The No. 15 Ohio State women’s volleyball team defeated No. 21 Purdue on Friday night 3-0. in West Lafayette.  Senior Mari Hole had 17 kills and 10 digs en route to her sixteenth double-double of the season.

In the first set, Purdue led 11-4 before the Buckeyes cut the lead to 11-9 after a 5 point run.  The set was tied at 14-14 before a few Purdue miscues allowed Ohio State to take a 17-15 lead. A 4 point run gave the Buckeyes a 21-17 lead, and an Emily Danks block would give them the set 25-19.

An early Boilermaker run in the second set was quelled by a few errors on their part that led to Ohio State taking a 7-6 lead.  Later in the set, a Hole kill gave the Buckeyes a 24-19 lead, but the Boilermakers fought back to tie … [Read More]