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COLUMBUS, Ohio – A select group of Ohio State men’s and women’s racers travelled to Ann Arbor, Mich., for the Silverston Invitational Friday, a three-team event featuring the host Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State in addition to the Buckeyes. Ohio State’s competitors performed extremely well, with nine wins 11 races entered. The Buckeyes did not send any field performers to the meet.
Junior Yanique Dayle picked led the way for the Buckeyes, picking up her first two wins in a Buckeye uniform after transferring from New Mexico Junior College, where she helped the team win the JUCO national indoor championship in 2020. Dayle set two personal bests in winning the 60 in 7.37 and the 200 in 24.35.
MADISON, Wis. Alex Steeves and Graham Slaggert scored for the Irish but fifth-ranked Wisconsin came back to defeat Notre Dame, 4-2, on Friday night at La Bahn Arena in game one of the weekend series.
Steeves and Slaggert each had a goal and an assist, while Landon Slaggert had a pair of assists. Linus Weissbach led the Wisconsin offense with the game winner and empty net tallies in the third.
Dylan St. Cyr made 30 saves in the Notre Dame (10-12-1) goal, including 14 in the first period. Robbie Beydoun finished with 29 saves for Wisconsin (15-8-0).
The Irish were 0-for-2 on the power play, while Wisconsin finished 1-for-3 as Notre Dame’s penalty kill moved to 19-for-20 on the road this season.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After one of the best comeback wins in 2021, the Ohio State women’s volleyball team is hitting the road to take on Illinois. Friday’s match is slated for 6 p.m. ET and Saturday’s contest starts at 4 p.m. ET.
WEEKLY BASICS
Ohio State vs. Illinois | Feb. 20 | 4 p.m. ET | Covelli Center | Live Stats | BTN+
LAST TIME OUT
The Buckeyes completed a reverse sweep by taking the final three sets to upset No. 8 Penn State, 3-2, on Wednesday. Ohio State remains undefeated at 7-0 after getting its first win over a ranked opponent this season. Lauren Witte led the defense with nine blocks while Emily Londot had her third double-double (20 kills, 12 digs). Vanja Bukilić and Jenaisya Moore added 16 and 11 kills, respectively. Mac Podraza put up 42 assists and 15 digs. As a team, the Buckeyes tallied a season-high 15 blocks.