OHIO STATE WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL. Buckeyes are 12-8 overall and 3-5 in Big Ten action

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio SCHEDULE AUGUST 24 ALBANY St. John Arena W, OHIO St. John Arena W, 3-0 TEXAS A&M St. John Arena W, vs. Southern Miss Oxford, Miss. W, 3-2 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. L, 2-3 SEPTEMBER 1 vs. Samford Oxford, Miss. W, vs. Princeton Towson, Md. W, vs. Missouri Towson, Md. W, 3-1 at Towson Towson, Md. W, vs. Evansville Dayton, Ohio W, vs. Tennessee Dayton, Ohio L, 1-3 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio L, at #6 Wisconsin^ Madison, Wis. L, #4 PENN STATE* St. John Arena W, INDIANA^ St. John Arena L, at Maryland College Park, Md. L, 2-3 OCTOBER 5 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. W, at #9 Penn State University Park, Pa. L, #13 MICHIGAN St. John Arena L, MICHIGAN ST.# St. John Arena W, at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 7 pm 21 at # 17 Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 1 pm 24 NEBRASKA^ St. John Arena 7 pm 28 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 2 pm Ohio State Making Stops at Indiana, No. 17 Purdue Buckeyes are 12-8 overall and 3-5 in Big Ten action The Ohio State women s volleyball team is hitting the road for a pair of Big Ten matches. The Buckeyes are visiting Indiana for a rematch Friday at 7 p.m. before heading to No. 17 Purdue for a Sunday showdown at 1 p.m. WEEKLY BASICS Friday, Oct p.m. Bloomington, Ind. University Gym Stream: BTN Plus Ohio State (12-8, 3-5 B1G) at Indiana (12-7, 3-5 B1G) Sunday, Oct p.m. West Lafayette, Ind. Holloway Gymnasium Stream: BTN Plus Ohio State at No. 17 Purdue (15-4, 4-4 B1G) HISTORY WITH THE HOOSIERS & BOILERMAKERS Friday s contest will be the second meeting of the season between the Buckeyes and Hoosiers. Ohio State came up short, 3-1, on Sept. 26 when Indiana made the trip to St. John Arena. However, the Buckeyes still have an impressive lead in the series. Ohio State holds a slight edge in the all-time series with Purdue. The teams split last year s home-and-home series and the Buckeyes claimed their first win in West Lafayette since 2012 with a 3-1 decision. SCOUTING REPORT Indiana snapped a four-match skid with a straight-set victory over Rutgers. As a team, the Hoosiers are 17th nationally averaging 2.71 blocks per set and 18th with 203 total rejections. Individually, Deyshia Lofton has a.366 hitting percentage, which stands ninth in the Big Ten. Bayli Lebo ranks eighth in the conference with 4.16 digs per set. NOVEMBER 2 ILLINOIS* St. John Arena 7 pm 4 NORTHWESTERN* St. John Arena 1 pm 7 at Michigan St. East Lansing, Mich. 7 pm 10 MARYLAND* St. John Arena 7 pm 16 WISCONSIN* St. John Arena 7 pm 17 MINNESOTA* St. John Arena 7 pm 23 at Nebraksa* Lincoln, Neb. 8 pm 24 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 8 pm All times eastern Home matches in CAPS VIDEO COVERAGE KEY ^ Big Ten Network broadcast * BTN Plus broadcast # ESPN2/WatchESPN broadcast Purdue earned a 3-2 road win at Iowa last weekend. Brooke Peters is second in the league with 4.96 digs per set while Hayley Bush is fifth averaging assists per set. Teammate Sherridan Atkinson is putting up 3.92 kills per set, which is good enough for sixth in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers check in fifth and sixth, respectively, in the conference behind digs and kills per set. LAST TIME OUT Ohio State made quick work of Michigan State last Sunday on ESPN2 with a 3-0 triumph in St. John Arena. Bia Franklin did a little bit of everything for the Buckeyes behind career highs in kills (14) and points (18.5). She also registered 12 digs, three service aces and two blocks. Madison Smeathers came through with a season-best 13 kills while Vanja Bukilić notched her 16th match in double figures on 10 kills. Becca Mauer reached double-digits in assists for the 11th time after she handed out a match-high 43 helpers. Audra Appold recorded 11 digs, followed by Hannah Gruensfelder with eight. CAREER WATCH Sophomore middle blocker Madison Smeathers is steadily approaching the 500-kill milestone. She currently has 446 kills through 72 career matches BIG TEN STANDINGS As of Oct. 15 Big Ten Overall TEAM W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Minnesota Michigan Nebraska Penn State Illinois Wisconsin Purdue Iowa Michigan State Indiana Maryland Ohio State Northwestern Rutgers

