Top-seeded Ohio State defeated eighth-seed Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne 25-18, 25-17, 25-17 in a Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association quarterfinal Sunday night at St. John Arena.
Ohio State needed late surges in the first and third sets to beat IPFW. The Buckeyes trailed 16-14 in the third set before rallying to tie at 17 and score the final eight points of the set.
Nicolas Szerszen led Ohio State with 16 kills and three aces. OSU (26-3) will host a semifinal match against McKendree on Wednesday.
Baseball
Jacob Bosiokovic hit an RBI single in the sixth inning for the winning run as Ohio State (23-12-1, 4-5) won 2-1 over Rutgers (16-19, 3-6) in a Big Ten game at Bill Davis Stadium.