo block from Dull made it 12-7. At 15-10, a kill from
Dull gave Ohio State a six-point lead at 16-10. Michigan State, with kills from
Zlabis, Emro and Megan Schatzle forced an OSU time out at 16-13. The Spartans
continued the run with kills from Schatzle, Zlabis and Jenilee Rathje and an OSU
error take a 17-16 lead. A Spartan error tied the set at 17. Two Michigan State
errors gave the Buckeyes a 19-17 lead. Kills from Rathje and Szerszen and two
Spartan errors opened a 22-18 Ohio State lead. A Buckeye error and a
Schatzle-Vanessa King block cut the margin to 22-20 as OSU called time out. Two
Michigan State errors gave Ohio State set point at 24-20. Szerszen closed out
the set with an ace serve for a 25-20 mark and a 2-0 lead in the match for the
Buckeyes. OSU hit .160 for the set to .047 for Michigan State.

Tied at one in set three, a kill from Dozier and a Barhorst-Hughes block gave
Ohio State a 3-1 lead. At 5-3, an OSU error cut the margin to one at 5-4.
Buckeye kills from Danks and Dozier and a Spartan error gave OSU an 8-4 lead.
The Spartans, with two kills from Schatzle, cut the lead to 8-6. A Spartan error
and a kill from King made it 9-7. Buckeye kills from Dull and Dozier and two
Spartan errors opened a 13-7 OSU lead. An OSU error and two kills from Dull
moved the score to 15-8. An Abron kill made it 15-9. A kill from Dull and a
Danks-Barhorst block gave OSU a 17-9 lead. MSU, with a Zlabis kill, a
Rathje-Emro block and a Schatzle kill cut the lead to five at 17-12. A
Dull-Barhorst block and an OSU error made it 18-13. Kills from Danks and King
and two Spartan errors gave the Buckeyes a 21-14 lead. Kills from Zlabis and
Dull made it 22-15. A Dozier-Hughes block followed by a kill from Dull made it
match point at 24-15. Ohio State, with a Spartan error, won the set 25-15,
winning the match 3-0. The Buckeyes hit .379 for the set to .061 for Michigan
State.

In the match, Ohio State hit .253 to .052 for Michigan State. The Buckeyes had a
35-34 edge in kills and a 3-2 advantage in ace serves. The Spartans gave up
seven service errors to five for OSU. At setter, OSU's Hughes collected 25
assists while MSU's Emro had a match-high 29. Defensively, Ohio State had a
43-35 margin in digs. MSU's Allyson Karaba posted a match-high 14 digs while
OSU's Chelsea Noble recorded a team-high 10. At the net, the Buckeyes enjoyed an
11-3 margin in team blocks. Hughes posted a match-high five assist blocks for
Ohio State.

Ohio State, with a 24-9 overall record and a 12-8 Big Ten record (tied for
fourth), made a vast improvement from 2008 when the Buckeyes had a 12-20 overall
record and a 3-17 Big Ten record finishing 10th in the league.

The Buckeyes await the announcement of the NCAA Tournament Selection Show (3
p.m. ESPNEWS) Sunday to see if the season continues.

                        2009 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
          Michigan State vs Ohio State (Nov 28, 2009 at Columbus, Ohio)

   Ohio State def. Michigan State 25-21,25-20,25-15

   Michigan State (17-15, 5-15 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Zlabis,  Becca
8-0-0; Schatzle, Megan 7-0-1; Abron, Kyndra 6-0-0; King, Vanessa  5-0-1; Nelson,
Mischelle 3-0-1; Emro, Natalie 3-0-2; Rathje, Jenilee  2-0-1; VanDerSteen, C.
0-1-0; Karaba, Allyson 0-1-0; Totals 34-2-3.0.  (Assists) - Emro, Natalie 29.
(Dig leaders) - Karaba, Allyson 14;  VanDerSteen, C. 9

   Ohio State (24-9, 12-8 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Dull, Katie  13-1-4;
Dozier, Kristen 6-0-4; Hughes, Ashley 5-0-5; Danks, Emily  4-0-2; Szerszen, Anna
4-1-0; Barhorst, Kelli 3-0-4; Mignin, Sarah  0-1-0; Totals 35-3-11.0. (Assists)
- Hughes, Ashley 25. (Dig leaders)  - Noble, Chelsea 10; Mignin, Sarah 9

   Site: Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)
   Date: Nov 28, 2009   Attend: 1032   Time: 1:22
   Referees: Mary Blalock, Mara Wager

### OhioStateBuckeyes.com ###

OSU's Katie Dull posts a match-high 16.5 points in 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 victory