2 B1G STATS In Big Ten-only matches, Jordan Fry has a.310 hitting percentage (15th) and Becca Mauer tallies 8.55 assists per set (11th). WITTE WITH THE HOT HAND Sophomore middle blocker Lauren Witte has been one of the leaders on offense for the Buckeyes. She currently ranks 39th nationally and seventh in the Big Ten with a.370 hitting percentage. She has 11 matches with double-digit kills, including a careerhigh 19 against Albany. ROOKIES ON THE COME UP Freshmen Mia Grunze and Vanja Bukilić have stepped up to the challenge for Ohio State. Through 20 matches, the rookie duo has combined for 39 percent or 388 kills of the Buckeyes team total (1,006). Grunze averages 2.70 kills per set and has 10 matches in double figures while Bukilić has tallied 16 double-digit outings and 3.01 kills per set. BLOCK PARTY Ohio State has out-blocked its opponents 11 times, including a season-high 17.0 rejections at Dayton. However, the Buckeyes have had fewer blocks in five of its eight Big Ten matchups. DOWN GOES PENN STATE Ohio State stunned No. 4 Penn State on Sept. 23 with a 3-1 victory inside St. John Arena. The Buckeyes beat the Nittany Lions for the first time since 2016 to secure their first Big Ten victory of the season. Mia Grunze had the first double-double of her career behind 12 kills and 13 digs. Jordan Fry tied her career mark with 11 kills and had seven blocks, followed by Lauren Witte with 10 kills and six rejections. Madison Smeathers chipped in eight kills and three blocks while Becca Mauer spread 39 assists around and dug 13 balls for a doubledouble. Hannah Gruensfelder paced the defense with 17 digs and Camry Halm added 14 digs to the stat sheet. FINAL NON-CONFERENCE TUNE-UP Non-conference action concluded at the Flyer Invitational Sept Vanja Bukilić and Hannah Gruensfelder were both named to the all-tournament team for their efforts. Through 12 non-conference matches, Ohio State was 5-0 in three-set outings, 3-1 in four sets and 1-2 in five-set decisions. RANKINGS & HONORS TOP-25 TEAMS IN THE BIG TEN American Volleyball Coaches Association #3 Minnesota #4 Penn State #5 Nebraska #7 Illinois #9 Wisconsin #13 Michigan #17 Purdue RV Iowa WEEKLY AWARDS Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Lauren Witte - Aug. 27 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Hannah Gruensfelder - Sept. 10 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic - Aug Lauren Witte (MVP), Mia Grunze, Camry Halm Rebel Invitational - Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Mia Grunze, Vanja Bukilić Flyer Invitational - Sept Vanja Bukilić, Hannah Gruensfelder CONFERENCE ACCOLADES Lauren Witte earned her first career honor on Aug. 27 after being named Big Ten co- Player of the Week. Witte hit an impressive.636 ( ) during Ohio State s 3-0 opening weekend at the Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic inside St. John Arena. Her 48 points, 37 kills, 12 blocks and three service aces helped her claim MVP status and a spot on the all-tournament team. Hannah Gruensfelder was selected as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10. Gruensfelder reached double figures in digs in every match as the Buckeyes went 3-0 at the Towson Invitational. The defensive specialist successfully handled 48 error-free service receptions and averaged 6.70 digs per set over the weekend. FAREWELL ST. JOHN ARENA, HELLO COVELLI CENTER The 2018 campaign is the final season for the Buckeyes inside St. John Arena. The women s volleyball team will be moving to the Covelli Center, which is set to be complete in time for the 2019 season. The state-of-the-art facility is part of the new Ohio State Athletic District and will span over 100,000 square feet in total and include a locker room and coaching suite designed specifically for the women s volleyball program. 2

3 No. Name...Pos...Hgt...Cl... Hometown... High School (Previous College) 1 Becca Mauer... S So... Houston, Texas...Jersey Village 2 Camryn Moeller... DS Fr... Troy, Ohio...Troy 3 Mia Grunze...OH Fr... Waterford, Wis...Waterford Union 4 Madison Smeathers...MB Jr... Bargersville, Ind... Center Grove 5 Olivia Dailey... S Sr... Trussville, Ala... Kentucky 7 Hannah Gruensfelder... DS So... Weldon Spring, Mo... St. Joseph Academy 9 Audra Appold...OH Sr... Perrysburg, Ohio... Perrysburg 11 Jordan Fry...MB R-So... Cincinnati, Ohio... Kentucky 12 Lauren Witte...MB So... Mentor, Ohio... Lake Catholic 13 Vanja Bukilić...OPP Fr... Belgrade, Serbia...XIV Belgrade Gymnasium 14 Camry Halm... DS Jr... Apopka, Fla...Apopka 16 Adria Powell...OH Fr... Hubbard, Ohio... Hubbard 17 Bia Franklin...OH Jr... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...Centro Educacional da Lagoa Head Coach: Geoff Carlston, 11th season (Minnesota, 1993) Associate Head Coach: Susan Halverson-Maloney, 4th season (Ohio State, 2011) Assistant Coach: Ben Spurlock, 2nd season (Ohio State, 2009) Volunteer Assistant Coach: William Tatge, 1st season (Bethany Lutheran College, 2011) Director of Volleyball Operations: Caitlin Insana, 3rd season (Ohio State, 2013) Video Coordinator: Dan Reilly, 1st season (Penn State Altoona, 2015) Technical Coordinator: Andrew Fischer Trainer: Erin Ralston 2018 ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Audra Appold...(if apple and hold had a child) Vanja Bukilić...VAUGHN-YA BOO-kah-lick Bia Franklin...bee-ah Hannah Gruensfelder...GREW-inns-fell-der Mia Grunze...g-RUN-zee Camry Halm...(rhymes with palm ) Becca Mauer...(rhymes with wow er ) Adria Powell... AY-dri-ah Madison Smeathers...smi-THURS (like the Simpsons) Lauren Witte... WIT-ee UNIVERSITY FACTS Location... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment... 66,444 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...1, ,.638/47 Big Ten Record/Yrs ,.582/35 St. John Arena Record/Yrs ,.695/32 AVCA All-Americans...32 awards by 20 different players All-Big Ten Selections...77 awards by 36 different players Big Ten Championships... 3 (1989, 91, 94) NCAA Tournament Appearances (35-22,.614) NCAA Regional Appearances NCAA National Semifinals Appearances... 2 (1991, 1994) Facility (Capacity)... St. John Arena (13,276) 3

