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11th Seeded Ohio State Advances in the NCAA Championship with 3-0 Sweep of Belmont
Ohio State's Briana McCarthy has a match-high 12 kills in the first round victory
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 11th seeded Ohio State (24-7) women's volleyball team has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship with a 3-0 (30-22, 30-16, 30-22) sweep of Belmont (24-7) Friday night at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. Ohio State's Briana McCarthy (Sr., Beaver Dam, Wis.) and Danielle Meyer (Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio) shared match-high honors with 14 points each for the Buckeyes. Belmont's Katie Tobiasz had a team-high 10 for the Bruins. McCarthy had a match-high 12 kills, adding an ace serve and two assist blocks. Meyer posted 10 kills, adding an ace serve, two solo blocks and two assist blocks. Tobiasz collected eight kills for the Bruins, adding an ace serve and a solo block.
Belmont opened game one with a Tobiasz kill. Ashley Kiel (Sr., Allenton, Wis.) tied the game with a kill and a Bruin error put OSU ahead, 2-1. Kills by Meyer and Marisa Main (Sr., Louisville, Ky.) took the lead to 4-2. A Tobiasz kill and an OSU error tied the game at four. OSU kills from Anna Szerszen (Fr., Conflans Ste Hne, France) and Main and a Bruin error made it 7-4, OSU. At 7-5, Buckeye kills from Felicia Jones (Sr., Concord, Ont.), Szerszen and McCarthy opened a 10-5 lead. Ohio State would expand the lead to 17-8 before Belmont made a four-point run to cut the lead to 17-12. The Buckeyes took the lead to nine at 21-12. At 26-20, a kill and ace serve by Kiel set game point at 29-20. Belmont responded with kills from Tobiasz and Erin Janson to make it 29-22. Main ended the game with a kill at 30-22. The Buckeyes hit .432 for the game to .270 for the Bruins.
Tied at four in game two, Belmont took a 6-4 lead with a kill by Jaye Schuler and a Tobiasz ace serve. Ohio State then scored the next seven points to take an 11-6 lead. A Main kill and Belmont error tied the game at six. A Bruin error and a McCarthy kill made it 8-6. A Jones solo block and two kills from Kiel completed the run. OSU would have a 7-3 run to take the lead to 18-9. Two OSU errors and a Brittany Card solo block cut the lead to 18-12. Buckeye kills from Meyer and Jones and one from Tobiasz moved the score to 20-13. At 22-15, a Bruin error and two McCarthy kills took the lead to 10 at 25-15. After a Belmont time out, kills from Szerszen and McCarthy and a Szerszen ace serve made the lead 28-15. An OSU error made it 28-16. A Jones kill set game point at 29-16 and a Bruin error ended the game at 30-16. Ohio State hit .348 for the game to .108 for Belmont.
Ohio State held an 8-5 lead in game three before three OSU errors and a Cat Mundy kill gave Belmont a 9-8 lead. After several ties, the score was 13-13. A Meyer kill, Szerszen-Jones blocks and two Bruin errors opened a 17-13 Buckeye lead. After an OSU error, a kill from Jones, a Jones-McCarthy block and a Jones solo block took the lead to 20-14. At 22-17, two OSU errors cut the lead to three at 22-19. A Buckeye error, an Erin Janson kill and another OSU error cut the lead to two at 23-21. Back-to-back kills by Main, a Meyer solo block and kill gave OSU a 27-21 lead. A Janson kill made it 27-22. A Szerszen kill and a Meyer ace serve set match point at 29-22. A Belmont error ended the game at 30-22 for a 3-0 Buckeye victory. Ohio State hit .250 for the game to .089 for the Bruins.
Ohio State hit .343 for the match to .151 for Belmont. The Buckeyes had a 60-36 advantage in kills and a seven to two edge in ace serves with Szerszen and Kiel each recording two for OSU. Ohio State gave up six service errors to four for Belmont. Defensively, the Buckeyes had a 54-48 edge in digs with OSU's Stevens recording a match-high 18. At the net, Ohio State had a seven to two advantage in team blocks with Meyer posting a match-high four total blocks with two solos and two assists. For Ohio State, Main recorded 45 assists in the match while Belmont's Colleen Nilson had 33.
Ohio State advances to the second round and will face the Louisville/Middle Tennessee winner at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Volleyball Box Score
2006 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
Belmont vs #18 Ohio State (Dec 01, 2006 at Louisville, Ky.)
