Buckeyes Primed for Madison Regional

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio AUGUST 26 vs. Texas State Denton, Texas W, 3-0 at North Texas Denton, Texas W, vs. #16 Texas A&M Denton, Texas W, 3-2 SEPTEMBER 2 LIU BROOKLYN Nationwide Arena W, 3-0 WYOMING Nationwide Arena W, #10 BYU Nationwide Arena L, vs. IUPUI Springfield, Mo. W, 3-0 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. L, vs. Green Bay Springfield, Mo. W, vs. Valparaiso Muncie, Ind. W, 3-0 vs. UNCG Muncie, Ind. W, at Ball State Muncie, Ind. W, at #3 Wisconsin* Madison, Wis. L, at #2 Minnesota* Minneapolis, Minn. L, NORTHWESTERN^ St. John Arena W, 3-0 OCTOBER 1 at #1 Nebraska* Lincoln, Neb. W, at #21 Michigan State* East Lansing, Mich. L, at #23 Michigan~ Ann Arbor, Mich. L, #2 NEBRASKA^ St. John Arena L, IOWA* St. John Arena W, at #9 Penn State^ University Park, Pa. L, #11MICHIGAN STATE* St. John Arena W at Maryland^ College Park, Md. L, MARYLAND* St. John Arena W, 3-0 NOVEMBER 2 #3 WISCONSIN^ St. John Arena L, at Indiana* Bloomington, Ind. L, RUTGERS* St. John Arena W, #10 PENN STATE* St. John Arena W, at Northwestern* Evanston, Ill. W, at Illinois Champaign, Ill. L, PURDUE* St. John Arena W, INDIANA% St. John Arena W, 3-2 DECEMBER 2 vs. Missouri State+ Manhattan, Kan. W, at Kansas State+ Manhattan, Kan. W, at Wisconsin& Madison, Wis. 2 pm 10 TBD Madison, Wis. 15 NCAA Semifinal #1 Nationwide Arena 7 pm NCAA Semifinal #2 Nationwide Arena 9:30 pm 17 NCAA Finals Nationwide Arena 9 pm All times eastern Home matches in CAPS 2016 SCHEDULE VIDEO COVERAGE KEY ^ Big Ten Network broadcast * BTN Plus broadcast % Buckeye Vision broadcast + ESPN3 broadcast ~ ESPN2 broadcast & ESPNU broadcast Buckeyes Primed for Madison Regional Ohio State faces No. 3-seed Wisconsin Friday afternoon The Ohio State University women's volleyball team is among the 16 teams remaining in contention for the 2016 NCAA title. The group will be whittled down this weekend to the final four who will converge in Columbus, Ohio for the semifinals and finals next week (Dec. 15 & 17). The Buckeyes' potential return home goes through the Madison Regional where OSU faces No. 3-seed Wisconsin in the round of 16 on Friday (Dec. 9). Florida State and No. 6-seed Stanford round out the Regional competition inside the UW Fieldhouse. WEEKLY BASICS Friday, Dec. 9 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET Madison, Wis. (UW Fieldhouse) Ohio State (22-12) at No. 3-seed Wisconsin (27-4) Live Stats: StatBroadcast link available at Television: ESPNU (also available online via WatchESPN and the ESPN app) Saturday, Dec p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET Madison, Wis. (UW Fieldhouse) Ohio State/Wisconsin vs. Florida State (26-5)/No. 6-seed Stanford (23-7) Live Stats: Statbroadcast link available at Television: ESPNU (also available online via WatchESPN and the ESPN app) NCAA TOURNAMENT BY THE NUMBERS 1 Wisconsin final regular season RPI ranking 3 Consecutive 'Sweet 16' appearances for Ohio State ( ) 6 'Sweet 16' appearances for Coach Carlston in 14 seasons as a Division-I head coach 6 Big Ten schools advanced to the NCAA Regionals (second-most is four Pac-12 schools) 8 Programs nationally, including Ohio State, to reach the Regionals in each of the past three seasons ( ) 11 Programs nationally, including Ohio State, to reach the Regionals five times or more since Stanford final regular season RPI ranking 11 Ohio State opponents faced in 2016 whom qualified for the NCAA Tournament 22 Florida State final regular season RPI ranking 16 Ohio State advancements to the Regionals ('Sweet 16') all-time 22 All-time Ohio State appearances in the NCAA Tournament 34 Ohio State final regular season RPI ranking (.625) Ohio State all-time record in the NCAA Tournament HISTORY WITH THE BADGERS, SEMINOLES AND THE CARDINAL Ohio State trails, 35-40, in the all-time series versus Wisconsin. The two Big Ten foes met in the 2014 Regional Semifinals as well, going the distance in a five-set thriller. The Buckeyes have faced Florida State five times, coming away with four victories while Stanford has taken all five previous meetings. ALL-MIDEAST REGION HONORS Taylor Sandbothe was voted to the All-Mideast Region squad on Tuesday (Dec. 6), selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). It marks the third consecutive such honor for Sandbothe. She has been joined by at least one teammate each year, including 2016 with Taylor Hughes garnering All-Mideast Region honorable mention. Both Buckeyes are now eligible for the AVCA All-America Teams BIG TEN STANDINGS as of Dec. 7 Big Ten Overall TEAM W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Nebraska Minnesota Wisconsin Penn State Michigan State Michigan Ohio State Illinois Iowa Purdue Indiana Maryland Northwestern Rutgers

2 SWISS ARMY KNIFE Ohio State's recent switch to running a '6-2' offense for the majority of play has opened the door for Taylor Hughes to showcase her mass versatility on the volleyball court. Her wide array of skills has been symbolized in a pair of triple-doubles, both coming in Ohio State victories over then-no. 10 Penn State and last week at 14th-seeded Kansas State in the NCAA Second Round. Hughes is one of 18 players in the country to record multiple triple-doubles in 2016 with only 34 individuals able to muster at least one. SISTER ACT The Sandbothe Family received quite the surprise on Selection Sunday when the 64-team bracket was announced. Older sister Taylor's Buckeyes were being sent to the home arena of younger sister Elle's Kansas State Wildcats with the potential of a second round clash which came to fruition as Ohio State topped Missouri State and KSU downed Lipscomb to set up the sibling face-off. Both Sandbothe's were in their respective team's starting lineups, playing in front of a large contingency of family and friends in attendance. COLUMBUS -- THE CITY THAT CROWNS CHAMPIONS The 2016 NCAA Women s Volleyball Championship will be held in Nationwide Arena. The NCAA Semifinals are contested on Dec. 15, followed two days later by the crowning of a national champion on Saturday, Dec. 17, in front of a national television audience on ESPN. Tickets are ON SALE NOW! In addition, volleyball fans can also look forward to the 2017 NCAA Men s Volleyball Championship which is also being hosted in Ohio s capital city (St. John Arena -- May 4-6, 2017). ALL-BIG TEN TEAM TAYLORS Taylor Sandbothe earned her second straight unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten Team earlier this week, voted on by the conference s 14 head coaches. Taylor Hughes picked up All-Big Ten honorable mention. This marks the 30th consecutive season in which at least one Buckeye has received postseason laurels from the conference office. Thirty-five different OSU student-athletes have now been tabbed All-Big Ten a total of 76 times since Hughes followed up her B1G All-Freshman squad accolades in 2015 by garnering honorable mention as a sophomore in 16. JOIN THE CONVERSATION - #OSUWVBtribe Social media users are encouraged to join the Ohio State Women s Volleyball conversation by utilizing the #OSUWVBtribe hashtag. Hear directly from members of the program weekly at OhioStateBuckeyes. com with a video series titled #OSUWVBtribe Talk. TAYLOR SANDBOTHE - OHIO STATE S ALL-TIME BLOCKS QUEEN Taylor Sandbothe surpassed Dawn McDougall ( ) on Nov. 2 (vs. Wisconsin) for the most career blocks in Ohio State history. Her third block of that evening marked the 518th of her career and launched her to the top of the all-time OSU list. She enters the Wisconsin Regional with 554 total blocks. Sandbothe s assault on the OSU Record Books includes a Top-20 standing in nine additional categories. The complete list is: 554 total blocks (1st), 445 block assists (1st), 109 solo blocks (2nd), 1.12 blocks/ set (2nd), 1,895.5 points (4th),.306 attack percentage (6th), 1,485 kills (5th), 3,311 attempts (10th), 3.84 points/set (14th) and 3.01 kills/set (19th). VALERIA LEÓN - OHIO STATE S ALL-TIME DIGS QUEEN With her first dig of the night against Michigan State on Oct. 22, Valeria León took sole possession of the Ohio State school record for career digs. Her 1,573rd dig set the new mark and she enters Friday's contest with 1,782 to her name. The Buckeye libero also has control of the best digs per set average in school history, putting up 3.51 per set since arriving at Ohio State in AWARDS, AWARDS & MORE AWARDS Ohio State welcomed in a cavalcade of awards Oct. 3-5, including not one, but two, National Player of the Week recognitions. The week began with Taylor Sandbothe and Valeria León earning Big Ten Player and Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday. The next day brought AVCA National Player of the Week distinction for Sandbothe. Taylor Hughes then picked up a National Player of the Week accolade of her own, selected as such by espnw. Eleven different Buckeyes have now earned National Player of the Week laurels a total of 13 times since 1994.This marks the third consecutive season Ohio State has been represented at least once. RANKINGS & HONORS POSTSEASON AWARDS AVCA All-Mideast Region Taylor Sandbothe Taylor Hughes - honorable mention All-Big Ten Taylor Sandbothe - unanimous Taylor Hughes - honorable mention TOP-25 TEAMS IN THE BIG TEN (at the end of the regular season) American Volleyball Coaches Association #1 Minnesota #2 Minnesota #3 Wisconsin #13 Penn State #15 Michigan State #17 Michigan RV Ohio State (53 points - #26) RV Purdue (3 points - #35) NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) #1 Wisconsin #2 Minnesota #3 Nebraska #13 Michigan #15 Michigan State Ohio State (#34) WEEKLY AWARDS National Player of the Week Taylor Sandbothe (AVCA) - Oct. 4 Taylor Hughes (espnw) - Oct. 5 Big Ten Player of the Week Taylor Sandbothe - Aug. 29; Oct. 3 Big Defensive Ten Player of the Week Valeria León - Oct. 3 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS North Texas Challenge - Aug Taylor Hughes, Valeria León, Taylor Sandbothe (MVP) Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic - Sept. 2-3 Taylor Hughes, Luisa Schirmers Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational - Sept Valeria León, Taylor Sandbothe Ball State Active Ankle Challenge - Sept Audra Appold, Valeria León (MVP), Taylor Sandbothe 2

