2022 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Volleyball

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Current Record: 13-14 (7-7)

Current Rank: Receiving Votes

1/7 vs. Central State - W 3-0
1/8 vs. Central State - W 3-0
1/12 vs. St. Francis (PA) - W 3-0
1/21 @ #2 UCLA - L 3-2
1/22 @ #12 USC - W 3-1
1/28 @ #3 Long Beach State - L 3-1
1/29 @ #RV UC Santa Barbara - L 3-1
2/10 @ #RV McKendree - L 3-1
2/12 @ #6 Lewis - L 3-1
2/17 vs. Loyola Chicago - L 3-2
2/20 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne - W 3-0
2/24 vs. Quincy - W 3-0
2/25 vs. Lindenwood - W 3-0
3/5 vs. #RV Lincoln Memorial - W 3-0
3/6 vs. #RV Lincoln Memorial - W 3-0
3/8 vs. #3 Penn State - L 3-0
3/12 @ St. Francis (PA) - L 3-1
3/13 @ #3 Penn State - L 3-1
3/16 vs. #8 Ball State - L 3-2
3/19 @ #8 Ball State - L 3-1
3/25 @ Lindenwood - L 3-2
3/26 @ Quincy - W 3-0
3/31 vs. #13 Lewis - L 3-1
4/2 vs. #15 McKendree - W 3-2
4/7 @ Purdue Fort Wayne - W 3-2
4/9 @ #11 Loyola Chicago - W 3-0
4/16 @ #13 Lewis (MIVA Quarterfinals) - L 3-2

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Ohio State will kick off their 2022 season with two home matches against non-conference regional opponents this weekend. In addition to some lower level non-conference matches, the Buckeyes will head out west during the second and third weeks of the season to face some tough, ranked opponents in the Pac-12 and Big West. As well as playing two non-conference matches against a very good Penn State squad.

OSU has the #4 ranked recruiting class nationally heading into the season, and they were picked to finished 3rd in the MIVA by fellow coaches.

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There have been a couple updates to the schedule for the opening weekend, as Charleston has had to cancel their match with the Buckeyes after some COVID issues within their program. OSU will now play Central State on both Friday and Saturday evening.

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The Buckeyes (1-0) kicked off their season on a high note on Friday night by defeating in-state opponent Central State 3-0 (25-16; 25-20; 25-20). Although the Marauders (0-2) played some tough points with OSU, the Buckeyes were ultimately too much. Jacob Pasteur led the scoring attack for the Buckeyes with 15.5 points, while Martin Lallemand tacked on 10 points of his own. Cameron Lee led the Central State attack with 7.5 points.

These two teams will face-off again tonight at 7pm in the Covelli Center.

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Getting another crack at Central State (0-3), after sweeping the Marauders on Friday night, the Buckeyes (2-0) delivered another knockout by sweeping again, 3-0 (25-19; 25-17; 25-14). Jaccob Pasteur again led the Buckeyes in scoring with 12 points, followed again by Martin Lallemand with 9 points. Yaron Afek led the Marauders in scoring this time around with 9 points.

Next up, Ohio State continues their season opening home stand, as they host St. Francis (PA) in the Covelli Center on Wednesday night.

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The Buckeyes have moved up two spots, from #13 to #11 in the newest poll that came out yesterday afternoon.

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OSU (3-0) continued their perfect start to the season on Wednesday night. They defeated St. Francis (1-1) by a final score of 3-0 (25-18; 25-13; 25-20) in dominant fashion. Jacob Pasteur yet again led the Buckeyes with 16.5 points, and Samuel Clark tallied an impressive 13.5 points. Blake Siprando led the way for St. Francis with 8.5 points.

Next up, Ohio State is back in action next weekend as they head out West for a big weekend to take on UCLA and USC next Friday and Saturday in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge.

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Ohio State remains at #11 in the new rankings that came out today. This is a big upcoming weekend for them. They will play in the Pauley Pavillion on Friday against #2 UCLA and against #12 USC on Saturday in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge.

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It was a thriller, but 11th ranked OSU ultimately fell to #2 UCLA, 3-2 (18-25; 15-25; 25-23; 25-23; 8-15), on the road in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge on Friday night. It looked as if the Buckeyes had this one easily won after the first two sets, but give credit to the Bruins, as they never gave up and won the next two sets, which were as close as could be, before winning the fifth set to take home the victory.

Leading the way for the Buckeyes, Jacob Pasteur put up a 16.5 point performance. While Samuel Clark (14.5) and Martin Lallemand (13.5) also put up double digit points. For the Bruins, their leading scorer was Ido David with an impressive 17 point performance.

The West trip for Ohio State will continue, as they play one more match in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge, and play against #12 USC tonight.

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Wrapping up the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge at the Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, the Buckeyes (4-1) rolled to a 3-1 (26-24; 16-25; 25-18; 25-21) victory over #12 USC (5-1). Leading the charge for OSU was Jacob Pasteur with a monster 20 point performance. Martin Lallemand (17.5), Justin Howard and Samuel Clark (11 each) also scored in double figures. Leading the way for the Trojans was Simon Gallas and Brandon Browning, each with 13 points.

Next up, Ohio State's west coast trip continues, as they head to Long Beach and Santa Barbara next weekend. They'll take on Long Beach State (Friday) and UC Santa Barbara (Saturday) in the Battle of the Bigs.

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It's another big weekend for the Buckeyes, as they continue their California trip, they'll be competing in the Battle of the Bigs. Friday will see them play at #3 Long Beach State, while they'll again play on Saturday, where they will play a solid receiving votes UC Santa Barbara squad.

