MVB Falls to No. 13 Ohio State

Thursday, February 19

Columbus, OH

7 pm

Ball State University

12-2,4-1MIVA

Ohio State

8-4,3-1MIVA

Ball St.

Ohio St.

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

February 19, 2026 | Men's Volleyball

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ball State men's volleyball team suffered its first blemish in conference play, falling in straight sets on the road against No. 13 Ohio State (20-25, 23-25, 27-29).

Opposite Ryan Louis and outside Patrick Rogers each captured their 10th double-digit kill performances of the season, as Louis led the Cardinals (12-2, 4-1 MIVA) with 13 while Rogers added 12. Rogers also posted a team-high seven digs.

Jacob Surette totaled seven kills on nine attempts, hitting a team-best .667. Surette tallied Ball State's sole service ace of the contest in the final set.

Setter Lucas Machado guided the Cardinals to a .330 hitting percentage, totaling 34 assists with three blocks and five digs.

Junior Braydon-Savitski Lynde matched Machado's block total while contributing six kills on a .556 clip.

Ball State remained competitive in set two after seeing the first go in the Buckeyes (8-4, 3-1 MIVA) favor. The Cardinals out hit Ohio State with a .433 hitting percentage to claim 17 kills, compared to 12 kills on .417 hitting from the host. Down the stretch, Ball State gave up a two-point advantage as Ohio State went on a three-point run, giving up a kill to the Cardinals before ending up two sets ahead at the hands of the Buckeyes' Stanislaw Chacinski.

The Cardinals saw a four-point lead at 12-8 in the third set before Ohio State gained control with five straight points, three of those due to consecutive Ball State errors. The Cardinals fought back to maintain a three-point lead at 21-18, but Ohio State managed to climb back, ultimately finishing the set 27-29.

Ball State looks to bounce back at Regents Hall when it visits Northern Kentucky Feb. 21 at 5 p.m.