COLUMBUS, Ohio � The Ohio State (23-9 overall, 11-8 Big Ten) women's volleyball
team, behind a match-high 16.5 points from Katie Dull, upset 12th-ranked
Michigan (24-8, 12-7) in a 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-22) sweep of the Wolverines.
The win is OSU's second over a ranked team this season. Ohio State defeated then
seventh-ranked Minnesota 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-15) last month. OSU's Dull had a
match-high 13 kills (.423) against Michigan adding one ace serve, two solo
blocks and one block assist. Kelli Barhorst added 11 points with eight kills
(.312), two ace serves and two assist blocks while Anna Szerszen contributed
10.5 points with nine kills (.533), a solo block and one assist block.
Michigan's Veronica Rood posted a team-high 11.5 points with 10 kills (.333), a
solo block and one assist block. Juliana Paz added 11 points with 11 kills
(.304).

In set one, Michigan kills from Alex Hunt broke a 1-1 tie and gave Michigan a
3-1 lead. A Wolverine error, an Emily Danks-Barhorst block and a Barhorst kill
gave Ohio State a 4-3 lead. A Rood kill tied the set at four. A Barhorst kill
and an ace serve from Dull gave Ohio State a 6-4 lead. At 10-8, a Wolverine
error and a kill from Barhorst gave the Buckeyes a 12-8 lead. Leading, 18-14, a
Michigan error gave OSU a five-point lead at 19-14. Michigan, with kills from
Megan Bower and Paz cut the margin to three at 19-16. OSU took the lead back to
five at 21-16 with kills from Dull and Danks. A Kristen Dozier kill gave Ohio
State set point at 24-19. Michigan stopped the set point with a Karlee Bruck
kill at 24-20. Ohio State won the set, 25-20, with a Szerszen kill to take a 1-0
lead in the match. The Buckeyes hit .654 for the set to .424 for Michigan.

Michigan opened set two with a kill from Paz. Two kills from Dull and her solo
block gave OSU a 3-1 lead. Two Buckeye errors, a Rood solo block and a Rood-Hunt
block gave Michigan a 5-3 lead. A Wolverine error and a kill from Barhorst tied
the set at five. Tied at 11, a kill from Dull and a Barhorst-Dull block gave the
Buckeyes a 13-11 lead. Trailing, 14-12, an OSU error and a Bruck solo block
helped Michigan tie the set at 14. The Buckeyes broke a 16-all tie with kills
from Dozier and Szerszen and a Michigan error to take a 19-16 lead. The
Wolverines responded with kills from Paz and Bower to cut the margin to one at
19-18. The squads exchanged points to reach 23-22, Ohio State. A kill by Danks
gave Ohio State set point at 24-22. A Michigan error ended the set at 25-22 to
give Ohio State a 2-0 lead in the match. The Buckeyes hit .250 for the set to
.207 for the Wolverines.

Set three saw Michigan break a 1-1 tie with two kills from Rood and one from
Lexi Zimmerman to take a 4-1 lead. A Hunt kill at 8-4 gave Michigan a four-point
lead. Ohio State, with three kills from Szerszen and one from Dozier tied the
set at eight. At 11-all, a kill from Dull, a Michigan error and an Ashley Hughes
ace serve opened a 14-11 Buckeye lead. A Rood kill stopped the run at 14-12. A
kill from Danks and a solo block by Szerszen made it 16-12, OSU. Michigan, off
an OSU error and two kills from Hunt cut the margin to one at 16-15. A Michigan
error and a kill from Szerszen made it 18-15, OSU. Leading, 20-17, a
Szerszen-Dozier block gave the Buckeyes a four-point lead at 21-17. Michigan
responded with kills from Bower and Paz to make the lead two at 21-19. A
Michigan error and a kill from Rood moved the score to 22-20. The score moved to
23-21 with kills from Dull and Rood. Zimmerman, with a kill, cut the margin to
one at 23-22. The Buckeyes reached match point with a Dull kill at 24-22. Ohio
State, with a Danks kill, won the set, 25-22, to complete with 3-0 sweep of
Michigan. Ohio State hit .310 for the set to .378 for Michigan.

For the match, Ohio State hit .385 to .343 for Michigan. The Wolverines had a
46-45 margin in kills while the Buckeyes had four ace serves to none for
Michigan. The Wolverines gave up 11 service errors to eight for Ohio State. At
setter Hughes posted a match-high 41 assists with Michigan's Zimmerman recording
34. Defensively, the Buckeyes enjoyed a 35-29 advantage in digs with OSU's
Chelsea Noble posting a match-high 10. At the net, the Buckeyes had a
six-to-three margin in team blocks. Dull posted a match-high three blocks (two
solos and one assist block) for the Buckeyes.

Ohio State closes out the regular season at 7 p.m. Saturday in St. John Arena by
hosting Michigan State (17-14, 5-14).