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The Buckeyes (4-3) had a rough go of it this weekend out in California, competing in the Battle of the Bigs. On Friday night, they played at #3 Long Beach State (5-0) and ended up dropping that contest 3-1 (24-26; 25-20; 25-15; 25-22). OSU put up the point in the first set of the match, followed by a close second set. But, the third set blowout was what carried the momentum to LBSU, although the fourth set was another tensely contested one. Alex Nikolov had an elite performance for the winners with 28 points. Leading the way for the Buckeyes with 20 points was Samuel Clark.

Next up, the second match of the weekend didn't go as planned for the Buckeyes either, as they made the short trip to UC Santa Barbara (4-3) on Saturday evening, yet again falling on the road, 3-1 (25-19; 25-15; 26-28; 25-17). Leading the scoring effort for the Buckeyes was Martin Lallemand with 17.5 points. The Gauchos were led by Donovan Todorov with 13.5 points, while Haotian Xia tallied 13.

Ohio State will now return home, after an extended trip out west. OSU will host Mount Olive on both Friday and Saturday.

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Ohio State's two matches that were scheduled for this weekend against Mount Olive have been canceled. As of right now, their next matches will be February 10 at McKendree and February 12 at Lewis.

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The losing streak continued to three games on Thursday night, as the Buckeyes (4-4, 0-1) fell to McKendree in the MIVA opener for the season, on the road, 3-1 (25-15; 25-23; 21-25; 25-22). The Bearcats (4-3) got out to a big lead in the first set, and although OSU put up some tough sets ahead, they didn't have enough to knock off McKendree. Leading the way for McKendree, Patrick Ross posted a solid 18.5 point performance. While for OSU, Jacob Pasteur led the way with 16.5 points.

Ohio State continues their road trip through Illinois with another tough one on Saturday night, as they play at #6 Lewis.

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The Buckeyes (4-5, 0-2) wrapped up their time in Illinois this past weekend, falling to #6 Lewis (7-3, 1-1) by a final score of 3-1 (25-21; 16-25; 28-26, 25-22). OSU looked much improved in this match, as they were able to keep many of the sets extremely close, but didn't have enough to take home the win. Tyler Mitchem led the way for the Flyers, tallying 19.5 points, while Jacob Pasteur put up 22 points for the Buckeyes.

Next up, Ohio State returns home to host Loyola-Chicago tonight and Purdue Fort Wayne on Sunday.

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It wasn't a perfect weekend for the Buckeyes, but they did earn a much needed victory, and ultimately ended the weekend with a split. On Thursday, OSU hosted Loyola Chicago, and ultimately fell in a tight one, 3-2 (22-25; 28-26; 23-25; 26-24; 16-14), which pulled their losing streak to to five. But, they did get a little redemption, and potentially some momentum on Sunday with a sweep of visiting Purdue Fort Wayne, 3-0 (25-21; 25-18; 25-23), which gave the Buckeyes their first conference win of the season.

Next up, Ohio State continues conference play with matches against Quincy on Thursday, and Lindenwood on Friday.

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The Buckeyes picked up two much needed conference victories over this past weekend. In their first game, they defeated Quincy 3-0 (25-20; 25-15; 25-18) in dominant fashion. OSU was led by Jacob Pasteur with 19 points. Nathan Lawton led Quincy with 11 points.

Then in their second match of the weekend on Friday, they picked up another sweep, defeating Lindenwood 3-0 (25-16; 25-20; 25-19). Samuel Clark was the frontrunner for the Buckeyes this time with 18 points, While AJ Lewis led the way for Lindenwood with 10.5 points.

Ohio State will have some non-conference action up next, as they'll host two games against Lincoln Memorial this weekend.

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OSU (8-6; 3-3) hosted two matches against a solid Lincoln Memorial (8-4; 0-0) squad over the weekend and picked up two impressive sweeps over the visitors. On Saturday, in their 3-0 (31-29; 25-12; 25-19) victory, Samuel Clark led the Buckeyes with 16 points, while Johansen Negron tallied 11 points for Lincoln Memorial.

Then on Sunday, the Buckeyes put together another 3-0 (25-14; 25-20; 25-22) impressive sweep. Jacob Pasteur's effort led OSU this time with 18.5 points, just out-performing his teammate Samuel Clark with 17.5 points. Matthew Gentry led the LMU effort with 8 points.

On Tuesday, OSU hosted another match, this time hosting #3 Penn State, and suffering a 3-0 (25-23; 25-21; 25-21) setback. Samuel Clark again led the Buckeye effort with 17.5 points. Brett Wildman led the PSU attack with 12 points.

Next up, Ohio State will travel through the Keystone State this weekend in two non-conference matches. Today, they'll play at St. Francis (PA), and then finish up their trip on Sunday at Penn State.

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The Buckeyes let one slip away on Saturday in Loretto, Pennsylvania, as they fell to Saint Francis (PA) by a score of 3-1 (17-25; 25-20; 28-26; 25-22). After winning the first match rather convincingly, OSU was downed in three straight sets after that, including one that went to extra points. Jacob Pasteur led the Buckeye attack with 18.5 points. For the winners, Joshua Blair led the way with 15 points.

Next up, Ohio State continues their road trip when they travel to State College later today to take on #3 Penn State for the second time in a week.

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The losing streak has continued for the Buckeyes, as they have dropped two more matches. On Sunday, OSU dropped a tough road match to #3 Penn State, 3-1 (25-20; 25-21; 23-25; 25-15).

On Wednesday, it didn't get much easier for the Buckeyes, as they fell to #8 Ball State in the Covelli Center, 3-2 (26-24; 18-25; 25-23; 19-25; 17-15).

Ohio State will travel to the Hoosier state to take on #8 Ball State again, on Saturday.