3 ANOTHER RANKED FOE DOWNED BY OSU The Buckeyes outlasted 10th-ranked Penn State on Nov. 12, representing Ohio State's fourth victory over a Top-25 team in Then-No. 16 Texas A&M, top-ranked Nebraska and No. 11 Michigan State also fell victim to Buckeye wins. In addition, OSU knocked off 14th-seeded Kansas State last week to reach the NCAA 'Sweet 16.' BRINGING IN MORE BUCKEYES A quartet of highly-touted prep players have signed on to become the next class of Buckeyes to join the women s volleyball program. Head coach Geoff Carlston and staff scoured the country to find the talented group hailing from four different states, including a native Buckeye in Lauren Witte from Mentor. Joining her in the 2017 class will be Hannah Gruensfelder (Weldon Springs, Mo.), Becca Mauer (Houston, Texas) and Ayanna Swan (Richmond, Va.) -- all signing National Letters of Intent to attend and compete at The Ohio State University. NATIONAL RANKINGS Ohio State received the 26th-most votes (53 points) in the final regular season AVCA Coaches Poll (Nov. 28). The Buckeyes were one of eight B1G teams represented in the national rankings, all qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. The Big Ten Conference combined for an overall non-conference record of (.772) and has posted a 14-2 (.875) mark during the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. #1 Minnesota #2 Minnesota #3 Wisconsin #13 Penn State #15 Michigan State #17 Michigan RV Ohio State (53 points - #26) RV Purdue (3 points - #35) SANDBOTHE NAMED BIG TEN S BEST OF OPENING WEEK Taylor Sandbothe won Big Ten Player of the Week distinction after her MVP performance at the North Texas Challenge. She has now earned B1G weekly laurels in all four seasons of her career. She was the conference s Player of the Week last year (Sept. 7, 2015), Defensive Player of the Week in 2014 (Sept. 8) and twice the Freshman of the Week (Nov. 11; Nov. 25, 2013) ROSTER No. Name...Pos...Hgt...Cl... Hometown... High School (Previous College) 1 Kylie Randall...MB Jr.... Tomball, Texas... Magnolia 2 Jenna Adams... DS Fr... San Mateo, Calif... Saint Francis 3 Valeria León... DS Jr.... Ponce, Puerto Rico...Colegio Sagrado Corazón De Jesús 4 Madison Smeathers...MB Fr... Bargersville, Ind... Center Grove 5 Luisa Schirmer...OH So... Pittsford, N.Y... Pittsford Sutherland 6 Taylor Hughes... S Fr... Carroll, Ohio... Bloom-Carroll 7 Ashley Wenz...OH So... Springboro, Ohio...Spingboro 8 Alexa Turk... DS Fr... Gates Mills, Ohio...Gilmour Academy 9 Audra Appold...OH Fr... Perrysburg, Ohio... Perrysburg 10 Taylor Sandbothe...MB Jr.... Lee s Summit, Mo.... Lee s Summit West 11 Brooke Bailey...OH Fr... Canton, Ohio...Jackson 12 Abby Fesl... S Sr... Arlington Heights, Ill...John Hersey (University of North Florida) 14 Camry Halm... DS Fr... Apopka, Fla...Apopka 15 Kalisha Goree... DS So... Columbia City, Ind...Columbia City 17 Ana Beatriz (Bia) Franklin...OH Fr... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...Centro Educacional da Lagoa Head Coach: Geoff Carlston, 9th season (Minnesota, 1993) Assistant Coach: Nikki Klingsporn, 2nd season (Marquette, 2011) Assistant Coach: Susan Halverson, 2nd season (Ohio State, 2011) Director of Volleyball Operations: Caitlin Insana, 1st season (Ohio State, 2013) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Stephen Creevy Student Assistant: Maggie Heim Team Manager: Andrew Fischer Athletic Trainer: Jennifer Novak PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Maggie Heim...HY-m Valeria León...vah-LAIR-ree-ah lay-own Madison Smeathers... sme - THURS Taylor Sandbothe...san- BOTH -ee Ashley Wenz...WENTZ 3

4 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship First/Second Rounds December 1-2 or December 2-3 Regionals December 9-10 Semifinals Championship Semifinals December 15 December 17 December 15 Regionals December 9-10 First/Second Rounds December 1-2 or December 2-3 *Nebraska (27-2) *Wisconsin (25-4) 8 p.m. Nebraska 3-0 Wisconsin 3-0 8:30 p.m. ew Hampshire (21-10) Howard (26-5) 8 p.m. *Nebraska 3-0 *Wisconsin p.m. Wichita St. (24-7) Marquette (23-8) 5:30 p.m. TCU 3-1 Washington St p.m. CU (14-12) Washington St. (21-11) Noon 2 p.m. ittsburgh (24-8) ESPNU ESPNU Ohio St. (20-12) 5 p.m. Pittsburth 3-1 Ohio St p.m. ayton (30-1) Missouri St. (26-8) 6:30 p.m. Penn St. 3-1 Ohio St p.m. IU Brooklyn (16-14) Lipscomb (22-7) 7:30 p.m. Penn St. 3-0 Kansas St :30 p.m. *Penn St. (22-9) **Kansas St. (20-9) 4 p.m. 6 p.m. *Michigan St. (24-8) ESPNU ESPNU **Florida (26-3) 7:30 p.m. Michigan St. 3-0 Florida p.m. airfield (28-5) Alabama St. (24-8) 7:30 p.m. Arizona 3-2 Florida St :30 p.m. leveland St. (25-5) Cincinnati (22-9) 5 p.m. Arizona 3-0 Florida St :30 p.m. rizona (18-14) Florida St. (24-5) 2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. entucky (22-7) ESPN3 ESPN3 Western Ky. (30-2) 8 p.m. Kentucky 3-1 Boise St :30 p.m. olorado St. (21-8) Boise St. (25-6) 10:30 p.m. Washington 3-0 Stanford p.m. &M-Corpus Christi (24-7) Denver (23-8) 10:30 p.m. Washington 3-0 Stanford p.m. *Washington (26-4) **Stanford (21-7) Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio 7 or 9:30 p.m. Kansas (26-2) **North Carolina (27-3) 7:30 p.m. Kansas 3-0 NATIONAL North Carolina 3-0 6:30 p.m. amford (21-13) CHAMPION High Point (23-9) 7:30 p.m. Creighton 3-2 North Carolina p.m. NI (24-9) James Madison (21-10) Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio 9 p.m. Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio 7 or 9:30 p.m. 5 p.m. Creighton 3-2 Coastal Caro :30 p.m. reighton (26-6) Coastal Caro. (27-4) 6:30 p.m. 10:45 p.m. Oregon (20-9) ESPN3 ESPNU San Diego (24-5) 5:30 p.m. Oregon 3-1 Baylor 3-2 8:30 p.m. Miami (OH) (24-6) Baylor (21-11) 7:30 p.m. Michigan 3-1 UCLA p.m. merican (27-7) Murray St. (23-8) 7:30 p.m. Michigan 3-0 UCLA p.m. Michigan (22-10) **UCLA (24-6) 8 p.m. 10 p.m. *BYU (27-3) ESPNU ESPNU *Missouri (25-5) 9 p.m. BYU 3-0 Missouri 3-0 7:30 p.m. rinceton (19-4) Northern Ill. (25-5) 9 p.m. BYU 3-0 Missouri p.m. NLV (23-7) Purdue (18-13) 7 p.m. UNLV 3-1 Purdue 3-0 5:30 p.m. tah (20-11) Iowa St. (18-10) 4 p.m. 8:15 p.m. exas A&M (21-8) ESPNU ESPN3 Hawaii (22-5) 5 p.m. SMU 3-0 * Host Institution Thursday/Friday, December 1-2 Hawaii 3-2 5:30 p.m. MU (25-7) **Host Institution Friday/Saturday, December 2-3 Southern California ( p.m. *Texas 3-0 All times are Eastern time. *Minnesota p.m. TRGV (21-13) Information subject to change. North Dakota (26-9) 7:30 p.m. Texas 3-0 For more details, visit NCAA.com Minnesota p.m. *Texas (22-4) **Minnesota (25-4) All games are available on 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association. No commercial use without the NCAA's written permission. The NCAA opposes all forms of sports wagering. 4