### OhioStateBuckeyes.com ###
 

                        2009 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
           #12 Michigan vs Ohio State (Nov 27, 2009 at Columbus, Ohio)

   Ohio State def. Michigan 25-20,25-22,25-22
   Michigan (24-8, 12-7 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Paz, Juliana  11-0-0;
Rood, Veronica 10-0-2; Hunt, Alex 9-0-1; Bower, Megan 6-0-0;  Zimmerman, Lexi
5-0-0; Bruck, Karlee 5-0-1; Totals 46-0-3.0. (Assists)  - Zimmerman, Lexi 34.
(Dig leaders) - Donhoff, Sloane 9; Hunt, Alex 8

   Ohio State (23-9, 11-8 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Dull, Katie  13-1-3;
Szerszen, Anna 9-0-2; Danks, Emily 8-0-1; Barhorst, Kelli  8-2-2; Dozier,
Kristen 5-0-1; Hughes, Ashley 2-1-0; Totals 45-4-6.0.  (Assists) - Hughes,
Ashley 41. (Dig leaders) - Noble, Chelsea 10;  Mignin, Sarah 7

   Site: Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)
   Date: Nov 27, 2009   Attend: 1323   Time: 1:21
   Referees: Mara Wager, Mary Blalock

OSU loses three two-point sets in 28-26, 25-23, 16-25, 27-25 loss

COLUMBUS, Ohio � The Ohio State (22-9 overall, 10-8 Big Ten) women's volleyball
team dropped a 3-1 (28-26, 25-23, 16-25, 27-25 decision at Purdue (13-16, 5-13)
Saturday night in Holloway Gymnasium. OSU's Katie Dull posted a match-high 22
points with 19 kills, one ace serve, one solo block and two assist blocks.
Purdue's Carrie Gurnell recorded a team-high 21.5 points with a match-high 20
kills and three assist blocks.
Purdue opened set one with a Gurnell-Anna Drewry block and two ace serves from
Emily Ehlers for a 3-0 lead. At 4-1 Purdue, an Anna Szerszen kill, an Emily
Danks-Kristen Dozier block and a Purdue error tied the set at four. Tied at 10,
kills from Dull and Kelli Barhorst gave Ohio State a 12-10 lead. With Ohio State
leading, 23-22, a Dozier kill gave OSU set point at 24-22. A Gurnell kill and an
Ariel Turner-Tiffany Fisher block tied the set at 24. OSU took a 25-24 lead on a
kill from Dozier for a second set point. Fisher, with a kill, tied the set at
25. A Drewry-Turner block gave Purdue a 26-25 lead and set point. A Dull kill
stopped the set point, tying the match at 26. A Turner kill made it 27-26 Purdue
for their second set point. The Boilermakers, with a Carly Cramer-Anna Drewry
block won the set, 28-26, to take a 1-0 lead in the match. Purdue hit .189 for
the set to .128 for the Buckeyes.
After a 1-1 tie, kills from Sam Ainsworth and Jaclyn Hart gave Purdue a 3-1
lead. The Boilermakers would hold the lead with Ohio State closing to one
several times. Trailing, 23-20, a Purdue error and a kill from Barhorst made it
a one point lead at 23-22. An Ainsworth kill made it 24-22 and set point for the
Boilermakers. Dull, with a kill, stopped the set point at 24-23. Purdue won the
set, 25-23 with a Gurnell kill to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Purdue hit .469
for the set to .243 for the Buckeyes.
With set three tied at six, Ohio State scored five consecutive points to open an
11-6 lead. The run began with two kills from Dull, a Betsy Hone kill, a Chelsea
Noble ace serve and a Purdue error. An OSU error made it 11-7. The Buckeyes made
the lead six at 13-7 with a Dull kill and a Purdue error. Ohio State held the
lead reaching set point at 24-15 with a Hone ace serve. A kill from Turner
stopped the set point at 24-16. The Buckeyes, with a kill from Dull, won the
set, 25-16, to cut the Purdue lead to 2-1. Ohio State hit .591 for the set to
.231 for Purdue.
Purdue, with two OSU errors and a Fisher-Ainsworth block, opened set four with a
3-0 lead. Trailing, 20-18, a kill from Danks and a Purdue error tied the set at
20. OSU took a 21-20 lead on a Szerszen kill. Turner tied the set at 21 with a
kill. Tied at 23, a Purdue error gave Ohio State set point at 24-23. The
Boilermakers tied the set at 24 with a Gurnell kill. A Buckeye error gave Purdue
a 25-24 lead and match point. The Buckeyes tied the set at 25 with a kill from
Dull. A Drewry block gave Purdue a 26-25 lead and match point. Purdue closed out
the set with an Ainsworth-Fisher block at 27-25, giving the Boilermakers a 3-1
win in the match. Purdue hit .310 for the set to .237 for Ohio State.
Purdue hit .299 for the match to .257 for Ohio State. The Boilermakers had a
63-60 advantage in kills while Ohio State had a 6-3 margin in ace serves. OSU's
Danks collected a match-high three ace serves. The Boilermakers gave up 10
service errors to seven for OSU. At setter, Hart collected a match-high 48
assists for Purdue. OSU's Hone recorded a team-high 27 assists for the Buckeyes
with Hughes adding 17. Defensively, each squad recorded 49 digs in the contest.
OSU's Noble and Purdue's Blair Bashen shared match-high honors with 18 digs
each. At the net, the Boilermakers had a 13-9 margin in team blocks. Purdue's
Drewry posted a match-high eight blocks with three solos and five assists.
Ohio State will close out the regular season with home matches against Michigan
(24-7, 12-6) and Michigan State (17-13, 5-13) in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes
will host the Michigan Wolverines Friday and the Michigan State Spartans
Saturday in 7 p.m. matches.