4 OVERALL 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 Mauer, Becca Moeller, Camryn Grunze, Mia Smeathers, Madison Dailey, Olivia Gruensfelder, Hannah Appold, Audra Fry, Jordan Witte, Lauren Bukilic, Vanja Halm, Camry Powell, Adria Franklin, Bia 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 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 7/2348 7/2137 Neutral site #/Avg 6/263 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 1 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 24 ALBANY W ,21-25,25-16, Aug 25 OHIO W ,25-22, Aug 25 TEXAS A&M W ,25-16, Aug 31 vs Southern Miss W ,25-20,23-25,27-25, Aug 31 at Ole Miss L ,17-25,14-25,25-22, Sep 01 vs Samford W ,25-19, Sep 07 vs Princeton W ,25-20, Sep 08 vs Missouri W ,25-22,25-18, Sep 08 at Towson W ,25-22, Sep 14 vs Evansville W ,19-25,25-17, Sep 15 vs Tennessee L ,25-21,22-25, Sep 15 at Dayton L ,22-25,25-20,15-25, *Sep 19 at #6 Wisconsin L ,17-25, *Sep 23 #4 PENN STATE W ,25-20,33-31, *Sep 26 INDIANA L ,25-18,20-25, *Sep 29 at Maryland L ,22-25,25-15,25-22, *Oct 05 at Rutgers W ,25-19,23-25,25-18, *Oct 06 at #9 Penn State L ,22-25, *Oct 12 #13 MICHIGAN L ,22-25,25-20,28-26, *Oct 14 MICHIGAN STATE W ,25-19, Record in 3-set matches: 6-2 Record in 4-set matches: 4-2 Record in 5-set matches: 2-4 4

5 CONFERENCE 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 Mauer, Becca Moeller, Camryn Grunze, Mia Smeathers, Madison Dailey, Olivia Gruensfelder, Hannah Appold, Audra Fry, Jordan Witte, Lauren Bukilic, Vanja Halm, Camry Powell, Adria Franklin, Bia 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 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 6 13 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 4/2681 4/2967 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 1 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 19 at #6 Wisconsin L ,17-25, *Sep 23 #4 PENN STATE W ,25-20,33-31, *Sep 26 INDIANA L ,25-18,20-25, *Sep 29 at Maryland L ,22-25,25-15,25-22, *Oct 05 at Rutgers W ,25-19,23-25,25-18, *Oct 06 at #9 Penn State L ,22-25, *Oct 12 #13 MICHIGAN L ,22-25,25-20,28-26, *Oct 14 MICHIGAN STATE W ,25-19, Record in 3-set matches: 1-2 Record in 4-set matches: 1-1 Record in 5-set matches: 1-2 5