5 Volleyball Box Score 2016 Ohio State Women's Volleyball #3 Wisconsin vs #22 Ohio State (Nov 02, 2016 at Columbus, Ohio) Attack Serve Block # Wisconsin S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Carlini, Lauren Gillis, Lauryn Bates, Kelli MacDonald, Amber Williams, Tionna Nelson, Haleigh Kriskova, Romana Dodd, Sarah M.E. Dodge Team 1 Totals Team Attack By Set Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct % % % % SET SCORES Wisconsin (3) Ohio State (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0 Team Records: 19-3, 11-2 Big Ten 15-10, 5-8 Big Ten Attack Serve Block # Ohio State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 4 Smeathers, Madison Schirmer, Luisa Hughes, Taylor Wenz, Ashley Appold, Audra Sandbothe, Taylor Randall, Kylie Leon, Valeria Fesl, Abby Halm, Camry Goree, Kalisha Franklin, Bia Totals Team Attack By Set Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0 Site: Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena) Date: Nov 02, 2016 Attend: 1612 Time: 1:37 Referees: Julie Voeck, CJ McAbee-Reher Total Tie scores Lead change

6 Volleyball Box Score 2016 Ohio State Women's Volleyball #17 Ohio State vs #3 Wisconsin (Sep 23, 2016 at Madison, Wis.) Attack Serve Block # Ohio State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Randall, Kylie Smeathers, Madison Schirmer, Luisa Hughes, Taylor Appold, Audra Sandbothe, Taylor Leon, Valeria Wenz, Ashley Bailey, Brooke Fesl, Abby Halm, Camry Goree, Kalisha Franklin, Bia Totals Team Attack By Set Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct % % % % SET SCORES Ohio State (0) Wisconsin (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 2.0 Team Records: Attack Serve Block # Wisconsin S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Carlini, Lauren Bates, Kelli MacDonald, Amber Williams, Tionna Nelson, Haleigh Haggerty, Molly Kriskova, Romana Dodd, Sarah M.E. Dodge Totals Team Attack By Set Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 15.0 Site: Madison, Wis. (UW Field House) Date: Sep 23, 2016 Attend: 6012 Time: 1:27 Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Todd Karolczak Total Tie scores Lead change

7 OVERALL STATISTICS Overall record: Conf: Home: 10-3 Away: 5-9 Neutral: 7-0 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Randall, Kylie Adams, Jenna Leon, Valeria Smeathers, Madison Schirmer, Luisa Hughes, Taylor Wenz, Ashley Turk, Alexa Appold, Audra Sandbothe, Taylor Bailey, Brooke Fesl, Abby Halm, Camry Goree, Kalisha Franklin, Bia OHIO STATE Opponents Team Statistics OSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 13/ /2678 Neutral site #/Avg 7/792 Current win streak 4 - Home win streak 4 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 26 vs Texas State W ,25-15, Aug 26 at North Texas W ,25-17, Aug 27 vs #16 Texas A&M W ,32-30,21-25,25-18, Sept 2 LIU BROOKLYN W ,25-17, Sept 2 WYOMING W ,25-17, Sept 3 #10 BYU L ,26-24,14-25,20-25, Sept 9 vs IUPUI W ,25-13, Sept 9 at Missouri State L ,23-25,21-25,25-22, Sep 10 vs Green Bay W ,26-24,25-15,14-25, Sep 16 vs Valparaiso W ,25-13, Sep 16 vs UNCG W ,25-12, Sep 17 at Ball State W ,25-17, *Sep 23 at #3 Wisconsin L ,19-25, *Sep 24 at #2 Minnesota L ,18-25,25-18, *Sep 28 NORTHWESTERN W ,25-12, *Oct 01 at #1 NEBRASKA W ,25-21,25-21, *Oct 07 at #21 Michigan State L ,20-25, *Oct 09 at #23 Michigan L ,23-25,25-16, *Oct 14 #2 NEBRASKA L ,20-25,25-23, *Oct 15 IOWA W ,25-22, *Oct 19 at #9 Penn State L ,20-25, *Oct 22 #11 MICHIGAN STATE W ,25-19, *Oct 26 at Maryland L ,25-22,30-28,19-25, *Oct 28 MARYLAND W ,25-16, *Nov 02 #3 WISCONSIN L ,24-26, *Nov 05 at Indiana L ,23-25,25-17, *Nov 11 RUTGERS W ,25-12, *Nov 12 #10 PENN STATE W ,15-25,19-25,25-22, *Nov 18 at Northwestern W ,25-23,25-21, *Nov 19 at Illinois L ,18-25,25-20, *Nov 25 PURDUE W ,19-25,16-25,25-20, *Nov 26 INDIANA W ,21-25,25-17,16-25, Dec 02 vs Missouri State W ,25-15, Dec 03 at Kansas State W ,25-22,22-25,23-25, Record in 3-set matches:14-4 Record in 4-set matches:2-5 Record in 5-set matches:6-3 7

8 CONFERENCE STATISTICS Overall record: Conf: Home: 8-2 Away: 2-8 Neutral: 0-0 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Randall, Kylie Adams, Jenna Leon, Valeria Smeathers, Madison Schirmer, Luisa Hughes, Taylor Wenz, Ashley Turk, Alexa Appold, Audra Sandbothe, Taylor Bailey, Brooke Fesl, Abby Halm, Camry Goree, Kalisha Franklin, Bia OHIO STATE Opponents Team Statistics OSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 10/ /3236 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 2 - Home win streak 4 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 23 at #3 Wisconsin L ,19-25, *Sep 24 at #2 Minnesota L ,18-25,25-18, *Sep 28 NORTHWESTERN W ,25-12, *Oct 01 at #1 NEBRASKA W ,25-21,25-21, *Oct 07 at #21 Michigan State L ,20-25, *Oct 09 at #23 Michigan L ,23-25,25-16, *Oct 14 #2 NEBRASKA L ,20-25,25-23, *Oct 15 IOWA W ,25-22, *Oct 19 at #9 Penn State L ,20-25, *Oct 22 #11 MICHIGAN STATE W ,25-19, *Oct 26 at Maryland L ,25-22,30-28,19-25, *Oct 28 MARYLAND W ,25-16, *Nov 02 #3 WISCONSIN L ,24-26, *Nov 05 at Indiana L ,23-25,25-17, *Nov 11 RUTGERS W ,25-12, *Nov 12 #10 PENN STATE W ,15-25,19-25,25-22, *Nov 18 at Northwestern W ,25-23,25-21, *Nov 19 at Illinois L ,18-25,25-20, *Nov 25 PURDUE W ,19-25,16-25,25-20, *Nov 26 INDIANA W ,21-25,25-17,16-25, Record in 3-set matches:5-4 Record in 4-set matches:2-5 Record in 5-set matches:3-1 8

9 NCAA TOURNAMENT STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Randall, Kylie Leon, Valeria Smeathers, Madison Schirmer, Luisa Hughes, Taylor Wenz, Ashley Appold, Audra Sandbothe, Taylor Fesl, Abby TEAM OHIO STATE Opponents Team Statistics OSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces 3 6 Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors 6 3 Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo 6 1 Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors 4 4 Ball handling errors 1 1 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/2645 Neutral site #/Avg 1/2447 Current win streak 2 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Dec 02 vs Missouri State W ,25-15, Dec 03 at Kansas State W ,25-22,22-25,23-25, Record in 3-set matches: 1-0 Record in 4-set matches: 0-0 Record in 5-set matches: 1-0 9