                        2009 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
           Ohio State vs Purdue (Nov 21, 2009 at West Lafayette, Ind.)

   Purdue def. Ohio State 28-26,25-23,16-25,27-25

   Ohio State (22-9, 10-8 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Dull, Katie  19-1-3;
Dozier, Kristen 10-0-3; Barhorst, Kelli 9-0-3; Szerszen, Anna  8-0-2; Danks,
Emily 6-3-3; Schwarzwalder, Allie 3-0-0; Hone, Betsy  3-1-1; Hughes, Ashley
2-0-0; Noble, Chelsea 0-1-0; Totals 60-6-9.0.  (Assists) - Hone, Betsy 27;
Hughes, Ashley 17. (Dig leaders) - Noble,  Chelsea 18; Dull, Katie 12

   Purdue (13-16, 5-13 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Gurnell, Carrie  20-0-3;
Turner, Ariel 12-0-2; Fisher, Tiffany 11-0-4; Hart, Jaclyn  9-0-1; Drewry, Anna
7-0-8; Ainsworth, Sam 4-0-3; Cramer, Carly 0-0-1;  Ehlers, Emily 0-2-0; Bashen,
Blair 0-1-0; Totals 63-3-13.0. (Assists)  - Hart, Jaclyn 48. (Dig leaders) -
Bashen, Blair 18; Gurnell, Carrie  9; Ehlers, Emily 8; Cramer, Carly 8

   Site: West Lafayette, Ind. (Holloway Gymnasium)
   Date: Nov 21, 2009   Attend: 2108   Time: 2:05
   Referees: Tom Pingel, W. David Carson

### OhioStateBuckeyes.com ###

Kristen Dozier posts a team-high 15.5 points in 25-16, 25-20, 20-25, 25-22
victory