6 TEAM COMPARISON STATS Date Opponent Score Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY / / / / / / 3 11 / 4 3 / / / / 1 14 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 1 Aug 25, 2018 OHIO / 26 8 / / / / 24 4 / 2 11 / 9 2 / 4 38 / / / 0 4 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 1 Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M / 35 8 / / / / 35 6 / 4 8 / 8 4 / 6 28 / / / 0 8 / 4 1 / 0 0 / 1 Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss / / / / / 56 6 / 6 9 / 6 6 / 6 57 / / / 5 8 / 12 0 / 0 0 / 0 Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss / / / / / 57 6 / 9 12 / 8 9 / 6 60 / / / 5 8 / 10 0 / 0 0 / 0 Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford / / / / / 34 8 / 3 4 / 7 3 / 8 60 / / / 2 12 / 6 0 / 0 0 / 0 Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton / / / / / 35 4 / 2 8 / 6 2 / 4 65 / / / 1 18 / 2 3 / 2 0 / 1 Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri / / / / / 43 6 / 3 11 / 5 3 / 6 62 / / / 3 8 / 10 2 / 3 0 / 4 Sep 08, 2018 at Towson / / / / / 41 3 / 1 6 / 6 1 / 3 47 / / / 1 14 / 8 1 / 5 1 / 0 Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville / / / / / 42 4 / 3 10 / 12 3 / 4 34 / / / 0 22 / 4 2 / 1 3 / 5 Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee / / / / / 51 4 / 8 6 / 4 8 / 4 43 / / / 0 2 / 16 3 / 3 1 / 0 Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton / / / / / 65 3 / 4 11 / 12 4 / 3 48 / / / 2 24 / 6 3 / 2 0 / 4 Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin / / / / / 38 2 / 10 3 / 4 10 / 2 49 / / / 1 4 / 12 1 / 3 0 / 1 Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE / / / / / 55 8 / 0 11 / 9 0 / 8 69 / / / 2 24 / 18 2 / 3 2 / 2 Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA / / / / / 44 6 / 7 8 / 7 7 / 6 64 / / / 3 12 / 4 8 / 1 1 / 0 Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland / / / / / / / / / / / 2 14 / 20 2 / 4 2 / 4 Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers / / / / / 56 6 / 5 8 / 9 5 / 6 60 / / / 0 8 / 26 2 / 6 0 / 3 Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State / / / / / 38 3 / 8 10 / 5 8 / 3 23 / / / 2 0 / 6 1 / 1 0 / 0 Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN / / / / / 62 8 / 7 10 / 7 7 / 8 68 / / / 0 6 / 4 7 / 4 1 / 2 Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE / / / / / 38 6 / 3 5 / 7 3 / 6 53 / / / 2 4 / 15 4 / 4 0 / 1 Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 6

7 CAREER RECORDS WATCH DIGS Digs Player...Years 1. 1,795 Valeria León ,572 Stacey Gordon SOLO BLOCKS SB Player...Years Sherri Rinker Taylor Sandbothe BLOCKS PER SETS (Minimum 110 total blocks) Avg. Player...SB-AB-TB-Sets...Years Shellye Sills Taylor Sandbothe TOTAL BLOCKS TB Player...Solos-Assists...Years Taylor Sandbothe Dawn McDougall Danielle Meyer DIGS PER SET (Minimum 400 digs) Avg. Player...Digs-Sets...Years Hannah Gruensfelder Valeria León...1, Chelsea Noble ASSIST BLOCKS Ast. B Player...Years Taylor Sandbothe Dawn McDougall Danielle Meyer Suzie Stiling Dana Stearns 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...3, 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 ,143 Taylor Hughes ,755 Amanda Peterson ,621 Marlene O Brien ,397 Betsy Hone ,963 Briana McCarthy , POINTS Points Player...Years 1. 3,094.5 Stacey Gordon...2, ,131.5 Danielle Meyer...1, ,064.0 Holly O Leary...1, ,914.5 Taylor Sandbothe...1, ,881.0 Katie Dull...1, ,828.0 Jenny Jackson...1, ,797.0 Leisa Wissler...1, ,741.5 Emily Danks...1, ,741.0 Lisa Bettio...1, ,738.0 Gabriele Jobst...1, ,719.0 Suzie Stiling...1, ,658.0 Dana Stearns...1, ,623.0 Vanessa Wouters...1, ,591.0 Kristi Neuman...1, 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, Suzie Stiling...1, Dana Stearns...1, Elizabeth Campbell Anne Botica...1, KILLS Kills Player...Years 1. 2,798 Stacey Gordon ,808 Holly O Leary ,760 Danielle Meyer ,621 Katie Dull ,498 Taylor Sandbothe ,463 Jenny Jackson ,442 Lisa Bettio ,434 Gabriele Jobst ,428 Leisa Wissler ,409 Vanessa Wouters ,369 Suzie Stiling ,331 Dana Stearns ,313 Emily Danks ,242 Kristi Neuman ,227 Rosie Snow ,216 Shelly Draeger ,215 Kaitlyn Leary ,211 Tricia Stragliotto ,186 Anna Szerszen ,151 Anne Botica

8 #1 BECCA MAUER S HEIGHT: 5-9 SOPHOMORE HOUSTON, TEXAS JERSEY VILLAGE H.S. PLAYER NOTES Has five double-doubles this season Tallied at least 25 assists 11 times # 1 Mauer, Becca 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY Aug 25, 2018 OHIO Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at Towson * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE * Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA * Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland * Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State * Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN * Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE * Totals Mauer s Career Highs Kills at Iowa, 11/11/17 Attacks vs. Princeton, 9/7/18 % (min. 10 att) (4-1-10)...vs. Princeton, 9/7/18 Assists vs. Michigan, 10/12/18 Aces (2x) last: vs. Michigan, 10/12/18 Digs vs. Michigan, 10/12/18 Solo Blocks at Penn State, 10/6/18 Assist Blocks at Maryland, 9/29/18 Total Blocks at Maryland, 9/29/18 Points (2x) last: vs. Evansville, 9/14/18 8