10 TEAM COMPARISON STATS Date Opponent Score Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE Aug 26, 2016 vs Texas State / / / / / 19 8 / 2 9 / 6 2 / 8 25 / / / 1 10 / 8 1 / 0 0 / 2 Aug 26, 2016 at North Texas / / / / / 26 3 / 1 9 / 6 1 / 3 46 / / / 3 6 / 2 2 / 1 1 / 3 Aug 27, 2016 vs Texas A&M / / / / / / 3 12 / 13 3 / / / / 0 18 / 25 1 / 2 1 / 1 Sept 2, 2016 LIU BROOKLYN / / / / / 22 6 / 7 5 / 6 7 / 6 37 / / / 2 12 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 0 Sept 2, 2016 WYOMING / / / / / 23 3 / 2 7 / 4 2 / 3 49 / / / 1 12 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 0 Sept 3, 2016 BYU / / / / / 67 5 / 2 6 / 11 2 / 5 86 / / / 0 16 / 19 2 / 1 0 / 0 Sept 9, 2016 vs IUPUI / / / / / 14 4 / 0 2 / 2 0 / 4 65 / / / 2 4 / 6 2 / 4 1 / 0 Sept 9, 2016 at Missouri State / / / / / 53 6 / 5 8 / 8 5 / 6 93 / / / 2 17 / 18 2 / 0 0 / 0 Sep 10, 2016 vs Green Bay / / / / / / 2 8 / 5 2 / / / / 4 12 / 18 3 / 0 1 / 0 Sep 16, 2016 vs Valparaiso / / / / / 19 4 / 3 8 / 6 3 / 4 42 / / / 3 12 / 8 1 / 1 0 / 1 Sep 16, 2016 vs UNCG / 26 7 / / / / 24 6 / 4 8 / 5 4 / 6 43 / / / 0 6 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 Sep 17, 2016 at Ball State / / / / / 33 6 / 1 7 / 3 1 / 6 37 / / / 0 8 / 6 1 / 2 0 / 0 Sep 23, 2016 at Wisconsin / / / / / 36 2 / 7 4 / 3 7 / 2 41 / / / 2 2 / 26 3 / 2 1 / 0 Sep 24, 2016 at Minnesota / / / / / 43 8 / 5 11 / 2 5 / 8 59 / / / 0 6 / 17 1 / 1 2 / 0 Sep 28, 2016 NORTHWESTERN / / / / / 27 5 / 5 6 / 7 5 / 5 60 / / / 1 10 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 1 Oct 01, 2016 at NEBRASKA / / / / / 42 4 / 3 13 / 12 3 / 4 62 / / / 1 18 / 22 3 / 2 0 / 0 Oct 07, 2016 at Michigan State / / / / / 40 3 / 7 10 / 7 7 / 3 31 / / / 1 8 / 14 2 / 3 1 / 0 Oct 09, 2016 at Michigan / / / / / 60 6 / 2 8 / 6 2 / 6 58 / / / 3 16 / 10 4 / 1 0 / 1 Oct 14, 2016 NEBRASKA / / / / / 57 3 / 5 15 / 6 5 / 3 71 / / / 0 12 / 14 1 / 4 1 / 2 Oct 15, 2016 IOWA / / / / / 25 8 / 2 7 / 6 2 / 8 38 / / / 1 8 / 14 1 / 1 0 / 1 Oct 19, 2016 at Penn State / / / / / 39 3 / 6 8 / 5 6 / 3 33 / / / 6 8 / 10 5 / 1 0 / 0 Oct 22, 2016 MICHIGAN STATE / / / / / 32 0 / 4 4 / 7 4 / 0 45 / / / 0 8 / 6 0 / 0 0 / 0 Oct 26, 2016 at Maryland / / / / / 56 5 / 8 13 / 11 8 / 5 83 / / / 1 16 / 28 1 / 2 3 / 0 Oct 28, 2016 MARYLAND / / / / / 23 1 / 4 8 / 3 4 / 1 52 / / / 0 16 / 10 2 / 2 1 / 0 Nov 02, 2016 WISCONSIN / / / / / 39 4 / 3 10 / 12 3 / 4 39 / / / 1 12 / 12 3 / 1 3 / 3 Nov 05, 2016 at Indiana / / / / / 47 2 / 5 9 / 12 5 / 2 30 / / / 1 18 / 14 0 / 1 0 / 4 Nov 11, 2016 RUTGERS / 21 6 / / / / / 4 8 / 6 4 / / / / 0 6 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 Nov 12, 2016 PENN STATE / / / / / 61 3 / 7 12 / 13 7 / 3 70 / / / 2 10 / 10 0 / 1 2 / 1 Nov 18, 2016 at Northwestern / / / / / 52 3 / 6 10 / 12 6 / 3 60 / / / 3 10 / 6 3 / 3 0 / 0 Nov 19, 2016 at Illinois / / / / / 44 6 / 2 12 / 4 2 / 6 63 / / / 0 8 / 30 1 / 0 0 / 0 Nov 25, 2016 PURDUE / / / / / 61 7 / 3 8 / 8 3 / 7 59 / / / 5 4 / 16 1 / 4 0 / 0 Nov 26, 2016 INDIANA / / / / / 47 5 / 5 10 / 12 5 / 5 55 / / / 3 12 / 12 4 / 5 2 / 0 Dec 02, 2016 vs Missouri State / / / / / 40 2 / 2 7 / 6 2 / 2 46 / / / 0 10 / 4 3 / 0 0 / 1 Dec 03, 2016 at Kansas State / / / / / 49 1 / 4 7 / 5 4 / 1 81 / / / 1 16 / 33 1 / 4 1 / 0 Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category UNIVERSITY FACTS Location... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment... 64,868 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics...Eugene Smith Senior Woman Administrator... Janine Oman President...Michael V. Drake, MD Faculty Representative...John Bruno Conference... Big Ten (1913) VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record (Yrs.) ,.640 (45+) Big Ten Record (Yrs.) ,.586 (34+) St. John Arena Record (Yrs.) ,.702 (30+) All-Americans...29 awards by 18 different players All-Big Ten Selections by 35 different players Big Ten Championships... 3 ( ) NCAA Tournament Appearances (35-21,.625) NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances NCAA Final Four Appearances...2 (1991, 1994) Facility (Capacity)... St. John Arena (13,276) 10

11 CAREER RECORDS WATCH DIGS PER SET (Minimum 400 digs) Avg. Player...Digs-Sets...Years Valeria León...1, Chelsea Noble Stacey Gordon...1, DIGS Digs Player...Years 1. 1,782 Valeria León ,572 Stacey Gordon TOTAL BLOCKS TB Player...Solos-Assists...Years Taylor Sandbothe Dawn McDougall ASSIST BLOCKS BA Player...Years Taylor Sandbothe Dawn McDougall BLOCKS PER SETS (Minimum 110 total blocks) Avg. Player... SB-AB-TB-Sets...Years Shellye Sills Taylor Sandbothe SOLO BLOCKS SB Player...Years Sherri Rinker Taylor Sandbothe ASSISTS Ast. Player...Years 1. 5,648 Katie Virtue ,483 Laura Davis ,655 Marsia Main ,184 Audrey DiPronio ,624 Taylor Sherwin ,214 Jen Boleyn ,213 Jen Flynn ,755 Amanda Peterson ,621 Marlene O Brien ,397 Betsy Hone ,196 Taylor Hughes POINTS PER SET (Minimum 800 points) Avg. Player...Points-Sets...Years Stacey Gordon...3, Vanessa Wouters...1, Danielle Meyer...2, Holly O Leary...2, Mari Hole...1, Jenny Jackson...1, Tricia Stragliotto...1, Lisa Bettio...1, Katie Dull...1, Linda Mangus Gabriele Jobst...1, Kristi Neuman...1, Leisa Wissler...1, Taylor Sandbothe...1, POINTS Points Player...Years 1. 3,094.5 Stacey Gordon ,131.5 Danielle Meyer ,064.0 Holly O Leary ,895.5 Taylor Sandbothe KILLS Kills Player...Years 1. 2,798 Stacey Gordon ,808 Holly O Leary ,760 Danielle Meyer ,621 Katie Dull ,485 Taylor Sandbothe ATTACK PERCENTAGE (Minimum 500 kills) Pct. Player...Kills-Errors-Attempts...Years Sara Daniel , Marisa Main , Jenny Jackson...1, , Dana Stearns...1, , Sherri Helman...1, , Taylor Sandbothe...1, , ASSISTS PER SET (Minimum 300 assists) Avg. Player...Assists-Sets...Years Katie Virtue...5, Marisa Main...4, Laura Davis...5, Audrey DiPronio...4, Jen Boleyn...3, Taylor Hughes...2, ACES PER SET (Minimum 50 aces) Avg. Player...Aces-Sets...Years Lisa Bettio Emily Danks Vanessa Wouters Kristi Neuman Audrey DiPronio Erika Schlitz Gabriele Jobst Stacey Gordon Jenny Jackson `.33 Marlene O'Brien Shelly Draeger Linda Mangus Anne Botica Laura Davis Leisa Wissler Taylor Hughes KILLS PER SET (Minimum 500 points) Avg. Player...Kills-Sets...Years Stacey Gordon...2, Vanessa Wouters...1, Mari Hole...1, Holly O Leary...1, Danielle Meyer...1, Tricia Stragliotto...1, Katie Dull...1, Lisa Bettio...1, Linda Mangus Jenny Jackson...1, Gabriele Jobst...1, Elizabeth Campbell Kaitlyn Leary...1, Leisa Wissler...1, Kristi Neuman...1, Anna Botica...1, Dana Stearns...1, Suzie Stiling...1, Taylor Sandbothe...1,

