#6 Ohio State vs #10 Minnesota | NCAA Women Volleyball Oct 12, 2022

Not her and not any of the Buckeyes on the floor have beaten Minnesota in her tenure. And Ohio State going up four. Stay there at the service line as Ohio State continues to put up unanswered points. Making it difficult there on the serve and Jenna Winnis will get that. Rachel Kilkelly with a shallow serve. Kept up by McGraw. A quick hitter and there is... Kilkelly once more. Here's Murr on the serve receive. And the block as Minnesota climbs back in it. Freshman on this Minnesota team with Wooker and Carter Bruce. She should be talked about in the conversation with the numbers she's put up. Possibly for freshman of the year even with Eva Hudson and what she's been doing this season. Shaftmaster back set looking for Winnis. Pedraza with the other direction. That's sent back by the Phobos. Genasia Moore. Tough shot. Blanfair taking a little bit off as Murr is looking for London and Ohio State. And freshman of the year as well. Fifth in the Big Ten in kills per set. As Blanfair crushes it. Hudson talked about her play of late. Of course the Big Ten player of the week. Talked about her consistency that he's seen from her at this point in the season. As that dropped back. Great dig by Shaftmaster but Ohio... Here's London back to serve. And that goes too long. Point to Minnesota. Kills just one error on 18 attempts. Moore is going to pick up that serve receive. Up the middle and off the tape to perfection is London. Think she was aiming for the tape there? Sometimes you get lucky on this. Shaftmaster back set for Nya Gross. Great match for her to go against her alma mater and put up those crazy good numbers. Riley Rader at the service line. Gross is going to send that right into the net. Announcers curse. Automatically fitting in but she's done a fantastic job so far. Doing it on offense and defense as well. She gets another touch. It goes out of bounds. Very hard to pass. Shaftmaster goes across court to Wooker. CeCe McGraw, a veteran on this squad. Honest and no second contact coming there. Now the Big Ten setter of the week. Second straight week she's been honored. Up the middle it is Lanfair. Pin hitters to be that good from the back row. Top of number 10, Minnesota 11-9 here at Maturi Pavilion. Difficult serve there by Shaftmaster. One of the best on the Gophers. Shaftmaster looking up for Wooker. Takes some heat off and Ohio State reacted. Gabby Gonzalez sends that in. Looking for Lennis and she finds the space. Mutual kill Kelly. Underneath it was Murr and CeCe McGraw. Here is Murr. Shaftmaster right up the middle. Carter Booth. Carter Booth going to rotate out as Elyse McGee in at the service line. Pedraza looking for more. There's a fire on that. Including on the buckeyes. She looks even smaller than that sometimes but more than makes up for it. Lanfair will get that over. Pedraza at the net. Taking some heat off as Murr. Lanfair does the same. Preplay by Longdott in free ball for Minnesota. For her either. The red shirt sophomore. Longdott goes too long there. Back at the service line. Gonzalez gets underneath it. Looking for Longdott again. McGraw can't get there. Even losing 4, 5, maybe 6 games. Misses a conference as Shaftmaster is just going to dump that over. Lanfair back to serve for the Gophers. Keeping an eye on her and Longdott. Two big arms in this matchup is powering that. Riley Rader can do really well on the back pin. Rader gets that over. Shaftmaster looking for Wooker. That's sent back. That's going to go to a 3 point lead for Ohio State. They lost 4 sets each time last season against Minnesota. Forming a seed. I like it. And she gets the ace. That time picked up by Sarah Sue Morbitzer. And sent back but through. And CeCe McGraw deserves to be up there. She has been with this program for so many years. Her 5th season now. But CeCe McGraw just the heartbeat. Shaftmaster now at the service line. Pedraza right up the middle. And that throws through the middle. Lanfair gets it off the serve receive. McGraw looking for Wennis. Pedraza really quick look to Moore. Gabby Gonzalez makes it difficult for Lanfair. Not difficult there. Available. 3 of 4. No errors. 