No. 6 Buckeyes finish 4-game homestand Wednesday internet hosting Michigan

The No. 6 Ohio State ladies’s volleyball group hosts rival Michigan Wednesday on the Covelli Heart within the closing match of a four-game homestand. 

The Buckeyes (13-5, 9-1 Huge Ten) enter the match on an eight-game successful streak and a five-match win streak towards the Wolverines (13-7, 4-6 Huge Ten), who’ve dropped three video games straight. 

Junior reverse hitter Emily Londot mentioned the laborious work in follow led to this win streak. 

“It simply feels proper,” Londot mentioned. “We’ve been working laborious in follow to seek out that groove, and it’s clearly displaying on the courtroom.”

The Ohio State offense includes a balanced assault this season with three hitters averaging over three kills a set. Senior exterior hitters Jenaisya Moore and Gabby Gonzales are averaging 3.05 and three.31 per set, with Londot at 3.71 per set. 

Londot ranks sixth within the Huge Ten in kills, whereas the Buckeyes lead the convention at a 13.95 per recreation clip.

“I feel it goes again to the work that we do throughout follow,” Londot mentioned. “We will chill out in recreation as a result of we all know we’re ready.”

This 12 months, Michigan is 1-5 towards ranked opponents, together with a loss to Ohio State at residence on Sept. 28. 

Londot mentioned the robust pre-conference schedule helped the Buckeyes discover their groove, highlighting senior setter Mac Podraza as somebody who makes use of “each single software that we’ve got.” 

“Everybody’s discovered their private groove, and that’s simply confirmed with the 4 of us over 10 kills final recreation,” Londot mentioned. 

Londot, Gonzales, Moore and junior center blocker Rylee Rader all had over 10 kills within the four-set victory over Iowa. 

Londot mentioned the explanation for his or her success additionally comes from the flexibility to give attention to what they every have to do individually on the courtroom. 

“We simply must give attention to our aspect of the courtroom,” Londot mentioned. “We simply must give attention to us and actually hold attacking every group like they’re one of the best within the nation.”

Ohio State averages 14.42 digs per set, rating third within the Huge Ten. Senior defensive specialist Kylie Murr, who averaged 5.14 digs final week en path to receiving Huge Ten Defensive Participant of the Week, mentioned her teammates taking part in nicely motivates her to do the identical.

Michigan has a pair weapons with junior exterior hitter Jess Muzik rating seventh within the convention with 3.64 kills per set, and senior center blocker Jess Robinson has recorded 9 video games of no less than 10 kills earlier this 12 months.

“On the finish of the day it comes all the way down to what we do on our aspect,” Murr mentioned. “We will handle that after which make certain we’re the aggressors on our aspect of the online.” 

Londot mentioned there may be quite a lot of belief, love and enjoyable across the locker room throughout this win streak. 

Londot and Murr each mentioned the group’s chemistry comes all the way down to how the group practices, and after they follow nicely, they play nicely. 

“I feel it’s that belief facet that’s permitting me and the remainder of the group to play a few of their finest volleyball,” Murr mentioned. “I like to win, and I would like my teammates to be part of such a successful expertise, so I wish to do the whole lot I can to permit them to be their finest.”

Ohio State performs Michigan Wednesday on the Covelli Heart at 7 p.m.