Ohio State volleyball downs Minnesota, advances to first regional round since 2004

Ohio State is moving on!

The Buckeyes downed 2-seed Minnesota Thursday to advance to the regional round of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament. The Buckeyes won in 4 sets, blitzing sets 2-4 for the 3-1 win (22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19.)

Here’s the final kill.

BUCKEYES WIN!!! For the first time since 2004, Ohio State advances to the regional finals!#GoBucks #Team53 pic.twitter.com/FOQsy1ZNiJ

— Ohio State Women’s Volleyball (@OhioStateWVB) December 8, 2022

Ohio State earns its spot in the regional finals with a four-set win against Minnesota!#GoBucks #Team53 pic.twitter.com/gaP3c9QFsx

— Ohio State Women’s Volleyball (@OhioStateWVB) December 8, 2022

Emily Londot led the way with an incredible 29 kills, hitting .500 on the afternoon. Mac Podraza added 51 assists. This is Ohio State’s first visit to the regional round (final 8) since 2004.

The Buckeyes will face one of No. 1 seed Texas or No. 4 seed Marquette on Saturday at 6 p.m.

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Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.