4 of a 6 foot 7 freshman is McGraw. Lanfair that time. Pedraza keeping it in play. Dug by McGraw in the middle again. It is Booth at 18. Kylie Murr getting that over. McGraw looking for Lanfair. That is sent back. Shaftmaster to Wennis. And she's an unsung hero for this team. Not only picking up kills but the little things she does too. And another quick hitter. But it will go to Ohio State. Better in digs per set. Here's Laundot back to serve. Shaftmaster looking for Lanfair. Ohio State great. Now of course she's playing pre the rule change. And of course she said she's extremely proud of Pedraza. And also the idea that she does. Here's Wennis at the service line. Underneath it is Gonzalez. And she hammers it. Pumping her up. You see her going to the bench too. Getting a chest bump. Loving what she's doing. Going off speed is Wennis. And don't did she see that? Down 1-0 at home to number 6. Ohio State throws on a sideline. Just an absolute legend. And Katie Schumacher calling knowing his legendary status. Trying to follow that up. Shaftmaster looking for Rooker. That's because the passing on the Buckeyes side was so great. Allowing them to be in system. 433-139 in the Buckeyes' favor. Gonzalez will be stopped. And up the middle. Shaftmaster reliable at the service line for Minnesota. Pedraza looking for Powell. And that is turned away. Gonzalez now. Too long. Pulled to Minnesota. At the service line. Pedraza looking cross court. Off speed from Gonzalez. Not there. And it is Rooker. Perfect. Shaftmaster up the middle. And into the. Back to serve now. Trying to reach 1,000. Career kills. A back row blast from Lanfair. But kept alive by Gonzalez. Free ball for Minnesota. Starts with McGraw. Up the middle again. It is sent back on the attempt by Lanfair. Rooker for Minnesota. Right up the middle and drop. Looking up the middle again. Specialist from Shakopee in the Twin Cities. Moore will get underneath it. Pedraza up the middle again. Like Moore. Read that serve like a book. Shaftmaster back set and turned away. Moore in on that block is Lanfair. Get that over to Pedraza. Here is Lawndod with fire. She has that. Getting that through. Lanfair at 6'4". And Carter Booth at 6'7". As Lanfair finds this. I mean, that is impressive stuff. McGee at the service line. Pedraza back set for Lawndod. Takes some heat off. Lanfair off the pass. As Lawndod wants Moore. Keel Kelly can't get there. Lawndod hitting five kills for her so far. As that is turned. Getting her hands up. Pushed her over. Going off speed is Lanfair. Gwinnis, the server for Minnesota. Cross court to Moore. Takes the heat off and places. The state does best when she is firing. So when they can get Emily Lawndod going, they typically have success. Shallow serve from Lanfair. Gonzalez, how is that kept alive? Gonzalez, another chance. Guys play. 6'3", setter, shaftmaster. But what a play that was by Gwinnis. As Gonzalez rips that. Ohio State with the one point lead. After they took set number one here at the PAB. Quick set. CeCe McGraw at the service line. That's going to go to Ohio State. Pedraza. Shaftmaster looking for Carter Booth. You'll see that a lot from Booth. Showing good mobility for her size too. Pedraza has to run to go get that. Recover that quickly. Sometimes in your 6'7", you can just rely on your height. But Carter Booth still works hard and has the athleticism to make those big plays. Up the middle, it is Lawndod. Wooker has that turned away. Ohio State in the NBA for 10 years. Went to Penn State. Freshman out of Colorado. Looking for Gwinnis. And great pickup by Pedraza. And then in service errors in this game. Especially when Minnesota is not hitting or giving up those points. Up the middle is Lawndod. Heading midway through the second set. As Shaftmaster from her knees. Not there for Gwinnis. Moore. That at the service line. It's McGraw who gets it. Looking for Lanfair. And turned back. It was Riley. Did not be able to run the speed. So Melanie Shaftmaster is off the net. Meaning out of system. She doesn't have those options. And it's a lot harder for their offense to be as efficient. Pedraza looking for Moore. That time turned away. But Moore trying to create some separation against the Gophers. And they have the ball. Backing up underneath that is McGraw. Lanfair is just. Oh, she's going to. Even though you wouldn't have known it there. Moore on the serve receive. Mac Pedraza taken away. There she gets underneath. Even a quick hitter. She says. Lawndod gets it to Kilkelly. And Lanfair will get that to drop. A play like that. Especially with