9 #2 CAMRYN MOELLER DS HEIGHT: 5-8 FRESHMAN TROY, OHIO TROY H.S. PLAYER NOTES Helped Troy H.S. to four straight GWOC North Championships Named to the All-District 9 team multiple times Three-time All-GWOC selection # 2 Moeller, Camryn 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri Sep 08, 2018 at Towson Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE Totals Moeller s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: vs. Tennessee, 9/15/18 Attacks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (2x) last: at Penn State, 10/6/18 Aces (2x) last: vs. Tennessee, 9/15/18 Digs at Rutgers, 10/5/18 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Tennessee, 9/15/18 9

10 #3 MIA GRUNZE OH HEIGHT: 6-3 FRESHMAN WATERFORD, WIS. WATERFORD UNION H.S. PLAYER NOTES Had her first career double-double (12 kills, 13 digs) against Penn State (9/23) Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic and Rebel Invitational all-tournament team member 2017 AVCA High School All-America honorable mention Two-time Southern Lakes Conference Player of the Year # 3 Grunze, Mia 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY Aug 25, 2018 OHIO Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at Towson * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE * Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA * Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland * Totals Grunze s Career Highs Kills vs. Southern Miss, 8/31/18 Attacks vs. Penn State, 9/23/18 % (min. 10 att) ( )... vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Assists vs. Indiana, 9/26/18 Aces vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Digs vs. Penn State, 9/23/18 Solo Blocks vs. Princeton, 9/7/18 Assist Blocks (4x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Total Blocks (4x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Points vs. Southern Miss, 8/31/18 10

11 #4 MADISON SMEATHERS MB HEIGHT: 6-3 JUNIOR BARGERSVILLE, IND. CENTER GROVE H.S. PLAYER NOTES Has double-digit kills in her last three appearances Ohio State Most Improved Player (2016) # 4 Smeathers, Madison 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri Sep 08, 2018 at Towson Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin * Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA * Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland * Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE * Totals Smeathers Career Highs Kills at Purdue, 9/23/17 Attacks at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 % (min. 10 att) (7-0-10)...vs. Iowa, 10/15/16 Assists vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces (4x) last: at Dayton 9/15/18 Digs (2x) last: at Michigan, 9/29/17 Solo Blocks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Assist Blocks vs. Michigan, 10/22/17 Total Blocks (2x) last: vs. Michigan, 10/22/17 Points at Purdue, 9/23/17 11

12 #5 OLIVIA DAILEY S HEIGHT: 5-10 SENIOR TRUSSVILLE, ALA. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PLAYER NOTES Dished a career-high 50 assists against Albany (8/24) Has three double-doubles on the season AVCA All-America honorable mention and All-Southeastern Region in 2016 Spent three seasons at Kentucky # 5 Dailey, Olivia 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin * Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers * Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State Totals Dailey s Career Highs (Ohio State Only) Kills (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Attacks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Aces vs. Samford, 9/1/18 Digs vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Solo Blocks vs. Southern Miss, 8/31/18 Assist Blocks vs. Samford, 9/1/18 Total Blocks vs. Samford, 9/1/18 Points vs. Samford, 9/1/18 12

13 #7 HANNAH GRUENSFELDER DS HEIGHT: 5-6 SOPHOMORE WELDON SPRING, MO. ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY PLAYER NOTES B1G Defensive Player of the Week (9/10) Flyer Invitational all-tournament team selection Set the program s single-season record for digs per set (4.34) in 2017 # 7 Gruensfelder, Hannah 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY Aug 25, 2018 OHIO Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri Sep 08, 2018 at Towson Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE Totals Gruenfelder s Career Highs Kills (4x) last: vs. Michigan State, 10/14/18 Attacks (6x) last: vs. Michigan State, 10/14/18 % (min. 10 att) Assists vs. Princeton, 9/7/18 Aces vs. Rutgers, 10/7/17 Digs at Notre Dame, 9/10/17 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Rutgers, 10/7/17 13

14 #9 AUDRA APPOLD OH HEIGHT: 6-1 SENIOR PERRYSBURG, OHIO PERRSBURG H.S. PLAYER NOTES Unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2015) Ohio State Most Improved Player (2015) Academic All-Big Ten (2016, 17) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2015, 16, 17) # 9 Appold, Audra 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE Totals 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 vs. Michigan State, 10/14/18 Aces (9x) last: vs. Michigan, 10/12/18 Digs (2x) last: vs. Michigan, 10/12/18 Solo Blocks (2x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Assist Blocks (3x) last: at Iowa, 11/18/15 Total Blocks (3x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Points at Iowa, 11/18/15 14

15 #11 JORDAN FRY MB HEIGHT: 6-4 REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE CINCINNATI, OHIO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PLAYER NOTES Had a career-high 16 kills vs. Michigan (10/12) Spent two seasons at Kentucky Played for Ohio volleyball powerhouse Ursuline Academy and Elevation Volleyball #11 Fry, Jordan 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at Towson * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin * Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE * Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA * Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland * Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers * Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State * Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN * Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE * Totals Fry s Career Highs (Ohio State Only) Kills vs. Michigan, 10/12/18 Attacks vs. Michigan, 10/12/18 % (min. 10 att) (9-0-15)...at Rutgers, 10/5/18 Assists at Dayton, 9/15/18 Aces at Rutgers, 10/5/18 Digs at Towson, 9/8/18 Solo Blocks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Assist Blocks (2x) last: vs. Penn State, 9/23/18 Total Blocks at Dayton, 9/15/18 Points vs. Michigan, 10/12/18 15