12 #1 KYLIE RANDALL MB HEIGHT: 6-2 SENIOR TOMBALL, TEXAS MAGNOLIA H.S. PLAYER NOTES Owns 28 career starts, including 10 this season Father, Danny, played basketball at Texas Lutheran and went on to play professional in Europe From a long line of Buckeyes as her grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather each graduated from OSU # 1 Randall, Kylie 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at NEBRASKA at Michigan State at Michigan IOWA at Penn State at Maryland WISCONSIN at Indiana RUTGERS PENN STATE INDIANA at Kansas State Randall s Career Highs Kills at Northern Illinois, 8/31/13 Attacks IUPUI, 9/13/13 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-10)...Southern Illinois, 9/7/14 Assists at Penn State, 10/30/15 Aces... - Digs (2x) last: IUPUI, 9/13/13 Solo Blocks at Northern Illinois, 8/31/13 Assist Blocks vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Total Blocks (2x) last: vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Points at Northern Illinois, 2013 CAREER Randall, STATISTICS Kylie Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Sandbothe, Taylor 12

13 #2 JENNA ADAMS DS HEIGHT: 5-10 FRESHMAN SAN MATEO, CALIF. SAINT FRANCIS H.S. PLAYER NOTES Made collegiate debut in the season opener, playing in all three sets Captained Saint Francis High en route to First Team All-West Catholic League honors afer leading the team in both kills and digs Comes from an athletic lineage with a grandfather playing football at UCLA and two Divison-I collegiate athlete uncles, a water polo player at Pepperdine and San Diego State Golfer # 2 Adams, Jenna 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State at North Texas vs Valparaiso at Ball State at Michigan State IOWA Adams s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS Adams, Jenna Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Appold, Audra 13

14 #3 VALERIA LEÓN DS HEIGHT: 5-6 SENIOR PONCE, PUERTO RICO COLEGIO SAGRADO CORAZÓN DE JESÚS PLAYER NOTES Starting libero for all 69 matches in Ranks seventh in Big Ten wtih 4.06 digs/set; jumped to 4.16 digs/set in conference matches to rank fourth-best Owns school record for most digs in a four-set match (35 vs. Arizona 9/12/15), second-highest total overall Three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/3/16 9/14/15 10/13/14) Six-time all-tournament team honoree, including twice being named Tourney MVP Never missed a match CAREER RECORDS WATCH 3.51 digs per set rank 1st in school history 1,782 digs rank 1st OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP digs per set (1st all-time) digs (2nd) digs (3rd) digs per set (4th) digs (6th) digs per set (14th) ***COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR LEÓN CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE 14

15 LEÓN STATISTICS # 3 Leon, Valeria 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs Valparaiso vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA at Michigan State at Michigan NEBRASKA IOWA at Penn State MICHIGAN STATE at Maryland MARYLAND WISCONSIN at Indiana RUTGERS PENN STATE at Northwestern at Illinois PURDUE INDIANA vs Missouri State at Kansas State León s Career Highs Kills (8x) last: at Maryland, 11/6/15 Attacks (3x) last: Nebraska, 10/3/15 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (2x) last: at Michigan, 10/9/16 Aces (2x) last: Rutgers, 11/28/15 Digs vs. Arizona, 9/12/15 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points (2x) last: Rutgers, 11/28/15 CAREER Leon, STATISTICS Valeria Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

16 #4 MADISON SMEATHERS MB HEIGHT: 6-3 FRESHMAN BARGERSVILLE, IND. CENTER GROVE H.S. PLAYER NOTES Ranked fifth in the entire conference with a.345 attack perecentage in Big Ten-only matches Started the last 28 matches and 29 overall First Team All-Indiana performer in both 2014 and 2015 First Team High School All-American # 4 Smeathers, Madison 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas A&M * BYU vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * at Michigan * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * WISCONSIN * at Indiana * RUTGERS * PENN STATE * at Northwestern * at Illinois * PURDUE * INDIANA * vs Missouri State * at Kansas State * Smeathers Career Highs Kills Indiana, 10/26/16 Attacks Indiana, 10/26/16 % (min. 10 att) (7-0-10)... Iowa, 10/15/16 Assists vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces... - Digs vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks at Ball State, 9/17/16 Assist Blocks (2x) last: at Indiana, 11/5/16 Total Blocks (3x) last: at Indiana, 11/5/16 Points Indiana, 10/26/16 CAREER Smeathers, STATISTICS Madison Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

17 #5 LUISA SCHIRMER OH HEIGHT: 6-1 JUNIOR PITTSFORD, N.Y. PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND H.S. PLAYER NOTES Started every match this season and owns 70 career starts Two-time Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic all-tournament team honoree (2014, 2016), including Most Outstanding Player recognition in 14 Sisters, Selina (Samford ) and Kaja (Buffalo ; New Hampshire 2010), also played collegiate volleyball ***COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR SCHIRMER CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE 17

18 SCHIRMER STATISTICS # 5 Schirmer, Luisa 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * at Michigan * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * WISCONSIN * at Indiana * RUTGERS * PENN STATE * at Northwestern * at Illinois * PURDUE * INDIANA * vs Missouri State * at Kansas State * Schirmer s Career Highs Kills at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Attacks at Kansas State, 12/3/16 % (min. 10 att) (5-0-10; most recent)...(3x) last: Rutgers, 11/11/16 Assists at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Aces Purdue, 10/16/15 Digs at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks (2x) last: at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Assist Blocks vs. Central Arkansas, 8/30/14 Total Blocks (2x) last: at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Points at Kansas State, 12/3/16 CAREER Schirmer, STATISTICS Luisa Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Smeathers, Madison 18

19 #6 TAYLOR HUGHES S HEIGHT: 6-1 SOPHOMORE CARROLL, OHIO BLOOM-CARROLL H.S. PLAYER NOTES 2016 All-Big Ten honorable mention Recorded her second triple-double of the season in second round victory over Kansas State One of just 18 players nationally with multiple triple-doubles this season and only Big Ten player to do so Fourth in the Big Ten with.33 aces/set; ranked seventh with a.343 attack percentage in Big Ten-only contestss espnw National Player of the Week (10/5/16) Named to all-tournament team at North Texas Challenge (8/26-27/16) and Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic (9/2-3/16) Competed for the U.S. Collegiate National Team in Summer Big Ten All-Freshman Team B1G Setter of the Week (10/12/15) Sisters, Ashley and Cassie, played volleyball at Ohio State ( ) and Columbus State (2013), respectively Brother, Ryan, competed for Malone University football in CAREER RECORDS WATCH 9.42 assists per set rank 6th in school history 2,196 assists (11th).28 aces/set (T-16th) OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP attack percentage (16th all-time) ,218 assists (T-19th) ***COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR HUGHES CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE 19

20 HUGHES STATISTICS # 6 Hughes, Taylor 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * at Michigan * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * WISCONSIN * at Indiana * RUTGERS * PENN STATE * at Northwestern * at Illinois * PURDUE * INDIANA * vs Missouri State * at Kansas State * Hughes Career Highs Kills (2x) last: at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Attacks at Illinois, 11/19/16 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-11)... vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Assists at Minnesota, 11/25/15 Aces BYU, 9/3/16 Digs vs. Washington, 12/11/15 Solo Blocks Wisconsin, 9/27/15 Assist Blocks (6x) last: Maryland, 10/28/16 Total Blocks Wisconsin, 9/27/15 Points at Northwestern, 11/18/16 CAREER Hughes, STATISTICS Taylor Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

21 #7 ASHLEY WENZ OH HEIGHT: 6-3 JUNIOR SPRINGBORO, OHIO SPRINGBORO H.S. PLAYER NOTES Started 20 matches this season, including both NCAA Tournament contests First Team All-Ohio selection in 2013 Father, George, pitched at Niagara University and ranks fourth all-time with a 2.86 season ERA in 1986 ***COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR WENZ CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE 21