Belmont | 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 SCHULER, Jaye....... 3| 6 3 18 .167| 0| 0 1| 0| 2| 1 0 1| 0| 7.0
3 JANSON, Erin........ 3| 6 3 29 .103| 1| 0 0| 0| 9| 0 0 0| 0| 6.0
6 NILSON, Colleen..... 3| 2 1 8 .125| 33| 0 1| 0| 6| 0 0 0| 0| 2.0
7 MUNDY, Cat.......... 3| 8 4 22 .182| 0| 0 0| 0| 2| 0 0 0| 0| 8.0
9 CAHILL, Emily....... 3| 5 4 13 .077| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 1| 0| 5.0
13 TOBIASZ, Katie...... 3| 8 0 22 .364| 0| 1 1| 1| 2| 1 0 2| 1| 10.0
2 O'CONNOR, Cary...... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 0 0| 1| 3| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
5 COLLIER, Ashley..... 3| 1 0 1 1.000| 0| 0 0| 5| 16| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0
19 CARD, Brittany...... 3| 0 3 6 -.500| 1| 1 1| 0| 8| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0
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Totals.............. 3| 36 18 119 .151| 36| 2 4| 7| 48| 2 0 4| 1| 40.0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 2.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 15 5 37 .270 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 TEAM RECORDS
2 9 5 37 .108 Belmont............. (0) 22 16 22 24-7
3 12 8 45 .089 Ohio State.......... (3) 30 30 30 24-7
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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6 Meyer, Danielle..... 3| 10 0 22 .455| 2| 1 1| 0| 5| 2 2 0| 0| 14.0
8 McCarthy, Briana.... 3| 12 1 24 .458| 3| 1 0| 0| 2| 0 2 1| 0| 14.0
9 Jones, Felicia...... 3| 11 0 17 .647| 0| 0 1| 0| 2| 1 1 1| 0| 12.5
13 Main, Marisa........ 3| 11 1 15 .667| 45| 1 0| 0| 6| 0 1 0| 1| 12.5
14 Szerszen, Anna...... 3| 11 9 39 .051| 2| 2 2| 0| 6| 0 0 0| 1| 13.0
15 Kiel, Ashley........ 3| 5 3 17 .118| 2| 2 2| 2| 9| 0 2 0| 0| 8.0
3 Tengnas, Anna....... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 3| 0 0| 0| 6| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
7 Stevens, Ami........ 3| 0 0 0 .000| 2| 0 0| 0| 18| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
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Totals.............. 3| 60 14 134 .343| 59| 7 6| 2| 54| 3 8 2| 2| 74.0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 24 5 44 .432 Site: Louisville, Ky. (KICC)
2 19 3 46 .348 Date: Dec 01, 2006 Attend: Time: 1:29
3 17 6 44 .250 Referees: Kathy Ferraraccio, Ed Thornburgh
1 2 3 Total
Tie scores 3 5 6 14
Lead changes 1 3 2 6
Ohio State's Briana McCarthy has a match-high 12 kills in the first round victory
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 11th seeded Ohio State (24-7) women's volleyball team has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship with a 3-0 (30-22, 30-16, 30-22) sweep of Belmont (24-7) Friday night at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. Ohio State's Briana McCarthy (Sr., Beaver Dam, Wis.) and Danielle Meyer (Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio) shared match-high honors with 14 points each for the Buckeyes. Belmont's Katie Tobiasz had a team-high 10 for the Bruins. McCarthy had a match-high 12 kills, adding an ace serve and two assist blocks. Meyer posted 10 kills, adding an ace serve, two solo blocks and two assist blocks. Tobiasz collected eight kills for the Bruins, adding an ace serve and a solo block.
Belmont opened game one with a Tobiasz kill. Ashley Kiel (Sr., Allenton, Wis.) tied the game with a kill and a Bruin error put OSU ahead, 2-1. Kills by Meyer and Marisa Main (Sr., Louisville, Ky.) took the lead to 4-2. A Tobiasz kill and an OSU error tied the game at four. OSU kills from Anna Szerszen (Fr., Conflans Ste Hne, France) and Main and a Bruin error made it 7-4, OSU. At 7-5, Buckeye kills from Felicia Jones (Sr., Concord, Ont.), Szerszen and McCarthy opened a 10-5 lead. Ohio State would expand the lead to 17-8 before Belmont made a four-point run to cut the lead to 17-12. The Buckeyes took the lead to nine at 21-12. At 26-20, a kill and ace serve by Kiel set game point at 29-20. Belmont responded with kills from Tobiasz and Erin Janson to make it 29-22. Main ended the game with a kill at 30-22. The Buckeyes hit .432 for the game to .270 for the Bruins.
Tied at four in game two, Belmont took a 6-4 lead with a kill by Jaye Schuler and a Tobiasz ace serve. Ohio State then scored the next seven points to take an 11-6 lead. A Main kill and Belmont error tied the game at six. A Bruin error and a McCarthy kill made it 8-6. A Jones solo block and two kills from Kiel completed the run. OSU would have a 7-3 run to take the lead to 18-9. Two OSU errors and a Brittany Card solo block cut the lead to 18-12. Buckeye kills from Meyer and Jones and one from Tobiasz moved the score to 20-13. At 22-15, a Bruin error and two McCarthy kills took the lead to 10 at 25-15. After a Belmont time out, kills from Szerszen and McCarthy and a Szerszen ace serve made the lead 28-15. An OSU error made it 28-16. A Jones kill set game point at 29-16 and a Bruin error ended the game at 30-16. Ohio State hit .348 for the game to .108 for Belmont.
