OSU @ PSU

[vballnutt]

After game two, the only 2 big ten vball teams in the country are tied up, 1 game each. OSU takes game one 32-30. PSU Takes game 2, 31-29.

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2/1/2007
Penn State 3
Ohio State 1

30-32 31-29 30-27 30-26

From the MHPR Today's Scores

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Short Box Score (Match)
Ohio State Men's Volleyball
#11 Ohio State vs #7 Penn State (Feb 01, 2007 at University Park, Pa.)

Penn State def. Ohio State 30-32,31-29,30-27,30-26

Ohio State (7-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Meske, Dan 17-2-2; Dreven, Layne 12-2-5; Stevens, Sam 10-1-2; Klein, Robbie 10-3-1; Albertson, John 9-0-3; Mathews, Daniel 2-4-4; Totals 60-12-9.0. (Assists) - Mathews, Daniel 55. (Dig leaders) - Meske, Dan 7; Stevens, Sam 7

Penn State (3-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Gutor, Alex 27-0-1; Anderson, Matt 20-2-2; Holt, Max 13-1-5; Murray, Luke 4-0-4; Lipsitz, Max 4-2-3; Smith, Aaron 4-0-3; Stauffer, Jay 1-0-0; Foltz, Travis 0-1-0; Totals 73-6-9.5. (Assists) - Murray, Luke 56. (Dig leaders) - Smith, Aaron 9; Murray, Luke 8; Walthall, Ryan 8

Site: University Park, Pa. (Recreation Building)
Date: Feb 01, 2007 Attend: 619 Time: 2:16
Referees: Joel Reinford, William Stevens

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Feb. 1, 2007



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Men’s Volleyball/OSU Contact: D. C. Koehl (614-292-4056)



11th Ranked Men’s Volleyball Falls, 3-1 to No. 7 Penn State

Ohio State’s Dan Meske has a team-high 20 points in the 30-32, 31-29, 30-27, 30-26.



COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 11th-ranked Ohio State (7-1) men’s volleyball dropped a 3-1 (30-32, 31-29, 30-27, 30-26) decision to No. 7 Penn State (3-2) Thursday night in Rec Hall. Ohio State’s Dan Meske (Sr., Willow Springs, Ill.) had a team/career-high 20 points in the match while Penn State’s Alex Gutor had a match-high 27.5. Meske had a career-high 17 kills (.406), two ace serves and two assist blocks while Gutor recorded 27 kills (353), and an assist block.



After a 1-1 tie in game one, a Penn State error, a Meske kill and a John Albertson (Jr./So., Ballwin, Mo.)-Sam Stevens (5th/Sr., Miami, Fla.) block made it 4-1, Ohio State. At 11-8, Penn State tied the game at 11 with an OSU error and two Gutor kills. Tied at 14, a Nittany Lion block by Max Lipsitz and Matt Anderson and an Anderson kill gave Penn State a 16-14 lead. The Nittany Lions built the lead to 24-18. With Penn State leading 27-22, a Meske kill, a Robbie Klein (Jr./So., Cincinnati, Ohio) ace serve, a Stevens-Layne Dreven (5th/Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) block and a Penn State error cut the lead to one at 27-26. At 28-27, a Holt kill set game point for Penn State at 29-27. An Albertson kill and a Meske ace serve stopped two game points to tie the game at 29. Ohio State took a 30-29 lead with an Albertson kill. A Holt kill tied the game at 30. A Meske kill gave OSU a 31-30 lead and a Penn State error ended the game, 32-30, for the Buckeyes. Penn State hit .314 for the game to .290 for Ohio State.



Penn State took a 3-1 lead in game two with a Holt kill and an OSU error from a 1-1 tie. At 7-5, a Dreven kill and a Meske ace serve tied the game at seven. At eight-all, a Klein ace serve and a kill from Stevens gave Ohio State a 10-8 lead. Trailing 11-9, an OSU error and a Jay Stauffer kill tied the game at 11. Tied at 12, Penn State, with a Gutor kill and an OSU error regained the lead at 14-12. At 17-15, two Penn State errors tied the game at 17. Tied at 26, an Aaron Smith-Max Lipsitz block and a Buckeye error gave the Nittany Lions a 28-26. OSU, with a Dreven kill and a Klein ace serve tied the game at 28. Penn State, with a Smith-Lipsitz-Anderson block, took a 29-28 lead and was serving game point. A kill by Dreven tied the game at 29. Gutor, with a kill, gave Penn State a 30-29 lead. Penn State, with a Smith kill, won the game, 31-29, to tie the match. The Nittany Lions hit .400 to .161 for Ohio State.