22 WENZ STATISTICS # 7 Wenz, Ashley 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs UNCG at Wisconsin NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * at Michigan * NEBRASKA at Penn State MICHIGAN STATE at Maryland WISCONSIN * at Indiana * RUTGERS * PENN STATE * at Northwestern at Illinois PURDUE * INDIANA * vs Missouri State * at Kansas State * Wenz s Career Highs Kills LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Attacks BYU, 9/3/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Assists (3x) last: Indiana, 10/26/16 Aces... - Digs (3x) last: at Kansas State, 12/3/16 Solo Blocks (4x) last: at Illinois, 11/19/16 Assist Blocks (4x) last: vs. Missouri State, 12/2/16 Total Blocks (5x) last: vs. Missouri State, 12/2/16 Points LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 CAREER Wenz, STATISTICS Ashley Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

23 #8 ALEX TURK DS HEIGHT: 5-11 FRESHMAN GATES MILLS, OHIO GILMOUR ACADEMY PLAYER NOTES Made collegiate debut at North Texas (8/26/16) First Team All-Ohio performer Led Gilmour Academy to its first state championship in school history for any sport # 8 Turk, Alexa 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points at North Texas LIU BROOKLYN BYU vs IUPUI vs Valparaiso vs UNCG NEBRASKA IOWA at Penn State MICHIGAN STATE at Indiana Turk s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 Digs LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 CAREER Turk, STATISTICS Alexa Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Wenz, Ashley 23

24 #9 AUDRA APPOLD OH HEIGHT: 6-1 SOPHOMORE PERRYSBURG, OHIO PERRSBURG H.S. PLAYER NOTES Started 30 matches this season and 64 of 65 career contests she s played in Unanimous selection to 2015 Big Ten All-Freshman Team First Buckeye to earn three B1G Freshman of the Week honors espnw National Player of the Week (10/14/15) Big Ten Player of the Week (10/5/15) Father, John, played football at Miami University as a quarterback ( ) ***COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR APPOLD CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE 24

25 APPOLD STATISTICS # 9 Appold, Audra 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * WISCONSIN * at Indiana * RUTGERS * PENN STATE * at Northwestern * at Illinois * PURDUE * INDIANA * vs Missouri State * at Kansas State * Appold s Career Highs Kills at Iowa, 11/18/15 Attacks at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...at Ball State, 9/17/16 Assists at Penn State, 10/19/16 Aces at Penn State, 10/19/16 Digs at Illinois, 10/10/15 Solo Blocks (2x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Assist Blocks at Indiana, 11/5/16 Total Blocks (4x) last: at Indiana, 11/5/16 Points at Iowa, 11/18/15 CAREER Appold, STATISTICS Audra Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Bailey, Brooke 25

26 #10 TAYLOR SANDBOTHE MB HEIGHT: 6-3 SENIOR LEE S SUMMIT, MO. LEE S SUMMIT WEST H.S. PLAYER NOTES 2016 All-Big Ten Team (unanimous choice for the second straight season) Started all 34 matches this season and owns 130 career starts Ranks 12th nationally with points entering the NCAA Regionals Ranks 6th in Big Ten with 3.88 kills/set slotted 10th in conference matches with 1.05 blocks/set AVCA National Player of the Week (10/4/16) Three-time Big Ten Player of the Week (10/3/16 8/28/16 9/7/15) Owns 11 all-tournament team recognitions, including three Tourney MVP awards 2015 First Team All-American Unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten Team Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/8/14); Three-time B1G Freshman of the Week Sister, Elle, is a freshman on the Kansas State volleyball team Mother, Teri, is a Missouri Athletics Hall of Famer (four-time Track & Field All-American) Father, Mike, was a four-year starter for Missouri Basketball CAREER RECORDS WATCH 554 total blocks ranks 1st in school history 445 block assists (1st) 1.12 blocks/set (2nd) 109 solo blocks (2nd).306 attack percentage (6th) 1,895.5 points (4th) 1,485 kills (5th) 3,311 attack attempts (10th) 3.84 points/set (14th) 3.01 kills/set (19th) OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP total blocks (2nd all-time) block assists (2nd) solo blocks (T-4th) blocks/set (T-4th) attack percentage (5th) total blocks (T-5th) solo blocks (8th) total blocks (9th) points (T-10th) block assists (T-10th) block assists (T-10th) solo blocks (T-10th) blocks/set (T-12th) kills (16th) total blocks (16th) attack percentage (20th) ***COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR SANDBOTHE CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE 26

27 SANDBOTHE STATISTICS #10 Sandbothe, Taylor 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * at Michigan * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * WISCONSIN * at Indiana * RUTGERS * PENN STATE * at Northwestern * at Illinois * PURDUE * INDIANA * vs Missouri State * at Kansas State * Sandbothe s Career Highs Kills vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Attacks at Maryland, 10/26/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...Wyoming, 9/2/16 Assists (2x) last: Purdue, 10/25/16 Aces vs. Green Bay, 8/31/13 Digs (4x) last: at Maryland, 10/26/16 Solo Blocks (2x) last: vs. Syracuse, 9/12/15 Assist Blocks Illinois, 11/11/15 Total Blocks Illinois, 11/11/15 Points vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 CAREER Sandbothe, STATISTICS Taylor Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Schirmer, Luisa 27

28 #11 BROOKE BAILEY OH HEIGHT: 6-2 FRESHMAN CANTON, OHIO JACKSON H.S. PLAYER NOTES Earned first career start vs. Northwestern (9/28/16); inserted back into the starting lineup for six additional B1G matches Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Texas State (8/26/16) Enrolled early, began taking classes and practicing with the team in Spring 16 Three-time First Team All-Ohio honoree Parents, Linda (volleyball) and Nate (basketball), were student-athletes at Pittsburgh Brother, Evan, is a junior on the College of Charleston basketball team #11 Bailey, Brooke 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA at Michigan State at Michigan * NEBRASKA * IOWA * at Penn State MICHIGAN STATE * at Maryland * MARYLAND * at Northwestern at Illinois PURDUE INDIANA Bailey s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: Northwestern, 9/28/16 Attacks at Nebraska, 10/1/16 % (min. 10 att) (4-1-11)... at Penn State, 10/19/16 Assists (3x) last: at Illinois, 11/19/16 Aces... - Digs at Nebraska, 9/28/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks (4x) last: at Penn State, 10/19/16 Total Blocks (3x) last: at Penn State, 10/19/16 Points LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 CAREER Bailey, STATISTICS Brooke Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Fesl, Abby 28

29 #12 ABBY FESL S HEIGHT: 5-11 SENIOR ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA PLAYER NOTES Played in 32 of 34 matches this season, including starts in back-to-back Big Ten contests (Nov ) Transferred to Ohio State after three seasons competing for North Florida; 2014 Atlantic Sun Preseason Setter of the Year Mother, Joanie, played volleyball at Iowa ( ); Sisters, Megan and Annie, played volleyball for Notre Dame ( ) and Cincinnati ( ), respectively ***COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR FESL CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEXT PAGE 29

30 FESL STATISTICS #12 Fesl, Abby 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs Valparaiso vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA at Michigan State at Michigan NEBRASKA IOWA at Penn State at Maryland WISCONSIN at Indiana RUTGERS PENN STATE at Northwestern * at Illinois * PURDUE INDIANA vs Missouri State at Kansas State Fesl s Career Highs (at Ohio State only) Kills vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Attacks vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists Penn State, 11/12/16 Aces Purdue, 10/25/16 Digs Penn State, 11/12/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points Purdue, 10/25/16 Fesl, Abby CAREER STATISTICS Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% 2013* * * TOTAL All* Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s 2013* * * TOTAL All*

31 #14 CAMRY HALM DS HEIGHT: 5-2 FRESHMAN APOPKA, FLA. APOPKA H.S. PLAYER NOTES Played in 17 of 20 Big Ten contests, including first career start (at Penn State; 10/19/16) Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Texas State (8/26/16) Two-time First Team All-METRO Conference honoree Two-time First Team All-METRO Libero of the Year #14 Halm, Camry 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State LIU BROOKLYN BYU vs IUPUI vs Green Bay vs Valparaiso vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA at Michigan State at Michigan NEBRASKA IOWA at Penn State * MICHIGAN STATE at Maryland MARYLAND WISCONSIN RUTGERS at Illinois PURDUE INDIANA Halm s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (2x) last: Iowa, 10/15/16 Aces at Minnesota, 9/24/16 Digs at Maryland, 10/26/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points at Minnesota, 9/24/16 Halm, Camry CAREER STATISTICS Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Hughes, Taylor 31

32 #15 KALISHA GOREE DS HEIGHT: 5-4 JUNIOR COLUMBIA CITY, IND. COLUMBIA CITY H.S. PLAYER NOTES Owns three career double-digit dig efforts Started the 2015 season opener at Wyoming (8/28) Advanced to the Indiana state championship in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump #15 Goree, Kalisha 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at Michigan State at Michigan NEBRASKA at Penn State at Maryland WISCONSIN at Indiana PENN STATE INDIANA Goree s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (2x) last: vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Digs (2x) last: at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 CAREER Goree, STATISTICS Kalisha Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL Halm, Camry 32