Ohio State held an 8-5 lead in game three before three OSU errors and a Cat Mundy kill gave Belmont a 9-8 lead. After several ties, the score was 13-13. A Meyer kill, Szerszen-Jones blocks and two Bruin errors opened a 17-13 Buckeye lead. After an OSU error, a kill from Jones, a Jones-McCarthy block and a Jones solo block took the lead to 20-14. At 22-17, two OSU errors cut the lead to three at 22-19. A Buckeye error, an Erin Janson kill and another OSU error cut the lead to two at 23-21. Back-to-back kills by Main, a Meyer solo block and kill gave OSU a 27-21 lead. A Janson kill made it 27-22. A Szerszen kill and a Meyer ace serve set match point at 29-22. A Belmont error ended the game at 30-22 for a 3-0 Buckeye victory. Ohio State hit .250 for the game to .089 for the Bruins.
Ohio State hit .343 for the match to .151 for Belmont. The Buckeyes had a 60-36 advantage in kills and a seven to two edge in ace serves with Szerszen and Kiel each recording two for OSU. Ohio State gave up six service errors to four for Belmont. Defensively, the Buckeyes had a 54-48 edge in digs with OSU's Stevens recording a match-high 18. At the net, Ohio State had a seven to two advantage in team blocks with Meyer posting a match-high four total blocks with two solos and two assists. For Ohio State, Main recorded 45 assists in the match while Belmont's Colleen Nilson had 33.
Ohio State advances to the second round and will face the Louisville/Middle Tennessee winner at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Volleyball Box Score
2006 Ohio State Women's Volleyball
Belmont vs #18 Ohio State (Dec 01, 2006 at Louisville, Ky.)
Belmont | 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 SCHULER, Jaye....... 3| 6 3 18 .167| 0| 0 1| 0| 2| 1 0 1| 0| 7.0
3 JANSON, Erin........ 3| 6 3 29 .103| 1| 0 0| 0| 9| 0 0 0| 0| 6.0
6 NILSON, Colleen..... 3| 2 1 8 .125| 33| 0 1| 0| 6| 0 0 0| 0| 2.0
7 MUNDY, Cat.......... 3| 8 4 22 .182| 0| 0 0| 0| 2| 0 0 0| 0| 8.0
9 CAHILL, Emily....... 3| 5 4 13 .077| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 1| 0| 5.0
13 TOBIASZ, Katie...... 3| 8 0 22 .364| 0| 1 1| 1| 2| 1 0 2| 1| 10.0
2 O'CONNOR, Cary...... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 0 0| 1| 3| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
5 COLLIER, Ashley..... 3| 1 0 1 1.000| 0| 0 0| 5| 16| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0
19 CARD, Brittany...... 3| 0 3 6 -.500| 1| 1 1| 0| 8| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0
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Totals.............. 3| 36 18 119 .151| 36| 2 4| 7| 48| 2 0 4| 1| 40.0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 2.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 15 5 37 .270 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 TEAM RECORDS
2 9 5 37 .108 Belmont............. (0) 22 16 22 24-7
3 12 8 45 .089 Ohio State.......... (3) 30 30 30 24-7
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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6 Meyer, Danielle..... 3| 10 0 22 .455| 2| 1 1| 0| 5| 2 2 0| 0| 14.0
8 McCarthy, Briana.... 3| 12 1 24 .458| 3| 1 0| 0| 2| 0 2 1| 0| 14.0
9 Jones, Felicia...... 3| 11 0 17 .647| 0| 0 1| 0| 2| 1 1 1| 0| 12.5
13 Main, Marisa........ 3| 11 1 15 .667| 45| 1 0| 0| 6| 0 1 0| 1| 12.5
14 Szerszen, Anna...... 3| 11 9 39 .051| 2| 2 2| 0| 6| 0 0 0| 1| 13.0
15 Kiel, Ashley........ 3| 5 3 17 .118| 2| 2 2| 2| 9| 0 2 0| 0| 8.0
3 Tengnas, Anna....... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 3| 0 0| 0| 6| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
7 Stevens, Ami........ 3| 0 0 0 .000| 2| 0 0| 0| 18| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
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Totals.............. 3| 60 14 134 .343| 59| 7 6| 2| 54| 3 8 2| 2| 74.0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 24 5 44 .432 Site: Louisville, Ky. (KICC)
2 19 3 46 .348 Date: Dec 01, 2006 Attend: Time: 1:29
3 17 6 44 .250 Referees: Kathy Ferraraccio, Ed Thornburgh
1 2 3 Total
Tie scores 3 5 6 14
Lead changes 1 3 2 6