Penn State broke a 1-1 tie in game three with an OSU error, a Smith-Holt block and a Gutor kill to lead 4-1. The Nittany Lions built an eight-point lead at 23-15. Ohio State then used a six-point run to cut the lead to 23-21. Two ace serves by Daniel Mathews (Jr., Shorewood, Wis.) and a Dreven kill made it 23-18. An Penn State error, a Klein-Dreven block and a Meske kill completed the run. At 25-23, Penn State, two kills from Meske tied the game at 25. The Nittany Lions then scored four straight points to reach game point at 29-25. The run began with an OSU error. An Anderson kill, a Buckeye error and a Holt kill set game point. The Buckeyes stopped the game point with an Albertson kill at 29-26. A Meske ace serve stopped the second game point at 29-27. A Buckeye error ended the game at 30-27 for Penn State to give the Nittany Lions a 2-1 lead. Penn State hit .410 for the game to .286 for the Buckeyes.



Game four saw 10 early ties to reach 12-all. Penn State kills from Anderson and Luke Murray put the Nittany Lions ahead, 14-12. Penn State expanded the lead to five at 27-22. An Albertson kill and a Penn State error cut the lead to 27-24. A Buckeye error and a Smith kill set match point at 29-24. The Buckeyes stopped two match points with kills from Mathews and Dreven to cut the lead to 29-26. Penn State won the game, 30-26, with an Ohio State error, to take the match 3-1. The Nittany Lions hit .481 in the game to .414 for Ohio State.



For the match, Penn State hit .397 to .286 for Ohio State. The Nittany Lions had a 73-60 advantage while Ohio State had a 12 to six margin in ace serves with Buckeye Mathews recording a match-high four. The Buckeyes gave up 19 service error to 16 for the Nittany Lions. Defensively, Penn State had a 45-30 advantage in digs. PSU’s Smith recorded a match-high nine digs with OSU’s Meske and Stevens collecting seven each. At the net, the Nittany Lions had a 9.5 to nine edge in team blocks. Penn State’s Holt and Ohio State’s Dreven shared match-high honors with five assist blocks each. Nittany Lion Murray posted a match-high 56 assists while OSU’s Mathews had 55.



The Buckeyes continue the road trip Friday when they play at the Red Flash of St. Francis (4-2)





Volleyball Box Score

Ohio State Men's Volleyball

#11 Ohio State vs #7 Penn State (Feb 01, 2007 at University Park, Pa.)



Ohio State | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN

## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS

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1 Meske, Dan.......... 4| 17 4 32 .406| 0| 2 3| 0| 7| 0 2 0| 0| 20.0

4 Mathews, Daniel..... 4| 2 3 7 -.143| 55| 4 2| 0| 3| 1 3 1| 1| 8.5

5 Albertson, John..... 4| 9 1 20 .400| 0| 0 1| 0| 2| 0 3 0| 0| 10.5

9 Stevens, Sam........ 4| 10 3 22 .318| 1| 1 1| 1| 7| 0 2 0| 0| 12.0

13 Klein, Robbie....... 4| 10 10 29 .000| 1| 3 4| 1| 5| 0 1 1| 0| 13.5

14 Dreven, Layne....... 4| 12 1 23 .478| 0| 2 6| 0| 1| 0 5 1| 0| 16.5

6 Versen, Brett....... 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0

15 Martin, Conor....... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 4| 5| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0

16 Hankey, Matthew..... 2| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0

17 Kues, Brian......... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0

18 Schoenfeldt, Ted.... 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0

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Totals.............. 4| 60 22 133 .286| 57| 12 19| 6| 30| 1 16 3| 1| 81.0



TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0

Game K E TA Pct

1 14 5 31 .290 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 TEAM RECORDS

2 13 8 31 .161 Ohio State.......... (1) 32 29 27 26 7-1

3 17 5 42 .286 Penn State.......... (3) 30 31 30 30 3-2

4 16 4 29 .414



Penn State | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN

## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS

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8 Smith, Aaron........ 4| 4 3 11 .091| 6| 0 1| 5| 9| 0 3 0| 0| 5.5

9 Lipsitz, Max........ 4| 4 0 6 .667| 0| 2 5| 1| 3| 0 3 1| 0| 7.5

10 Gutor, Alex......... 4| 27 9 51 .353| 1| 0 2| 2| 6| 0 1 0| 0| 27.5

12 Holt, Max........... 4| 13 2 19 .579| 0| 1 5| 0| 1| 0 5 0| 0| 16.5

14 Anderson, Matt...... 4| 20 5 36 .417| 1| 2 3| 0| 7| 0 2 0| 0| 23.0

16 Murray, Luke........ 4| 4 1 5 .600| 56| 0 0| 1| 8| 1 3 1| 3| 6.5

2 Foltz, Travis....... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 1 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0