33 #17 ANA BEATRIZ FRANKLIN OH HEIGHT: 5-11 FRESHMAN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL CENTRO EDUCACIONAL DA LAGOA PLAYER NOTES Started three Big Ten matches Won three South America Championships as a member of the Brazilian Youth National Team MVP of the 2103 U-16 South America Championship in Columbia Five-time national club champion, voted MVP three times #17 Franklin, Bia 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points vs Texas State LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs UNCG at Wisconsin at Minnesota * at NEBRASKA * at Michigan State * NEBRASKA IOWA MICHIGAN STATE at Maryland MARYLAND WISCONSIN at Indiana RUTGERS PURDUE INDIANA Franklin s Career Highs Kills (3x) last: Iowa, 10/15/16 Attacks at Minnesota, 9/24/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists Michigan State, 10/22/16 Aces (5x) last: Wisconsin, 11/2/16 Digs at Maryland, 10/26/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points (7x) last: Iowa, 10/15/16 CAREER Franklin, STATISTICS Bia Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv% TOTAL Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s TOTAL

34 HEAD COACH GEOFF CARLSTON The 2016 season marks Geoff Carlston s ninth as Ohio State s head coach. He took the reins of the women s volleyball team on Feb. 5, 2008 and is the fifth head coach of the Buckeyes in the 45-year history of the program. to the first Sweet 16 jaunt. In just his second season at Ohio State, Carlston pushed the Buckeyes to a season record and 12-8 Big Ten tally in OSU returned to the NCAA Tournament via an at-large bid and hosted the first and second rounds in Columbus. Carlston enters 16 with a career winning percentage of.684 in 16 years as a collegiate head coach, racking up 364 victories compared to just 168 defeats. His squads have averaged wins per season and own 12 years of 20 or more victories. Among the Division-I ranks at Ohio University and Ohio State, Carlston is the owner of a (.714) mark in 13 campaigns roaming the Buckeye State. The native Minnesotan has made his mark in the state of Ohio, guiding the Bobcats of Ohio University and the Buckeyes to a combined 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. Carlton has directed Ohio State to the NCAA Sweet 16 four times since 2010, one of just 11 schools in the country to accomplish that feat. Before arriving in Columbus, Carlston started his NCAA Tournament success with five straight Mid-American Conference championships to propel Ohio into the big dance, including his first Sweet 16 showing in Carlston s squads are a combined 7-3 all-time in the NCAA First Round and 5-0 at Ohio State. He led the Bobcats to a conference crown in each of his five campaigns in Athens. Carlston s pupils have often been recognized among the nation s elite, totaling 15 All-American accolades overall and at least one in each of the past five seasons. Elizabeth Campbell and Taylor Sandbothe repeated as All-Americans in 2015, each earning recognition for the second straight season. For the first time in school history, three Buckeyes -- Campbell, Sandbothe and Taylor Sherwin - earned AVCA All-America honors (honorable mention) in Ohio State s Katie Dull (2009), Emily Danks (2011) and Kaitlyn Leary (2013) also earned All-America honorable mention while Mari Hole was chosen in back-to-back seasons as an 11 honorable mention and Third Team member in Five Bobcats picked up All-American status under the tutelage of Carlston. On the conference level, Carlston has molded 14 All-Big Ten, 25 All-MAC and eight All-NSIC performers since Academic success has followed Carlston throughout his career as well. Student-athletes receiving academic all-conference laurels has been a common occurrence under Carlston, racking up a total of 85 such awards: 50 Academic All-Big Ten, 25 Academic All-MAC, 10 Academic All-NSIC). His program was honored by the NCAA in May 2014 with the Public Recognition Award, given to teams scoring in the top-10 percent nationally in each sport based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR). During the summer of 2011, Carlston served as head coach of one of the USA A-2 squads that played at the USA Volleyball Open National Championships Women s Open, finishing second. Carlston came to Ohio State after spending five years as head coach at Ohio University, building a powerhouse in the Mid-American Conference. His squads reached the NCAA Tournament every season and won five straight conference crowns with an overall record of during Carlston s time in Athens. The Bobcats won 78 of 80 MAC matches and went 14-1 in the conference tournament with four tourney titles. Four Bobcats were named MAC Player of the Year and a pair were tabbed MAC Freshman of the Year. He was named the MAC Coach of the Year four times and was twice named the Mideast Region Coach of the Year. Prior to Ohio, Carlston posted a record in three seasons at the helm of the Concordia University-St. Paul (Minn.) program. He took the Golden Bears from an 0-18 mark in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference the season before his arrival to a serious run at the league title in CUSP finished the 2002 campaign with a 24-9 record - its best in Division II competition - and earned its first national ranking during the season. Carlson recruited three consecutive NSIC Freshman of the Year selections to play for the Golden Bears. In the summer of 2002, Carlston served as coach of a Division II all-star team that played in a tournament in Holland. Competing against the top Dutch college and professional league teams, the group won gold and bronze medals. Before Concordia, Carlston served two seasons as a student assistant coach at Minnesota while completing a master s degree in social work. Carlston began his coaching career in 1994 as head coach at Hopkins High School. In his two-year tenure, his teams went and captured the Classic Lake Conference title both seasons. He left the high school ranks for two years of service in Belize as a Peace Corps volunteer but stayed close to the sport, serving as head coach of the Belize women s national team and as an assistant for the men s national team. He helped develop a year-round training program and the team finished fourth at the 1997 Central America championship, earning the country s first international victories. Following a run to the Sweet 16 in 2014, Carlston s Buckeyes added Academic prowess to place themselves in rare company. Just three schools nationally could boast both advancement into the NCAA Sweet 16 and perfect multi-year APR scores of 1000 three or more times each between The 2013 Buckeyes swept through a 12-0 nonconference and finished the season with 18 wins overall. Senior Kaitlyn Leary was tabbed an AVCA All- America honorable mention while Taylor Sandbothe was placed on the Big Ten s All-Freshman squad. Ohio State went on a four-year run of 20-or-more wins starting in In 2012, the Buckeyes registered a overall ledger, including a 13-7 conference mark to earn place fourth in the daunted Big Ten Conference. Carlston and the Buckeyes notched the program s first ever win at Nebraska (3-1, Oct. 26) that season. Senior Mari Hole was named AVCA Third Team All-American and unanimously voted All-Big Ten while fellow senior Emily Danks and junior Kaitlyn Leary were All-B1G honorable mentions. Carlston conducted a pair of treks to the Sweet 16 in 2010 and Juniors Mari Hole and Emily Danks picked up All-America nods during a campaign in 2011 after the 10 Buckeyes notched a overall win-loss tally en route 34 Upon his return to the United States, Carlston became head coach of the 17 s team of the Minnesota One Junior Olympics club, which competed in the 17 Open Division at USA Nationals three consecutive years under his direction. In June 1993, Carlston earned his undergraduate degree in speech communication from the University of Minnesota, where he played on the club team for the Gophers. The Plymouth, Minn., native is married to the former Sara Tibesar of St. Paul. The couple has two children and resides in Columbus. Coaching Career: Head Coach, Hopkins High School, ; Head Coach, Belize women s national team, Assistant Coach, Belize men s national team, (Peace Corps volunteer) Student Assistant Coach, Minnesota, Head Coach, Minnesota One Junior Olympics Club, Head Coach, Concordia St. Paul, Head Coach, Ohio University, Head Coach, Ohio State, 2008-present.

35 CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD Overall Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 2000 Concordia th 2001 Concordia th-tie 2002 Concordia th Concordia St. Paul Totals Overall Mid-American Conference NCAA Championship Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Regional National 2003 Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University Totals NCAA Record: 3-5 (.375) Overall Big Ten Conference NCAA Championship Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Regional National 2008 Ohio State th Ohio State th-tie Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th-tie Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State Totals NCAA Record: 12-6 (.667) Division-I Career Totals Overall Career Totals CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD BY OPPONENT Akron Alabama Albany American Arizona Arizona State Auburn Augsburg Augustana Ball State Bemidji State Binghamton Bowling Green Bradley Brown Buffalo Butler BYU California Cal State Bakersfield Central Arkansas Chicago State Coastal Carolina Central Michigan Cincinnati Cleveland State College of Charleston Colo. School of Mines Colorado State Concordia-Illinois Concordia-Michigan Concordia-Wisconsin Davidson Dayton Denver Duquesne Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Florida A&M Florida Gulf Coast Florida State Furman Georgia Southern Grand Valley State Green Bay Hawai i Harding Houston Idaho Idaho State Illinois Illinois State Indiana Iona Iowa IPFW IUPUI Jacksonville James Madison Kansas State Kennesaw State Kent State Kentucky Lake Superior State Lees-McCrae Liberty Lipscomb LIU Brooklyn Lock Haven Long Beach State Louisville Loyola Marymount Marquette Marshall Maryland Maryland Eastern Shore Macalester Mayville State Mercer Miami (OH) Michigan Michigan State Michigan Tech Middle Tennessee State Milwaukee Minnesota Minnesota-Crookston Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota-Morris Minnesota State Mankato Minnesota State Moorhead Missouri Missouri State Montana State Billings Morehead State Morningside MTSU Nebraska Nebraska-Omaha New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State North Texas Northern Illinois Northern State Northwest Missouri State Northwestern Notre Dame Oakland Ohio Ohio State Oregon Penn Penn State Pennsylvania Pepperdine Pittsburgh Portland Presbyterian Purdue Rider Robert Morris Rutgers Sacramento State Sacred Heart San Diego SEMO Seton Hall South Dakota South Dakota State South Florida Southern California Southern Colorado Southern Illinois Southern Mississippi Southwest State St. Benedict s St. Catherine s St. Cloud State St. John s St. Mary s Stanford Stony Brook Syracuse Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Texas-Arlington Texas A&M Texas State Toledo Towson UAB UCLA UC Santa Barbara UMBC UNCG Utah Valparaiso Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech Vitergo Wake Forest Washington Washington State Wayne State West Virginia Western Kentucky Western Michigan Wichita State William & Mary Winona State Wisconsin Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin Steven s Point Wisconsin Superior Wyoming Xavier Yale Youngstown State Career Totals