the way she was coming right at us, Emily. She just looks so under control whenever she's attacking. Difficult spot for Minnesota. And Kilkelly will send that. Flashbacks. Flashbacks of my coach screaming no when I go up. Nya Cross has that turned back. On the other side it is Lanfair and dug by Murph. Tapping it over. Great play by Winnis, but Ohio State. Their non-conference schedule. So many games on the road. They are so happy to be back at Capelli soon. Why they're number three in the nation in RPI. Great play by Morbitzer. Tapping that over was Gonzalez. And Morbitzer again. Shaftmaster looks to Lanfair. She can't finish it off. Morbitzer looking for Gonzalez. And Ohio State. Out of system set and a good finish by the Buckeyes. Morbitzer the server now is Cross. Places that. This season has not dropped a match if they lead 2-0. Draws a back set. Tipping it over. Playing with. 21-15. Coolness and confidence. Cross court and in his. Wilker missed the first six matches of her gopher career. But has impressed her coaching staff and Huma Cutchin as a freshman. And a back row blast by Laundot will be a point. Draws up. He's going to send that too long. Ohio State leading 20. But a lot of points they've given up at the service level. It's served by Shaftmaster. Hard on those passers. A knuckleball coming your way. Exactly. Perfectly there by Morbitzer. Off the slide. It is Laundot. After taking set number one here on the road. At the service line. Bedraza has to adjust. And Moore fires that over. Land fair. Sent back. But it hit the antenna. Ohio State. Murr. Goes to McGraw. Up the middle. It is Carter Booth. Let's go for its program. Back-to-back points by freshman. In an important spot as Moore has to just play that ball. Shaftmaster. Quick set. Kept alive by Rader. Here is Moore. And the block. One of the best blockers in the Big Ten is Rader. Can't find the ground. Land fair now. Too long. And Ohio State. Bedraza finding them. Now up 2-0 on number 10 Minnesota and Minneapolis. Number six Ohio State. Minnesota on their heels. Hoping to extend this match as we get underway. Set number three at the Pavis. Bedraza looks to Gonzalez. And put down. Season was over. And back-to-back season. She talked to her team and said we want you to have this feeling now. Chatting with McCutcheon as she rotates out. Getting underneath it is Murr. Bedraza looking to Moore. Kept alive. That will go to Ohio State. And I should say uncharacteristic for Ohio State. Well, they need to do a better job hitting-wise. Shaftmaster needs to mix up who she's setting a little bit more. When they get their middles involved, their offense is so hard to stop. But they have to get the pass and get good transition balls to make that happen. The reactions from Ohio State. Just so much genuine joy for their teammates. As Lanfair will pick that up. Up the middle, it is Carter Booth. And she missed 20-5. The points that Minnesota has not been able to collect. Going cross-court is Shaftmaster. Lanfair can't get that to fall. Neither can Rader. As Moore makes that difficult. Trying to get something going for the gopher middles. Davis playing against her alma mater is Lanfair. Will get that back. Kept alive by the Buckeyes. Another look and into the net. McGee at the service line. Another transfer from Kansas. And that one will just drift out of bounds. Irrelevant here as Minnesota looks to extend this match. Trailing 2-0. Emily Laundon goes to McGraw. Up the middle. Ohio State with how Minnesota was going to the middle a little bit in this match. And Minnesota has been really trying to go for those middles. And Ohio State wasn't blocking them well to start. But they have to get in front of those hitters if they want to block them. Pedraza tried to place it over. Going off speed is Wennis. And that will be a point for Ohio State. Wennis at the service line. Goes to Gonzalez. Pedraza to Moore. And they get the free ball out of it. Pedraza. So it makes this matchup fun. A 6-2 and 6-3 setter on either side as Rader tries to settle it down. Chaffmaster cross court to Lanfair. And that will sail too long. Complete set in their attack errors. They have to play clean from here on out if they want a chance. Lanfair back to serve hitting 0-94 today. She's faced some difficulties as a back row blast by Laundon. Lanfair, you talked about being so efficient and strong from the back