COLUMBUS, Ohio � The Ohio State (22-8 overall, 10-7 Big Ten) women's volleyball
team had four players record double-figure kills in the 3-1 (25-16, 25-20,
20-25, 25-22) victory at Indiana (15-16, 4-13) Friday night. OSU's Kristen
Dozier had a match-high 15 kills against the Hoosiers with Katie Dull and Anna
Szerszen posting 13 each and Emily Danks adding 10. Indiana's Kelsey Hall posted
a team-high 13 kills with Ashley Benson adding 11 and Jordan Haverly 10.
  Ohio State held an early 9-6 lead before kills from Taylor Wittmer and Hall and
an OSU error tied set one at nine. The Buckeyes responded with two kills from
Dull and one from Dozier to take a 12-9 lead. At 14-11, a Jordan Haverly kill
and an OSU error cut the lead to one at 14-13. Two Indiana errors and an ace
serve from Dull gave Ohio State a 16-13 lead. After an Indiana timeout, a
Hoosier error and a solo block from Danks opened a five-point lead for Ohio
State at 18-13. At 20-15, two kills from Dozier and two Indiana errors gave the
Buckeyes set point at 24-15. An OSU error stopped the set point at 24-16. Ohio
State won the set, 25-16, with a Szerszen kill to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
The Buckeyes hit .333 for the set to .188 for Indiana.
A Sarah Mignin ace serve and an IU error opened set two for Ohio State with a
2-0 lead. A Hall kill cut the Buckeye lead to one at 7-6. Ohio State scored the
next seven points starting with kills from Szerszen and Dozier and two Hoosier
errors to make it 11-6. The run continued with two ace serves from Danks and a
Szerszen kill to make the lead, 14-6. Ohio State held the lead reaching set
point at 24-19 with a kill from Dozier. A kill from Hall stopped the set point
at 24-20. OSU won the set, 25-20, on an Ashley Hughes kill to take a 2-0 lead in
the match. The Buckeyes hit .353 for the set to .303 for Indiana.
Set three saw 10 ties and three lead changes before a final tie at 13-all.
Indiana scored the next three points with an OSU error, a Haverly kill and an
ace serve from Benson to take a 16-13 lead. A Kelli Barhorst-Danks block and an
Indiana error cut the lead to one at 16-15. Hoosier kills from Wittmer and Hall
and an OSU error opened a 19-15 Indiana lead. At 23-19, a Laura Matula ace serve
made it set point for Indiana. An IU error stopped the set point at 24-20.
Indiana won the set, 25-20, with a kill from Benson to cut the Ohio State lead
in the match to 2-1. The Hoosiers hit .158 for the set to .152 for the Buckeyes.
Tied at two in set four, kills from Szerszen and Danks gave Ohio State a 4-2
lead. A Benson kill cut the margin to 4-3. The Buckeyes, with two kills from
Szerszen, an ace serve from Danks and an Indiana error gave Ohio State an 8-3
lead. Ohio State held a 14-10 lead when a Haverly kill, a Wittmer-Kelci
Marschall block and an OSU error cut the margin to one at 14-13. At 15-14, an IU
error, a Barhorst block and a kill from Dull gave Ohio State an 18-14 lead.
Trailing, 21-16, two OSU errors and a Mary Chaudoin-Benson block cut the lead to
two at 21-19. At 22-20, kills from Danks and Dozier gave Ohio State match point
at 24-20. Indiana stopped two match points with a Haverly kill and a
Wittmer-Haverly block to cut the lead to 24-22. The Buckeyes, with a kill from
Szerszen, won the set, 25-22, to win the match, 3-1. Ohio State hit .282 for the
set to .275 for Indiana.
Ohio State hit .278 for the match to .231 for Indiana. OSU had a 55-51 advantage
in kills and an eight-to-four margin in ace serves. OSU's Danks collected a
match-high three ace serves. Indiana gave up 12 service errors to seven for Ohio
State. At setter, OSU's Hughes recorded 44 assists in the match. IU's Whitney
Granado had 22 and Chaudoin, 21 assists. Defensively, Ohio State had a 63-53
advantage in digs. OSU's Chelsea Noble recorded a match-high 20 digs against the
Hoosiers. At the net, Indiana had a nine-to-five advantage in team blocks.
Wittmer (one solo, three assists) and Benson (two solos, two assists) shared
match-high honors with four blocks each.
Ohio State closes out the road trip at 7 p.m. ET Saturday at Purdue (12-16,
4-13).

                        2009 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
            Ohio State vs Indiana (Nov 20, 2009 at Bloomington, Ind.)

   Ohio State def. Indiana 25-16,25-20,20-25,25-22

   Ohio State (22-8, 10-7) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Dozier, Kristen 15-0-1;  Dull,
Katie 13-1-1; Szerszen, Anna 13-1-0; Danks, Emily 10-3-2;  Hughes, Ashley 2-1-1;
Barhorst, Kelli 2-0-3; Noble, Chelsea 0-1-0;  Mignin, Sarah 0-1-0; Totals
55-8-5.0. (Assists) - Hughes, Ashley 44.  (Dig leaders) - Noble, Chelsea 20;
Dull, Katie 11; Halverson, Susan 9;  Mignin, Sarah 9

   Indiana (15-16, 4-13) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Hall, Kelsey 13-0-0;  Benson,
Ashley 11-2-4; Haverly, Jordan 10-1-1; Marschall, Kelci 6-0-2;  Wittmer, Taylor
4-0-4; Chaudoin, Mary 4-0-2; Thrower, Samantha 2-0-1;  Thomas, Whitney 1-0-1;
Matula, Laura 0-1-0; Totals 51-4-9.0. (Assists)  - Granado, Whitney 22;
Chaudoin, Mary 21. (Dig leaders) - Cox, Caitlin  13; Hall, Kelsey 10; Matula,
Laura 8

   Site: Bloomington, Ind. (University Gym)
   Date: Nov 20, 2009   Attend: 929   Time: 1:45
   Referees:

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Women’s Volleyball Signs Five to 2010 Recruiting Class

 

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 18, 2009 – Penn State women’s basketball coach Russ Rose announced today that he has signed five players to the 2010 recruiting class. Signees include Katie Slay, Deja McClendon, Madison Martin, Mikinzie Moydell and Ariel Scott.
 
“We have a great class coming in,” said coach Rose. “Both the players that have signed letters of intent and those who have to decided to walk on, many of which have turned down scholarships to attend Penn State.”
 
Slay, a 6-6 middle blocker, hails from Durham, N.C. and played for the same club team as current Nittany Lions Megan Hodge and Katie Kabbes.
 