36 SUSAN HALVERSON - ASSISTANT COACH COACHING STAFF NIKKI KLINGSPORN - ASSISTANT COACH Susan Halverson returned to life as a Buckeye in August 2015, signing on as an assistant coach. She had logged five previous seasons at Ohio State, serving as the program s volunteer coach in 2012 and competing as a defensive specialist from She was selected to the 2016 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 list. Halverson was the lone Big Ten coach chosen and one of just 12 Division-I honorees nationally. The AVCA Thirty Under 30 award was created to honor up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of the sport. Halverson helped lead the Buckeyes to the NCAA Sweet 16 in her first season as an assistant coach in 2015, five years after doing so as a team captain on the 2010 OSU squad. Halverson s previous two seasons were spent patrolling the sidelines at the University of North Texas as an assistant coach. She and the Mean Green racked up 22 wins in 2014 on the strength of Conference USA Player of the Year, Carnae Dillard. While living in the Lone Star State, Halverson also continued her work with USA Volleyball as the Technical Coordinator for the North Point Volleyball Club located in the USA Volleyball North Texas Region. During her prior stint in Columbus, Halverson was the System Coordinator ( ) for the Elite Volleyball Training Center in the USA Volleyball Ohio Valley Region. During her playing career, she racked up over 600 digs playing in 117 matches for the Scarlet & Gray. Before graduating with a Human Development and Family Science degree (specialization in Early Childhood Education), Halverson was lauded as an all-around studentathlete, presented both the Corwin A. Fergus Award and Leann Grimes-Davidge Award in Fergus Award recipients `excel in athletics, achieve academically, demonstrate positive qualities of character and citizenship and show potential for success in a graduate or professional program. Halverson earned the Grimes-Davidge Award due to `outstanding qualities of athletic performance, scholarship, character, campus or community involvement and leadership. She utilized the Fergus Award post-graduate scholarship in her completion of a master s degree in 2012 (Education with a specialization in Pre-k to 3rd Grade). Nikki Klingsporn, an All-American setter at Marquette in 2010, begins her second season as a Buckeye in She helped Ohio State reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in her inaugural Columbus campaign. In addition to the postseason run, Klingsporn was also vital in the development of freshman setter Taylor Hughes. The Big Ten All-Freshman Team member made 27 starts and was named the B1G Setter of the Week on Oct. 12. Under the guidance of Klingsporn, Hughes racked up 978 assists in her rookie season. Klingsporn spent as an assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. She helped the Panthers rack up 18 victories en route to a Horizon League Tournament title and subsequent appearance in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Klingsporn and the Panthers nearly made it back-to-back conference crowns in `14, falling in the league tournament championship match. The Oakdale, Minn., native is no stranger to Big Ten Volleyball, playing at Wisconsin for three seasons before transferring to Marquette as a redshirt junior. At MU, Klingsporn was a two-time All-Big East setter and an honorable mention All-American her senior campaign (2010) following a assists per set average which ranked fourth nationally. She was also a team captain in each of her two seasons with the Golden Eagles while earning academic all-league honors in all four of her eligible years. After finishing her collegiate career, Klingsporn played for the Volleyball Club Wiesbaden in Germany, helping the team to a seventh-place finish in the Deutsche Volleyball Liga. Then, she returned to Marquette for one season as an undergraduate assistant coach, aiding the Golden Eagles to their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth and a win in the first round of the postseason. She trained and guided Marquette s freshman setter, Chelsea Heier, to Big East Freshman of the Year, Region Freshman of the Year and All-American honorable mention laurels. Klingsporn comes from an athletic and coaching family, the daughter of two college athletes. Her mother and high school coach, Laura, is a member of the North Dakota State Athletics Hall of Fame and the Minnesota State High School Coaches Hall of Fame. Father, Mark, is a well-known basketball coach for Tartan High School. CAITLIN INSANA - DIRECTOR OF OPERNATIONS Caitlin Insana joined the Ohio State women s volleyball staff as the Director of Operations in July Insana previously served as a Buckeye student assistant coach for three seasons ( ) and has been a central Ohio club volleyball coach since moving to Columbus five years ago. Insana has guided three club teams in earning bids to the Girls Junior Nationals, twice with Elite Volleyball and most recently coaching for Mintonette Sports. She also spent a season as varsity assistant for Gahanna Lincoln High School. In three years as the Buckeye student assistant coach, Insana helped the Scarlet & Gray win at least one match in three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including a pair of `Sweet 16 appearances. Ohio State averaged nearly 23 wins a season with an overall winning percentage of.642 (68-38) during her previous stint with the Buckeyes. Prior to arriving in Columbus, Insana enrolled at High Point University in North Carolina as a student-athlete following an impressive high school and club volleyball career. Her playing career was cut short due to injury, however, and the Clevelander transferred to Ohio State to begin her sophomore year of college. Insana graduated from The Ohio State University in 2013 with a Sport Industry degree. She then sharpened her organizational, planning and time management skills as a wedding and event planner in Hilliard, Ohio. STEPHEN CREEVY - VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Stephen Creevy was a three-sport standout at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati -- playing volleyball, basketball and football -- all while graduating with a flawless 4.0 GPA. Previously a male practice player, he made the move to the Buckeye coaching staff in the summer of Creevy is a double major in finance and biology and is heavily involved in various pediatric cancer organizations such as BuckeyeThon and Kick-It. He is set to graduate in May MAGGIE HEIM - STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH In 2015, Maggie Heim transitioned into a role on the coaching staff after two seasons competing as a student-athlete. She played in 41 matches, dishing out 252 assists as a setter. Her 24 helpers in a winning effort over Syracuse in 2014 marked a career-best effort. Heim picked up Academic All-Big Ten honors in

37 O H I O S TAT E W O M E N S V O L L E Y B A L O H I O S TAT E W V B A L L TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 Kylie Randall 2 Jenna Adams 3 Valeria León 4 Madison Smeathers 5 Luisa Schirmer 6 Taylor Hughes 7 Ashley Wenz 8 Alexa Turk 9 Audra Appold 10 Taylor Sandbothe 11 Brooke Bailey 12 Abby Fesl 14 Camry Halm 15 Kalisha Goree 17 Ana Beatriz Franklin Maggie Heim Andrew Fischer Geoff Carlston Susan Halverson Nikki Klingsporn Caitlin Insana Stephen Creevy MB, 6-2, Sr. Tomball, Texas Magnolia H.S. OH, 6-3, Jr. Springboro, Ohio Springboro H.S. DS, 5-2, Fr. Apopka, Fla. Apopka H.S. Head Coach Ninth Season Minnesota, 1993 DS, 5-10, Fr. San Mateo, Calif. Saint Francis H.S. DS, 5-11, Fr. Gates Mills, Ohio Gilmour Academy DS, 5-4, Jr. Columbia City, Ind. Columbia City H.S. Assistant Coach Second Season Ohio State, 2011 DS, 5-6, Sr. Ponce, Puerto Rico Colegio Sagrado Corazón De Jesús MB, 6-3, Fr. Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove H.S. OH, 6-1, So. Perrysburg, Ohio Perrysburg H.S. MB, 6-2, Sr. Lee s Summit, Mo. Lee s Summit West H.S. Student Assistant Coach OH, 5-11, Fr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Centro Educacional da Lagoa Assistant Coach Second Season Marquette, 2011 OH, 6-1, Jr. Pittsford, N.Y. Pittsford Sutherland H.S. OH, 6-2, Fr. Canton, Ohio Jackson H.S. S, 5-11, Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill. John Hersey H.S. University of North Florida Team Manager Director of Volleyball Operations Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season First Season Ohio State, S, 6-1, So. Carroll, Ohio Bloom-Carroll H.S. Jennifer Novak Athletic Trainer