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The Buckeyes historic win streak of 42 straight, spanning 399 days came to an end tonight. The top-ranked Buckeyes were dominated 3-0 (26-28; 19-25; 20-25) in Columbus by #6 UC Irvine. Now that the Buckeyes got the loss out of the way, hopefully they get back to winning the rest of the season. OSU was the only undefeated team left in the country before tonight, and actually the only team with less than 2 losses.

Their next game is on Thursday when they travel to #10 Loyola. And travel to #5 Lewis on Saturday, both are conference matches.

Ohio State got back in the win column last night on the road as they faced off against MIVA rival and #10 Loyola in Chicago leaving with a 3-0 (25-20; 25-21; 25-15) sweep. After losing last week, the Buckeyes dropped to #2 in the rankings behind Long Beach State, even though they defeated them earlier in the season. OSU has another tough matchup on Saturday at #7 Lewis.

In the 1,000th career match for head coach Pete Hanson, the Buckeyes escaped Romeoville with a 3-2 (25-22; 25-23; 23-25; 14-25; 16-14) conference win over conference foe, #7 Lewis. Ohio State, sitting in first place in the MIVA, extended it's gap over second place Lewis with the win. The Buckeyes are in pursuit of their league-best 26th regular season title.

Next up for OSU is a pair of home games against Indiana teams, in Fort Wayne on Thursday and Ball State on Saturday.

The Buckeyes move to 11-0 in conference play last night in Columbus by sweeping Fort Wayne 3-0 (25-11; 25-11; 25-16) in dominant fashion. Ohio State will next host #11 Ball State tomorrow night at 7pm.

OSU earned a second straight conference shutout today, defeating #11 Ball State in Columbus, 3-0 (25-16; 25-15; 25-19), never even letting the Cardinals get into the 20's in any set. The Buckeyes will have 3 matches upcoming this week. Tuesday they will travel to Penn State, And they will host McKendree on both Friday and Saturday nights.

The Buckeyes dropped just their second match of the season last night, this time it was on the road at the hands of #13 Penn State, who got revenge after the Buckeyes earned a 3-0 sweep last time they played. It was a thriller going in favor of the Nittany Lions, 25-21; 14-25; 25-15; 22-25; 15-12. This was a non-conference game, as Ohio State and Penn State do not play in the same volleyball conference.

OSU will have two matches against MIVA foe McKendree in Columbus, as they begin to wrap up the season.

Nearing the end of the season, the Buckeyes earned a big MIVA win over McKendree in Columbus, 3-0 (25-17; 29-27; 25-18). This keeps OSU undefeated in conference play. Tomorrow the Buckeyes go up against McKendree again, if they win, they wrap up the MIVA regular season title.

The Buckeyes earned another sweep of McKendree tonight in Columbus, 3-0 (25-18; 26-24; 25-15). That officially marks the clinching of the regular season MIVA title for Ohio State. They have just two matches remaining in the regular season, both coming next weekend, Friday at Lindenwood and Saturday at Quincy.

OSU notched their 30th consecutive conference win on Friday as they earned a dominant road victory of Lindenwood 3-0 (25-17; 25-15; 25-19). The Buckeyes will wrap up the regular season on Saturday as they travel to Quincy. The MIVA Tournament will begin next weekend.

As the #1 seed, the Buckeyes will host Quincy on Saturday in the Quarterfinals of the MIVA Tournament.

Win and advance. In the first round of the MIVA Tournament, the Buckeyes dominated Quincy 3-0 (25-14; 25-20; 25-15). The semifinals will feature OSU going up against Ball State on Wednesday.

It took all 5 sets, but the Buckeyes got the win in the MIVA Semifinals last night against #11 Ball State in Columbus, 3-2 (25-14; 25-23; 23-25; 23-25; 15-13). OSU moves onto the Championship match on Saturday against Grand Canyon to earn the MIVA's auto bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Dominating the MIVA is no problem for the Buckeyes. After going undefeated in the regular season in conference play, the Buckeyes cruised their way through the conference tournament, and after tonight, defeating #14 Grand Canyon 3-0 (25-16; 25-22; 25-11), have claimed the MIVA Tournament title, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Their next match should be April 28 in the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament, and they will wait to see who they play.

The Buckeyes have received a bye for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament as the #1 seed. They will play the winner of the May 2nd matchup between Hawaii and Penn State.

An interesting note, out of the 5 teams in the NCAA Tournament not including Ohio State, the Buckeyes played all of them except for BYU.

The Buckeyes will now officially play Hawaii in the Semifinal of the NCAA Tournament. The Warriors are the only team in the tournament field that OSU did not play in the regular season. The match will be Thursday at 8pm.

The Buckeyes quest to go back-to-back in men's volleyball is still alive at nationals, as the Buckeyes defeated #4 Hawaii on Thursday night 3-0 25-23; 25-18; 25-19) in dominating fashion to reach the National Championship match yet again. In the other semifinal, BYU upset #2 Long Beach State 3-0. So, for the second consecutive year, it will be Ohio State vs. BYU in the National title match.

The championship will be on Saturday at 7pm at St. John Arena.

Back to Back National Champs:Volleyball Ohio State 3 BYU 0
Buckeyes take this match 3-0
25-19, 25-20 and 25-22

Wasn't really even close. Not only was it back-to-back championships for OSU, but they swept BYU in the title match both years.