16 #12 LAUREN WITTE MB HEIGHT: 6-4 SOPHOMORE MENTOR, OHIO LAKE CATHOLIC H.S. PLAYER NOTES Currently ranks 39th in the nation with a.370 hitting percentage Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (8/27) Connected on a career-high 19 kills in the season opener against Albany (8/24) Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic MVP and all-tournament team selection #12 Witte, Lauren 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at Towson * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin * Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE * Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA * Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland * Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers * Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State * Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN * Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE * Totals Witte s Career Highs Kills vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Attacks vs. Tennessee, 9/15/18 % (min. 10 att) ( )... vs. Ohio, 8/25/18 Assists at Wisconsin, 9/19/18 Aces (3x) last: at Ole Miss, 8/31/18 Digs vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Solo Blocks (6x) last: vs. Samford, 9/1/18 Assist Blocks (2x) last: at Wisconsin, 11/3/17 Total Blocks (2x) last: at Wisconsin, 11/3/17 Points vs. Albany, 8/24/18 16

17 #13 VANJA BUKILIĆ OPP HEIGHT: 6-6 FRESHMAN BELGRADE, SERBIA XIV BELGRADE GYMNASIUM PLAYER NOTES Tallied a career-high 19 kills at Maryland (9/29) Recorded at least 10 kills on 16 occasions Flyer Invitational and Rebel Invitational all-tournament team Qualified for the 2016 U23 World Championship 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri Sep 08, 2018 at Towson Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin * Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE * Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland * Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers * Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State * Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN * Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE * Totals Bukilić s Career Highs Kills at Maryland, 9/29/18 Attacks at Maryland, 9/29/18 % (min. 10 att) ( )... at Dayton, 9/15/18 Assists (3x) last: vs. Indiana, 9/26/18 Aces vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Digs vs. Albany, 8/24/18 Solo Blocks (5x) last: at Penn State, 10/6/18 Assist Blocks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Total Blocks (2x) last: at Dayton, 9/15/18 Points at Dayton, 9/15/18 17

18 #14 CAMRY HALM DS HEIGHT: 5-2 JUNIOR APOPKA, FLA. APOPKA H.S. PLAYER NOTES Dug a career-high 17 balls twice vs. Albany (8/24) and Ole Miss (8/31) Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic all-tournament team member OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016, 17) #14 Halm, Camry 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY Aug 25, 2018 OHIO Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at Towson * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin * Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State * Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE Totals Halm s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: vs. Maryland, 9/20/17 Attacks (9x) last: at Maryland, 9/29/18 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists vs. Evansville, 9/14/18 Aces vs. Samford, 9/1/18 Digs (2x) last: at Ole Miss, 8/31/18 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Samford, 9/1/18 18

19 #16 ADRIA POWELL OH HEIGHT: 6-2 FRESHMAN HUBBARD, OHIO HUBBARD H.S. PLAYER NOTES Had a career-high 17 kills against Rutgers (10/5) Named OHSVCA Player of the Year in 2017 Three-time first team all-conference and all-district honoree Led Hubbard H.S. to the 2017 AAC Red Tier championship title #16 Powell, Adria 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY Aug 25, 2018 OHIO * Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M * Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss * Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss * Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford * Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton * Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri Sep 08, 2018 at Towson Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee * Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA * Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers * Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN * Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE Totals Powell s Career Highs Kills at Rutgers, 10/5/18 Attacks at Rutgers, 10/5/18 % (min. 10 att) ( )... vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Assists at Penn State, 10/6/18 Aces vs. Michigan, 10/12/18 Digs at Ole Miss, 8/31/18 Solo Blocks vs. Texas A&M, 8/25/18 Assist Blocks vs. Penn State, 9/23/18 Total Blocks (2x) last: vs. Penn State, 9/23/18 Points at Rutgers, 10/5/18 19

20 #17 BIA FRANKLIN OH HEIGHT: 5-11 JUNIOR RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL CENTRO EDUCACIONAL DA LAGOA PLAYER NOTES Hit a new career mark with 14 kills against Michigan State (10/14) OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016, 17) 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 #17 Franklin, Bia 2018 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points Aug 24, 2018 ALBANY * Aug 25, 2018 OHIO Aug 25, 2018 TEXAS A&M Aug 31, 2018 vs Southern Miss Aug 31, 2018 at Ole Miss Sep 01, 2018 vs Samford Sep 07, 2018 vs Princeton Sep 08, 2018 vs Missouri * Sep 08, 2018 at Towson * Sep 14, 2018 vs Evansville * Sep 15, 2018 vs Tennessee Sep 15, 2018 at Dayton * Sep 19, 2018 at Wisconsin Sep 23, 2018 PENN STATE * Sep 26, 2018 INDIANA Sep 29, 2018 at Maryland Oct 05, 2018 at Rutgers * Oct 06, 2018 at Penn State * Oct 12, 2018 MICHIGAN * Oct 14, 2018 MICHIGAN STATE * Totals Franklin s Career Highs Kills vs. Michigan State, 10/14/18 Attacks vs. Michigan, 10/12/18 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-15)...vs. Purdue, 10/27/17 Assists at Wisconsin, 11/3/17 Aces vs. Saint Louis, 8/25/17 Digs at Wisconsin, 11/3/17 Solo Blocks at Iowa, 11/11/17 Assist Blocks at Towson, 9/8/18 Total Blocks at Iowa, 11/11/17 Points vs. Michigan State, 10/14/18 20