6 Walthall, Ryan...... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 3| 0 0| 2| 8| 0 0 0| 1| 0.0

13 Sweitzer, Ryan...... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 1| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0

15 Stauffer, Jay....... 1| 1 1 3 .000| 0| 0 0| 1| 2| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0

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Totals.............. 4| 73 21 131 .397| 68| 6 16| 12| 45| 1 17 2| 4| 88.5



TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.5

Game K E TA Pct

1 20 9 35 .314 Site: University Park, Pa. (Recreation Building)

2 17 5 30 .400 Date: Feb 01, 2007 Attend: 619 Time: 2:16

3 19 3 39 .410 Referees: Joel Reinford, William Stevens

4 17 4 27 .481 ID-499160



1 2 3 4 Total

Tie scores 7 14 2 10 33

Lead changes 2 4 0 2 8

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For Immediate Release:
Jen Armson, Men’s Volleyball Contact
Penn State Athletic Communications
www.GoPSUsports.com

No. 7 Penn State Men’s Volleyball Tops No. 11 Ohio State, 3-1

Gutor and Anderson set new career marks in the win



UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., February 1, 2007 – The seventh-ranked Penn State men’s volleyball team topped No. 11 Ohio State in four games (30-32, 31-29, 30-27, 30-26) Thursday night in its first home match of the season. The Nittany Lions improve to 3-2 while the Buckeyes suffer their first loss of the year and fall to 7-1.

“I thought it was a pretty good first home match,” said head coach Mark Pavlik. “We covered a range of situations – from being down big, being up big, coming from behind, holding on to the lead – you name it. Anytime you play the Buckeyes, they’re not going to go away. I’m pleased with the offense, I’m very pleased with the defensive effort and I’m happy with our transition offense. It was a positive match for us.”

Senior Alex Gutor (Kiev, Ukraine) racked up a career-high 27 kills in the contest, just five shy of the Penn State rally scoring record. Sophomore Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) also set a career mark with 20 kills on .417 hitting as sophomore Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) pounded a season-high 13 kills on .579 hitting. As a team, Penn State attacked at a .397 clip in the match, including hitting .481 in the fourth game alone (17-4-27).

Junior setter Luke Murray (East Petersburg, Pa.) dished out 56 assists and tied his career best with four kills on five attacks to hit .600. Senior Aaron Smith (Forest, Va.) led the squad with nine digs as Murray and senior libero Ryan Walthall (Irvine, Calif.) both notched eight digs, Anderson provided seven and Gutor notched six. The Nittany Lions outdug the Buckeyes 45 to 30 for the contest.

Penn State also edged out Ohio State in the blocking battle, 9.5 to 9.0. Holt led the Lions with five stuffs as Murray tallied four and Smith and freshman Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) posted three apiece.

The Buckeyes claimed the struggle from behind the service line, racking up 12 aces to Penn State’s six, led by Lipsitz and Anderson with two apiece for the Lions.

Dan Meske led Ohio State with 17 kills as Layne Dreven posted 10 and Robert Klein and Sam Stevens both contributed 10. Daniel Mathews provided 55 assists and a team-high four aces as Dreven headed the blocking list with five stuffs.

Ohio State grabbed the 11-8 lead to start the match on a block from Meske and John Albertson. But following a timeout, Penn State battled back to knot the game at 11-11 aided by consecutive Gutor kills. Four ties ensued before a Lipsitz and Anderson block coupled with an Anderson kill gave the Lions the 16-14 advantage. Penn State remained in control, going up 21-16 on a Lipsitz ace and 23-17 on an Anderson ace. A Gutor kill made it 27-22 but Ohio State fought back, sparked by a Meske kill and Klein ace, to pull within one at 27-26. A Holt kill gave Penn State game point at 29-27 but an Albertson kill and Meske ace knotted the score at 29-29. The teams traded kills before a Meske kill and Penn State attack error gave Ohio State the game, 32-30. Gutor posted eight kills in the stanza as Anderson chipped in seven on .667 hitting.

Game two picked up where game one left off, with a kill from redshirt sophomore Jay Stauffer (Lancaster, Pa.) tying the game at 11-11. The game see-sawed back and forth, with a Lipsitz kill putting Penn State up 17-15 before Ohio State claimed the next two points to tie the game. A Buckeye block from Mathews and Dreven gave Ohio State the lead at 24-22 before an OSU attack error and a Gutor kill tied the score at 24-24. A Smith and Lipsitz block put the Lions back on top, 27-26 and another block, this one a triple by Smith, Lipsitz and Anderson, gave Penn State the 29-28 lead. A Dreven kill knotted the game at 29-29 but kills from Smith and Gutor ended the set in the Lions’ favor, 31-29. Gutor posted six kills in the game Penn State hit .400 while holding Ohio State to hitting .161.

