COLUMBUS, OH. - The Hawks continued their MIVA conference schedule on the road, facing off with the No.8 Buckeyes of Ohio State University on Friday evening (Feb. 16). OSU proved why they have have received so much attention in the national polls, giving QU all it could handle and more in a three-set loss (17-25, 13-25, 21-25) for Quincy. 

Set One

The first point of the match went to Raje Alleyne, one of his match-high 14 kills on a feed from Logan Brouwer. Both sides followed up with responsive points until QU rattled off a couple kills from Alleyne and Zackary Zdrojeski along with an error to lead it 11-9. 

It was tough sledding for the Hawks from there as the Buckeyes took six straight to open a 15-11 advantage. OSU took four of the next six points to press the edge to 19-13 and kept it rolling to the finish line for a 25-17 victory in the first set. 

Set Two

The first seven points of the set went in favor of Ohio State with four aces sandwiching three Hawk errors. Following a kill from Aleksandar Sosa for the first QU point, four more Buckeye points put Quincy in a dangerous spot down 11-1. 

OSU hit a touch under .500 for the set as the Hawks were subdued to their only set of the match hitting in negative figures. The hot start for the Buckeyes proved to be too much to overcome in a 25-13 win in the second set. 

Set Three

Ohio State looked poised to deal QU another early blow as it had in the last set leading 9-4. The Hawks were not turned away so easily this time, going on a 9-2 run to burst back out into the forefront 13-11. 

Later in the set at 15-14 Quincy, a three-point run for the Buckeyes gave them a lead they would never return as the Hawks pulled within one on a couple of occasions down the stretch, including at 22-21 thanks to a kill and ace from Alleyne. Three Ohio State points closed out a 25-21 set and 3-0 match winner for the OSU. 

Next Up

The Hawks are back in action tomorrow afternoon (Feb. 17) at 4:00 PM for another crack at the No. 8 Buckeyes at the Covelli Center.