21 CAREER STATISTICS Appold, 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 Bukilic, Vanja 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 Dailey, Olivia 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 Franklin, 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 Fry, Jordan 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

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24 HEAD COACH GEOFF CARLSTON The 2018 season marks Geoff Carlston s 11th as Ohio State s head coach. He took the reins of the women s volleyball program on Feb. 5, 2008 and is the fifth head coach of the Buckeyes in the 47-year history of the program. three or more times each between 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 enters 18 with a career winning percentage of.696 in 15 years as a Division-I head coach, racking up 352 victories compared to just 154 defeats. His squads have averaged over 23 wins per season and he owns 12 years of 20 or more victories. Carlston started his head coaching career at Division-II Concordia University, St. Paul in Minnesota, where he accumulated 49 victories in three seasons. The native Minnesotan has made his mark in the state of Ohio, guiding the Bobcats of Ohio University and the Buckeyes to a combined 12 NCAA Tournament appearances. Carlston has directed Ohio State to the NCAA `Sweet 16 five times since 2010, one of just 11 schools in the country to accomplish that feat. The Buckeyes rattled off three consecutive trips to the NCAA Regionals from 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 9-3 all-time in the NCAA First Round and 7-0 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 18 All-American accolades overall and at least one in each of the past seven seasons. Ashley Wenz was an All-American honorable mention in 2017 while Taylor Hughes and Taylor Sandbothe both picked up All-America distinction in 2016, marking the third straight All-America campaign for Sandbothe. Elizabeth Campbell joined Sandbothe as repeat All-Americans in 2015, each earning recognition for the second year in a row. Sandbothe was voted to the First Team. 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 16 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 92 such awards: 57 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). 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. 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 three children and resides in Columbus. 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

25 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-tie Ohio State th Ohio State Ohio State Totals NCAA Record: 12-7 (.632) Divison-I Totals NCAA Record: (.556) 19-year Career Totals CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD BY OPPONENT Akron Alabama Albany 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 Evansville 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 Mississippi 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 Princeton Purdue Rider Rutgers Sacramento State Sacred Heart Samford 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. Louis 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 UTRGV 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 Xavier Wyoming Yale Youngstown State...1-0

26 SUSAN HALVERSON ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH COACHING STAFF BEN SPURLOCK ASSISTANT COACH Susan Halverson-Maloney returned to life as a Buckeye in August 2015, signing on as an assistant coach. She was then promoted to associate head coach in the summer of 2017 after backto-back trips to the NCAA Regional Semifinals. Halverson-Maloney had logged five previous seasons at Ohio State before becoming a full-time staff member, 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-Maloney 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-Maloney has pushed the Buckeyes to the NCAA Sweet 16 in each of her two seasons as an assistant coach in , five years after doing so as a team captain on the 2010 OSU squad. Valeria León shattered the all-time Ohio State career digs record in 2016 under the tutelage of Halverson-Maloney, a former Buckeye defensive specialist herself. Halverson-Maloney 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-Maloney 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-Maloney was the System Coordinator ( ) for the Elite Volleyball Training Center in the USA Volleyball Ohio Valley Region. Ben Spurlock, a former Buckeye studentathlete and Ohio native, returned to Columbus as an assistant coach for the Ohio State women s volleyball program in July Spurlock had been coaching at the collegiate level for eight years after concluding his playing career in Spurlock spent six seasons as an assistant coach for Saint Louis University. He led the Billiken recruiting efforts, signing two state s Gatorade Player of the Year nominees and the 2013 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year. Spurlock was also responsible for on-court training of defenders and blockers, opponent scouting and directing the programs day-to-day operations. During the 2016 campaign, he guided SLU to an 18-win season with a conference record of 11-3, concluding with a second straight trip to the A-10 Tourney Finals. Prior to Saint Louis, Spurlock was an assistant coach at Northwood University in Midland, Mich., for two years. He developed the team s practice and match plans while serving as the recruiting coordinator and supervisor for the program s academic progress. From , Spurlock competed as a Buckeye. He helped the men s volleyball squad to three Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) regular season titles, as well as, three MIVA Tournament championships and NCAA Semifinal appearances in 2005, 2008 and He was named to the All-MIVA Second Team as a junior and continues to hold the eighth best match hitting percentage in program history by attacking.900 in contests against Rutgers-Newark in 2009 and Carthage in Spurlock racked up 397 kills, earning a.438 career hitting percentage during his 69 matches donning the Scarlet & Gray. 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-Maloney was lauded as an all-around student-athlete, 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-Maloney 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). 26

