COLUMBUS, Ohio – (RV) Illinois State (7-3) opened the Buckeye Invitational Friday morning against tournament host Ohio State (5-5), falling in three sets (21-25, 18-25, 25-27).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 >> Illinois State trailed early, but a block by Kaylee Martin and Sydney Holt pushed the Redbirds ahead, 3-2. Holt delivered a service ace to level the set at five-all, before Ohio State went on a 4-0 scoring run to make it 13-8 in favor of the Buckeyes. Out of an ISU-called timeout, the Redbirds responded with a kill from Sarah Kushner, but the Buckeyes continued their run to make it 16-9.