Saturday, January 26
Muncie, Ind.
7:00 PM
Ball State University
vs
#12 Ohio State
Cardinals Open MIVA Slate with Visit from No. 12 Ohio State
January 25, 2019 | Men's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. – Fresh off an upset victory over No. 10 Cal State Northridge, the Ball State University men's volleyball team welcomes Ohio State on Saturday night as it opens conference play at Worthen Arena.
GAME INFO
Ball State vs Ohio State
Saturday, Jan. 26 (7 p.m. ET)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch | Live Stats
ABOUT OHIO STATE
Similar to Ball State, Ohio State started 2-0 before losing multiple games in a row. The Buckeyes dropped three straight matches before breaking that trend with a 3-0 victory over Erskine. Jake Hanes leads OSU in kills by far with 115 to date. The Buckeyes and Cardinals share two common opponents in BYU and Stanford. Both teams went 0-2 in those matches.
SERIES HISTORY
Ball State leads the all-time series with Ohio State by a count of 105-98-1. The last time the Cardinals and Buckeyes met was April 7, 2018 when Ball State claimed a 3-2 victory.
AVCA TOP-15 POLL
The Cardinals moved up one spot in this week's rankings, and now stand as the No. 13 team in the country. This comes after being ranked 14th for two-straight weeks and starting the season unranked.
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points 2019 Record Previous Week
1 Long Beach State (16) 240 6-0 1
2 Hawai'i 219 3-0 3
3 UC Irvine 202 6-1 2
4 BYU 199 4-0 4
5 Loyola-Chicago 161 5-1 7
6 Pepperdine 159 5-1 5
7 UCLA 149 5-2 6
8 Stanford 132 5-1 9
9 Lewis 108 5-2 8
10 UC Santa Barbara 84 5-3 12
11 CSUN 80 5-2 10
12 Ohio State 53 3-3 11
13 Ball State 43 3-4 14
14 George Mason 36 5-1 NR
15 Purdue Fort Wayne 34 4-2 13
TURNER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Middle Attacker Lemuel Turner was named this week's MIVA Defensive Player of the Week. Turner's biggest night came on Saturday when Ball State upset No. 10 Cal State Northridge. Turner registered 11 total blocks through the course of the night. He currently leads the Cardinals in blocking for the year and has accounted for every single solo block BSU owns this season.
For all the latest on Ball State men's volleyball, follow @BallStateMVB on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
GAME INFO
Ball State vs Ohio State
Saturday, Jan. 26 (7 p.m. ET)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch | Live Stats
ABOUT OHIO STATE
Similar to Ball State, Ohio State started 2-0 before losing multiple games in a row. The Buckeyes dropped three straight matches before breaking that trend with a 3-0 victory over Erskine. Jake Hanes leads OSU in kills by far with 115 to date. The Buckeyes and Cardinals share two common opponents in BYU and Stanford. Both teams went 0-2 in those matches.
SERIES HISTORY
Ball State leads the all-time series with Ohio State by a count of 105-98-1. The last time the Cardinals and Buckeyes met was April 7, 2018 when Ball State claimed a 3-2 victory.
AVCA TOP-15 POLL
The Cardinals moved up one spot in this week's rankings, and now stand as the No. 13 team in the country. This comes after being ranked 14th for two-straight weeks and starting the season unranked.
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points 2019 Record Previous Week
1 Long Beach State (16) 240 6-0 1
2 Hawai'i 219 3-0 3
3 UC Irvine 202 6-1 2
4 BYU 199 4-0 4
5 Loyola-Chicago 161 5-1 7
6 Pepperdine 159 5-1 5
7 UCLA 149 5-2 6
8 Stanford 132 5-1 9
9 Lewis 108 5-2 8
10 UC Santa Barbara 84 5-3 12
11 CSUN 80 5-2 10
12 Ohio State 53 3-3 11
13 Ball State 43 3-4 14
14 George Mason 36 5-1 NR
15 Purdue Fort Wayne 34 4-2 13
TURNER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Middle Attacker Lemuel Turner was named this week's MIVA Defensive Player of the Week. Turner's biggest night came on Saturday when Ball State upset No. 10 Cal State Northridge. Turner registered 11 total blocks through the course of the night. He currently leads the Cardinals in blocking for the year and has accounted for every single solo block BSU owns this season.
For all the latest on Ball State men's volleyball, follow @BallStateMVB on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
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