27 CAITLIN INSANA DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS COACHING STAFF WILLIAM TATGE VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH 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. DAN REILLY VIDEO COORDINATOR Dan Reilly is in his first year with as the video coordinator for the women s volleyball team. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Reilly came from the University of Charleston, where he assisted the men s and women s volleyball teams. During his time as an assistant coach, Reilly focused on the offense and blocking schemes, helping lead the squad to a record and a second-place finish in the Mountain East Conference twice. He was also an integral part of coaching three first team All-MEC players, as well as helping drive the team to a pair of AVCA Team Academic Awards. Reilly s time with the men s volleyball team in the spring of 2018 led to a record, with a 5-9 mark in the EIVA, both of which are program records. He was tasked with analyzing video and preparing scouting reports, as well as assisting with offensive and defensive schemes for the Golden Eagles. Reilly attended Penn State Altoona, where he played for the men s volleyball team. His fifth year took him to the main Penn State campus and he worked with the men s volleyball team as an assistant manager while finishing his degree in kinesiology. Reilly received his master s degree in strategic leadership from the University of Charleston in William Tatge comes to Ohio State having spent the last three seasons as the head women s volleyball coach at Lees-McRae College. Tatge, who was also an assistant coach for the men s volleyball program, boasts a coaching background that spans two continents. While at Lees-McRae, he qualified for postseason conference play in both of his first two seasons and helped guide several student-athletes to Academic All-Conference Carolinas honors and the AVCA Team Academic Award. Tatge coached eight players to top 10 statistical marks in program history and helped guide Keenan Frietas on his way to leading the nation in digs per set in 2017 among the NCAA Division I men s volleyball rankings. Tatge is no stranger to success after claiming 2014 AVCA Northeast Region Assistant Coach and Appalachian Athletic Conference Assistant Coach of the Year laurels during his two-year stint at Montreat College. As the assistant women s volleyball coach and head junior varsity coach for Montreat College, he was heavily involved with every aspect of the program. Tatge coached athletes to AVCA All-Region and all-conference recognition as well as various academic accolades. Prior to his time at Montreat, Tatge was the head men s and assistant women s volleyball coach at Durham University in the United Kingdom. He also served as the liaison between the volleyball program and athletic department. Tatge spent two years as the assistant volleyball coach at Bethany Lutheran College. He also assisted with softball and men s soccer during his time there. Tatge played volleyball internationally for Team Northumbria in the English National League as well as for Team Durham and the Indiana University club during his postgraduate and undergraduate studies. He also a member of the soccer, basketball and tennis teams during his undergraduate studies. Tatge earned a master s degree in management from Durham University Business School, a top 75 program globally. He holds a bachelor s degree in history with a minor in business administration and coaching. He is USAV CAP 1 and IMPACT certified. ANDREW FISCHER TEAM MANAGER Andrew Fischer is a senior from Round Lake, Ill., and is responsible for film exchange and statistics, as well as, assisting in the day-to-day operations of the program. The sport industry major competes for the OSU men s volleyball club team after earning two letters at Grant Community High School. 27

28 TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 Becca Mauer S, 5-9, So. Houston, Texas Jersey Village H.S. 2 Camryn Moeller DS, 5-8, Fr. Troy, Ohio Troy H.S. 3 Mia Grunze OH, 6-3, Fr. Waterford, Wis. Waterford Union H.S. 4 Madison Smeathers MB, 6-3, Jr. Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove H.S. 5 Olivia Dailey S, 5-10, Sr. Trussville, Ala. The Cahaba School University of Kentucky 7 Hannah Gruensfelder DS, 5-6, So. Weldon Spring, Mo. St. Joseph Academy 9 Audra Appold OH, 6-1, Sr. Perrysburg, Ohio Perrysburg H.S. 11 Jordan Fry MB, 6-4, R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio Ursuline Academy University of Kentucky 12 Lauren Witte MB, 6-4, So. Mentor, Ohio Lake Catholic H.S. 13 Vanja Bukilić OPP, 6-6, Fr. Belgrade, Serbia XIV Belgrade Gymnasium 14 Camry Halm DS, 5-2, Jr. Apopka, Fla. Apopka H.S. 16 Adria Powell OH, 6-2, Fr. Hubbard, Ohio Hubbard H.S. 17 Ana Beatriz Franklin OH, 5-11, Jr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Centro Educacional da Lagoa Andrew Fischer Technical Coordinator Geoff Carlston Head Coach 11th Season Minnesota, 1993 Susan Halverson Associate Head Coach Fourth Season Ohio State, 2011 Ben Spurlock Assistant Coach Second Season Ohio State, 2009 Caitlin Insana Director of Volleyball Operations Third Season Ohio State, 2013 William Tatge Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season Dan Reilly Video Coordinator First Season 28