row. Pedraza leaving it to Laundon against Niagara. Minnesota a 3-0 run to get within four. And Ohio State is just going to have to get that over. Trying to dump it with Chaffmaster. She'll now go to Wooker. And she fires. A lot of balls out. Lanfair. Minnesota with five errors in this set as Gonzalez gets that. Goes to Lanfair. Back set. It is Gras getting there as Laundon to keep this alive. Wooker. Gras goes to Morbitzer. Cross court. And that works it for her. And Gonzalez right now one kill away from 1,000 for her career. She's picked things up here in the latter part of this match. Pedraza goes up the middle. It's Powell who has that denied. Wooker. Set trailing by 3, 12-9. They had trailed by seven at one point. Laundon will unload. 13 kills and they've been evenly dispersed as Wooker will get that over. Pedraza. Quick tap. Wennis. Off a couple hands and Pedraza goes to work again. Moore has that. It is the cracker. As Rachel Kilkelly at the service line. Difficult play for Pedraza. Kept alive by the Buckeyes. Looking for Moore. How did she find that space? Ball. But Ohio State kept playing and eventually that's what you have to do. You have to stay in the play until that whistle blows. And the ace for the Buckeyes. The refs didn't call it regardless. Always play through the whistle. Wennis leaves it up for Kilkelly. Another defensive specialist getting a look there. Big play by Wennis on the save. There is Laundon going off speed. Now Lanfair does the same and she'll keep it up. Off one foot. Set right back. There's Lanfair. That time brings the heat. Up the middle. Gonzalez. Kept alive by Schaffmaster. Lanfair again. And up the point. We're synced up perfectly, but at the end of the day you've got to play until you hear the whistle. That is a big one for Ohio State to go up by six as Moore smashes. Do her thing and be the athlete that she is. Jayfo says that she attempts some sets that she wouldn't even do herself and she is a Buckeye great. In a good situation, but they have to find a way to continue to string those along. Elyse McGee back to serve for Minnesota. Trying to extend this match. It's picked up by Gonzalez. Back set. Laundon. Set back. Ross. Feel the confidence of Minnesota within five, but work to do. Pedraza goes cross court. And a big embrace every time because of how strong it is by Moore. And that will go out of bounds. Great matches. Go to Gonzalez again. The tip read by McGraw. Lanfair has some heat on it. She's trying to say it might have been tipped. Gets that off the tape. Pedraza quickly to Rader and again read perfectly by McGraw. There is Lanfair slicing it, but out of it. Under 100, but an important part of this offense is McGraw getting Minnesota back into it. Pedraza looking for Gonzalez. Second contact by Schaffmaster. Back row blast by Wentz. Time to second contact. Buckeye a big moment. Came into this match four straight double-doubles, five this season, a big part for Ohio State's offense. That time they pick up to play with confidence. Leading by seven. After taking the first two sets here is Lanfair. And golden six. In fact, that match was at Williams Arena. They haven't won here at the PAV since 2005. As that is out of range of Moore. Moore across to Gonzalez. This is a Minnesota team with five ranked wins of its own, including a sweep against Wisconsin. They are always in a match. Schaffmaster will chase that down. Wooker, as there is a whistle and a point to Minnesota. Wooker looked like she had to adjust in the air on that attempt. Gonzalez sends that over. Here's Wooker again. Pedraza keeps it alive. Gonzalez and to none. This series currently trailing 22 to 18, but with the ball. Pedraza leaves it for Landat. Dug by Schaffmaster. Wooker tries to fire that. Big moments, but especially in this set where she has six kills. Pedraza looking for Gonzalez. The run continues. Six-nothing Ohio State feeling the pressure. Riley Rader says, I'll drop this. It gets loud here in the PAV. It is Rader back to serve. Free ball at the net. And it drops through Minnesota. Minnesota looking to avoid a sweep against the number six team in the country. Pedraza at the service line. It is Wooker. Ohio State came in ready to play. Every facet of the game, between their offense and their defense, being at such a high level, ready to go. With the block, Landat in on the play. Ohio State sweeps number 10.