“Katie is a great natural blocker,” said Rose. “She has the potential to become a strong front row player for us.”
 
McClendon is a 6-0 outside hitter from DuPont Manual High School in Louisville, Ky.
 
“Deja was recently recognized as Kentucky’s Miss Volleyball,” said Rose. “She’s an explosive outside hitter with the physical tools to become a dominant outside attacker.”
 
Martin, a 6-2 outside hitter, is from Plant City, Fla. and is currently helping her high school team chase its fourth straight state championship.
 
“Maddie is a great all-around player with the ability to help us at either front row outside positions, as well as being a primary passer in the back row,” said Rose.
 
Moydell is a 6-1 setter who will join the Nittany Lions from Parker, Colo.
 
“We thought Mikinizie was the top setter prospect in the class,” said Rose. “We feel that there will be a transition, but once she gets up used to the speed of the college game she could be a great college setter.”
 
Last, but not least, Scott is a 6-5 outside hitter-middle blocker hailing from Newark, N.J.
 
“Ariel is a player we’re looking to see fit into any front row positions,” said Rose. “She is a dominant attacker with a high contact point.”
 
“The 2010 class meets a lot of our needs,” explained Rose. “We needed depth and size at our front row positions with the graduation of seniors Kelsey Ream, Alisha Glass and Hodge.”
 
 

 
 




 

Katie Dull posts a team-high 15.5 points in 25-17, 25-8, 18-25, 25-21 loss

COLUMBUS, Ohio � The Ohio State (21-8 overall, 9-7 Big Ten) women's volleyball
team lost, 3-1 (25-17, 25-8, 18-25, 25-21) to fifth-ranked Illinois (21-4, 13-3)
Sunday afternoon in St. John Arena. OSU's Katie Dull posted a team-high 15.5
points in the match with 13 kills, one ace serve, one solo block and one assist
block. Kylie McCulley, for Illinois, had a match-high 17 points with 15 kills,
one ace serve and two assist blocks.
Tied at two in the first set, Illinois scored five consecutive points to open a
7-2 lead. The Illini expanded the lead to 18-7 before an Amanda Peterson-Kristen
Dozier block and two ace serves from Sara Mignin cut the lead to eight at 18-10.
Illinois reached set point at 24-16 with a Laura DeBruler kill. A Dozier kill
stopped the set point at 24-17. A Buckeye error ended the set at 25-17 to give
the Illini a 1-0 lead in the match. Illinois hit .250 for the set to .000 for
Ohio State.
An Illinois error gave OSU a 1-0 lead in set two. The Illini then scored eight
consecutive points to take an 8-1 lead. Illinois expanded the lead to reach set
point at 24-7 with a McCulley kill. OSU stopped the set point with a kill from
Dull at 24-8. McCulley closed out the set with a kill at 25-8 to give the Illini
a 2-0 lead in the match. Illinois hit .400 for the set to -.190 for the
Buckeyes.
With set three tied at one, a kill from Dull and two Illini errors gave Ohio
State a 4-1 lead. Illinois, with kills from DeBruler and Johannah Bangert and a
Bangert-Michelle Bartsch block tied the set at four. OSU took a 6-4 lead with a
Dull-Kelli Barhorst block and an Peterson ace serve. Trailing, 9-8, an Erin
Johnson kill and a Rachel Feldman ace serve tied the set at nine for Illinois.
Tied at 11, kills from Dull and Barhorst and a Mignin ace serve gave Ohio State
a 14-11 lead. At 22-16, OSU, two Illini errors gave the Buckeyes set point at
14-16. Two McCulley kills stopped two set points to cut the lead to 24-18. Ohio
State won the set with a kill from Dozier at 25-18 to trail in the match, 2-1.
The Buckeyes hit .355 for the set to .107 for Illinois.
Set four was tied at three when a kill from Dull and an ace serve from Peterson
gave OSU an early 5-3 lead. Trailing, 8-6, a McCulley kill and an OSU error tied
the set at eight. Tied at nine, two kills from Bartsch, one from McCulley and a
Bangert-McCulley block opened a 13-9 Illini lead. Trailing, 19-12, Buckeye kills
from Dull, Allie Schwarzwalder and Emily Danks and an Illinois error cut the
lead to three at 19-16. A Johnson kill made it 20-16. The Illini held the lead
to reach match point at 24-20 with a kill from McCulley. A Barhorst kill stopped
the match point at 24-21. A Buckeye error ended the set, 25-21, for Illinois,
giving them a 3-1 victory in the match. The Illini hit .429 for the set to .256
for Ohio State.
In the match, Illinois hit .297 to .143 for Ohio State. The Illini had a 49-38
margin in kills while each squad posted seven ace serves. OSU's Mignin posted a
match-high three aces. The Buckeyes gave up 10 service errors to six for
Illinois. At setter, Hillary Haen recorded a match-high 44 assists for the
Illini. Ohio State Amanda Peterson had 29 assists coming off the bench and
playing in three sets. Defensively, Illinois had a 51-41 advantage in digs.
McCulley posted a match-high 14 for the Illini. At the net, Illinois had a 10-6
margin in team blocks. Bangert recorded a match-high five assist blocks for
Illinois.
Ohio State returns to the road next week playing at Indiana (15-15, 4-12) Friday
and at Purdue (12-15, 4-12) Saturday in 7 p.m. matches.