Penn State started the third game out on fire, going up 9-2 aided by five kills from Gutor. Consecutive Anderson kills maintained the Lion lead at 17-10 and back to back Gutor put-aways made it 23-14. But consecutive Ohio State aces from Mathews sparked a 7-0 Buckeye run to pull them within three at 24-21. The squads traded points twice and back to back Meske kills evened the score at 25-25. An OSU service error and another Anderson kill put Penn State ahead 27-25 and a Holt kill made it 29-25 before a Buckeye attack error gave the Lions the game, 30-27. Gutor racked up nine kills as Anderson added seven on .538 hitting.

The fourth game featured 10 tie scores before kills from Anderson and Murray gave Penn State the lead at 14-12. Consecutive Lipsitz kills forced an Ohio State timeout at 16-13 and a Holt and Murray block gave the Lions the 19-15 advantage. An Anderson put-away made the score 23-18 before the Buckeyes rattled off the next three points to pull within two at 23-21 and force a Penn State timeout. Out of the break, the teams traded points before consecutive Gutor kills and a service ace from redshirt sophomore Travis Foltz (Westlake Village, Calif.) gave the Nittany Lions the 27-22 advantage. A Smith kill made it 29-24 before a Buckeye attack error gave Penn State the stanza, 30-26. The Nittany Lions attacked at a .481 clip in the game while siding out at 77%.

Penn State remains at home, hosting nearby rival Juniata on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7:00 p.m. at Rec Hall.

For more information on the Penn State men’s volleyball team, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com.

[vbcosta14]

By the stats i need to admit that PSU didnt play @ their best. PSU is at least 10 points better than OSU. Is A Smith injured? What happened with him in that game?

[vb]

The OSU setter is STILL playing high-slow ball. After all these years of starting he still sets like High School. I could have come out of the stands, changed into a uniform, and got an assist block...in the time it takes to get the set to the OH.

Is there something wrong with his shoulder?

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vb said:

The OSU setter is STILL playing high-slow ball. After all these years of starting he still sets like High School. I could have come out of the stands, changed into a uniform, and got an assist block...in the time it takes to get the set to the OH.

Is there something wrong with his shoulder?

How much FIVB men's volleyball do you watch?

[vballnutt]

VB, I would love to see that. haha Old man talking trash about a 20 year old!

[vbcosta14]

ballnut, i agree with you, I think that isnt only OSU setter. The coaching style like that kind of game. The Canadian kid of few years ago was an "slow ball setter" too. I guess that OSU setter doesnt have good setter skills but i think that is not his fault. Is most the desire and effort of the whole team. . Go Colts!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vballnutt]

Thanks vbcosta... I really dont thinks its the setter as much as the team offense. It probably has something to do with Coaching, because VB said that he STILL sets the HIGH Balls but if the coaches wanted him to change that, im sure he would or someone else would be setting! Its not only the setters fault, it is the whole team, The outsides passing, bad passes cause higher sets.... Just cuz he sets the ball high doesnt mean that YOU could get a block. PSU is a great blocking team, Holt is 6'8, Anderson is 6'9 or so, Lipsitz is about 6-8or9.... they have big boys. Oh... and just to disprove your point, i looked up the blocking stats from the game and Ohio State had 9 team blocks. Penn State had 9.5. Yes i know that PSU had .5 more blocks but its still pretty even. Its just ONE more assist block. So does that mean that Luke Murry sets a HIGH BALL OFFESE? No, anyone that watches vball knows that PSU runs ONE OF the fastest offenses in the country year in and year out.....

[vbcosta14]

Luke Murray is a great A+ setter. He is natural setter someone that knows how to run an offense. Guntli from Loyola is very good too. Ohio st setter, his problem is that he is not a setter. He is a "ball thrower". There is a big difference Vballnut. I agree with you about the team effort. However, It doesnt help that kind of game. Penn St game is one fast and sharp.

[vb]

Using the old formula of "what if"...

What if Luke Murray and the OSU setter changed teams? Would OSU become a FF team?

[vbcosta14]

No, Becuase Even with Luke Murray, There is a Loyola and IPFW. Both teams are posible FF. OSU as a team is weak this year. The setter is double weak in his position. Why he dont play OH or RS?

[dishdaball]

Who would set if Matthews hit?