Match story · written from the play-by-play
5 aces from Naomy Govou, and Ohio St. needed each of them.
3 stretches decided it. Percentages are Ohio St.'s RallyIQ win probability before and after each. RallyIQ had Northwestern at 58% before first serve.
Turning point 1: Set 3 · Ohio St. 14–18 Northwestern
Down 14–18, Ohio St. had 5 straight kills to lead 19–18. The match swung to Ohio St.
Ohio St. 28% → 51%
Turning point 2: Set 3 · Ohio St. 21–21 Northwestern
Ohio St. won 4 of the last 4 rallies to take the set 25–21 and lead 2–1. The match swung to Ohio St.
Ohio St. 47% → 72%
Turning point 3: Set 4 · Ohio St. 10–12 Northwestern
Down 10–12, Ohio St. scored 7 straight to lead 17–12.
Ohio St. 63% → 94%
Ohio St.Northwestern
- Sideout %
- Ohio St. 58.4·Northwestern 53.7
- Break %
- Ohio St. 46.3·Northwestern 41.6
- Hitting
- Ohio St. .276·Northwestern .221
- Longest run
- Ohio St. 7·Northwestern 4
Hannah Jones
6 kills inside the turning points, 16 K and .389 for the match (20 points).