                        2009 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
            #5 Illinois vs Ohio State (Nov 15, 2009 at Columbus, Ohio)

   Illinois def. Ohio State 25-17,25-8,18-25,25-21
   Illinois (21-4, 13-3 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - McCulley, Kylie  15-1-2;
DeBruler, Laura 14-1-2; Bartsch, Michelle 10-1-3; Johnson,  Erin 5-0-4; Bangert,
Johannah 3-0-5; Feldman, Rachel 1-1-0; Haen,  Hillary 1-1-3; Wolfe, Jackie
0-2-0; Totals 49-7-10.0. (Assists) -  Haen, Hillary 44. (Dig leaders) -
McCulley, Kylie 14; Feldman, Rachel  10; Haen, Hillary 9; DeBruler, Laura 9;
Bartsch, Michelle 8

   Ohio State (21-8, 9-7 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Dull, Katie  13-1-2;
Dozier, Kristen 11-0-2; Danks, Emily 5-1-3; Barhorst, Kelli  4-0-3;
Schwarzwalder, Allie 3-0-0; Szerszen, Anna 2-0-0; Peterson,  Amanda 0-2-1;
Mignin, Sarah 0-3-0; Totals 38-7-6.0. (Assists) -  Peterson, Amanda 29. (Dig
leaders) - Mignin, Sarah 10; Noble, Chelsea  9

   Site: Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)
   Date: Nov 15, 2009   Attend: 613   Time: 1:41
   Referees: Tom Pingel, Brian Hemelgarn

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Katie Dull posts a match-high 25 points in the 25-16, 27-25, 25-10, 25-15
victory.

COLUMBUS, Ohio � The Ohio State (21-7 overall, 9-6 Big Ten) women's volleyball
team, behind a 25-point performance by Katie Dull, defeated Northwestern (14-13,
5-10), 3-1 (25-16, 25-27, 25-10, 25-15) Friday night in St. John Arena. Dull
posted match-highs of 20 kills (.333), six total blocks (two solo, four assists)
and had one ace serve in the victory. OSU's Anna Szerszen added 12.5 points with
nine kills (.304), two ace serve and three assist blocks. Alexandra Ayers had a
team-high 13.5 points for Northwestern with 11 kills, two ace serves and one
assist block. Sabel Moffett added 12 points with 10 kills, one solo block and
two assist blocks for the Wildcats.
Set one opened with six ties and five lead changes. Tied at six, the Buckeyes
would score six consecutive points to open a 12-6 lead. The run began with a
kill from Dull, two ace serves from Szerszen and a Kristen Dozier-Katie Dull
block to make it 10-6. Kills from Ashley Hughes and Dull made it 12-6. The run
was stopped by a Naomi John kill at 12-7. A Wildcat error, a Dull solo block and
a Dull-Kelli Barhorst block made it 15-7. The Buckeyes expanded the lead to 11
at 21-10. At 23-12, an Ariel Baxterbeck kill and an OSU error cut the lead to
nine at 23-14. The lead was eight, at 23-15, with a kill from Kathryn Chrystal.
A Wildcat error made it 24-15 and set point for Ohio State. Baxterbeck, with a
kill, stopped the set point at 24-16. A Wildcat error ended the set at 25-16 for
Ohio State, giving the Buckeyes a 1-0 lead in the match. Ohio State hit .231 for
the set to .108 for Northwestern.
Northwestern opened set two with a Naomi John ace serve, a Moffett-Ayers block
and an OSU error for a 3-0 lead. A Wildcat error, an Emily Danks kill and a
Szerszen-Barhorst block tied the set at three. At five-all, two ace serves from
Ayers and an OSU error gave Northwestern an 8-5 lead. At 12-9 Wildcats, two
kills from Dull cut the lead to one at 12-11. At 13-12, a Wildcat error tied the
set at 13. A Buckeye error and a Susan Oxnard ace serve put Northwestern ahead,
15-13. OSU trailed 21-17 when a Dozier kill, a Wildcat error, a Chelsea Noble
ace serve and a Hughes-Barhorst block tied the set at 21. A Northwestern error
and a Noble ace serve gave Ohio State a 23-21 lead. A Baxterbeck kill made it
23-22. OSU reached set point at 24-22 with a kill from Hughes. A Kathryn
Chrystal kill stopped the set point and a Moffett kill tied the set at 24. A
Buckeye error gave Northwestern set point at 25-24. OSU stopped the set point
with a kill from Dull at 25-25. A Buckeye error made it 26-25 with Northwestern
serving set point. An OSU error ended the set at 27-25 for Northwestern to tie
the match at 1-1. Ohio State hit .143 for the set to .122 for the Wildcats.
A kill from Dull, a Sarah Mignin ace serve and a Wildcat error gave OSU a 3-0
lead in set three. A kill from Ayers and a Moffett block cut the lead to 3-2.
OSU scored the next 10 points to open a 13-2 lead. The run began with a kills
from Dozier and Dull, two Wildcat errors and an ace serve from Noble to take the
lead to 8-2. Two kills from Dull, one from Barhorst and two Wildcat errors
completed the run. At 16-6, kills from Barhorst and Allie Schwarzwalder, two
from Szerszen, a Szerszen solo block and a Szerszen-Hughes block gave the
Buckeyes a 22-6 lead. Kills from Natalie Taylor and Ayers cut the lead to 22-8.
Kills from Szerszen and Hughes gave OSU set point at 24-8. An OSU error and a
Johnson-Chrystal block stopped two set points at 24-10. Ohio State won the set,
25-10, with a Dozier-Hughes block to take a 2-1 lead in the match. Ohio State
hit .423 for the set to -.120 for Northwestern.
Ohio State opened set four with a kill from Dozier and a solo block from Dull
for a 2-0 lead. An Ayers kill cut the lead to 2-1. A Barhorst-Hughes block, a
kill from Schwarzwalder and a Schwarzwalder-Dull block gave Ohio State a 5-1
lead. An OSU error and a kill by Schwarzwalder made it 6-2. A Dull-Barhorst
block and an OSU error made it 7-3. Kills from Szerszen and Schwarzwalder gave
OSU a six-point lead at 9-3. At 18-12, two Szerszen kills made the lead eight at
20-12. A Johnson kill and a Northwestern error made it 21-13. An OSU error and
two kills from Dull made it 23-14. Ayers, with a kill made it 23-15. OSU reached
match point at 24-15 with a Wildcat error. The Buckeyes won the set, 25-15 with
a Schwarzwalder kill to win the match, 3-1. Ohio State hit .424 for the set to
.088 for Northwestern.
For the match, Ohio State hit .291 to .066 for Northwestern. OSU had a 53-41
advantage in kill and an 8-4 margin in ace serves. OSU's Noble posted a
match-high three aces. The Buckeyes gave up eight service errors to five for
Northwestern. Defensively, the Wildcats had a 50-49 edge in digs. OSU's Noble
posted a match-high 20. At the net, Ohio State had a 13 to five margin in team
blocks. OSU's Dull posted a match-high six blocks with two solos and four
assists. At setter, Hughes posted a match-high 39 assists for Ohio State. Elyse
Glab recorded 32 for Northwestern.
Ohio State continues the home stand when they host fifth-ranked Illinois (20-4,
12-3) at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon in St. John Arena.

                        2009 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
           Northwestern vs Ohio State (Nov 13, 2009 at Columbus, Ohio)

   Ohio State def. Northwestern 25-16,25-27,25-10,25-15

   Northwestern (14-13, 5-10 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Ayers,  Alexandra
11-2-1; Moffett, Sabel 10-0-3; Baxterbeck, Ariel 8-0-1;  Johnson, Naomi 5-1-1;
Chrystal, Kathryn 5-0-1; Taylor, Natalie 1-0-0;  Glab, Elyse 1-0-1; Oxnard,
Susan 0-1-0; Totals 41-4-5.0. (Assists) -  Glab, Elyse 32. (Dig leaders) -
Ayers, Alexandra 13; Nobilio, Kate 11;  Glab, Elyse 10

   Ohio State (21-7, 9-6 Big Ten) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Dull, Katie  20-1-6;
Szerszen, Anna 9-2-3; Dozier, Kristen 8-0-4; Barhorst, Kelli  6-1-5;
Schwarzwalder, Allie 5-0-1; Hughes, Ashley 3-0-4; Danks, Emily  2-0-0; Mignin,
Sarah 0-1-0; Noble, Chelsea 0-3-0; Totals 53-8-13.0.  (Assists) - Hughes, Ashley
39. (Dig leaders) - Noble, Chelsea 20;  Halverson, Susan 8

   Site: Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)
   Date: Nov 13, 2009   Attend: 3913   Time: 1:38
   Referees: Barb Strom, Tom Pingle
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