Olympic Gold Medalist Kyle Snyder returned for the Buckeyes after missing their last match, Szerszen continue his strong season, and Men's icers prepare to take on No. 4 Penn State.
Wrestling
Wrestling took to the mats for a highly anticipated matchup with No. 12 Illinois, but the Buckeyes came out victorious 29-18 on the strength of three victories via pin. Kyle Snyder returned after not competing with the team on Jan. 6 against Wisconsin.
Second-ranked Nathan Tomasello notched a major decision victory over fourth-ranked Zane Richards of Illinois.
Five bonus-point wins, including a big one by @NATO_133, leads #Buckeyes to a victory today over Illinois. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/NkFLXcJTYp
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) January 15, 2017
Kyle Snyder, Kollin Moore (No. 10) and Micah Jordan (No. 5) each got a pin against their Illini opponent.
Men's Volleyball
The Buckeyes took out No. 11 George Mason on Jan. 10 before heading to California to take on No. 5 Stanford on Jan. 13 and 14. These matches resulted in three consecutive victories for the top-ranked Buckeyes, all of which came by virtue of a sweep.
Weekend sweep of Stanford prolongs Buckeye winning streak to 28 matches#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/0DlvoTxvoj
— OSU Men's Volleyball (@OhioState_MVB) January 15, 2017
The Bucks extended their win streak to 28 wins in a row after defeating Stanford on Jan. 14, and Nicolas Szerszen continued to make a case for National Player of the Year, as he tallied 40 kills in the 3-game span.
Fun fact: @OhioState_MVB (4) + @UCLAMVB (3) are the only programs to record multiple wins against current #AVCA ranked teams.
— AVCA (@AVCAVolleyball) January 15, 2017
Men's Hockey
Ice hockey won its first matchup against the Arizona State Sun Devils 6-1, including two goals by Nick Schilkey and two assists by Mason Jobst on Jan. 13.
Sophomore Mason Jobst has 12 points in his last 6 games combined, including his first career shorthanded goal today. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/WFs7Z2fHuX
— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) January 15, 2017
On Jan. 14, the Bucks tied the Sun Devils 2-2 with goals by Kevin Miller and Mason Jobst.
The Buckeyes enter this week ranked No. 9 as they prepare for a two-game weekend set at fourth-ranked Penn State.
Photos from today's game vs. ASU: https://t.co/gcfyunEeGv. (Credit @RicKruszynski) #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/3tHxomdSn8
— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) January 14, 2017
Women's Hockey
Women's icers split a two-game set with Bemidji State over the weekend, taking the first game (Jan. 13) 2-1 behind goals from Rebecca Freiburger and Julianna Iafallo.
Buckeye goal! Julianna Iafallo scores her fourth goal of the season to put Ohio State up 1-0! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/eRxmGXWdCw
— Ohio State W Hockey (@OhioState_WHKY) January 13, 2017
The Buckeyes lost the second game 3-1, with their lone goal coming from Dani Sadek.
Buckeye goal! Dani Sadek's third goal of the season brings Ohio State within one, 2-1! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/jVy76g57M1
— Ohio State W Hockey (@OhioState_WHKY) January 14, 2017
The team is entering a difficult set against second-ranked Minnesota and will look to make up for their two losses against the Golden Gophers back in October.
Women's Swimming
The Buckeyes took on Cincinnati, Kenyon and Oakland in Cincinnati on Jan. 13 and 14, and certainly came out strong against their three opponents. They set six team records en route to an overall win, including senior Taylor Vargo's 1:03.37 in the 100-meter breaststroke.
Good start to the weekend for the Buckeyes!https://t.co/e5LqhWewUG
— OSU W Swim/Dive (@OhioState_WSwim) January 14, 2017
The team will take on Michigan State on Jan. 20 before battling against Akron and Pitt in Columbus on Jan. 21.
Track & Field
The Buckeyes produced four winners at the Kentucky Invite on Jan. 14, including a 200-meter dash time of 20.86 seconds for Nick Gray, the fourth-fastest time in the nation.
.@__saintnick__ cruises to gold in the 200m dash! His time ranks is tied for the 3rd-fastest in the nation! pic.twitter.com/qt2jYow8s3
— Ohio State T&F/XC (@OhioState_TFXC) January 14, 2017
Olivia Smith (800m), Christine Frederick (3,000m) and Mitch Leitch (3,000m) also won their events on Saturday.
Couple of photos from the meet this weekend! pic.twitter.com/b57WEJYr0w
— Ohio State T&F/XC (@OhioState_TFXC) January 16, 2017
Gymnastics
The No. 22 women's team bested No. 11 Michigan, Washington and Kent State on Jan. 14 with an overall score of 195.8. The Buckeyes were led by a 39.125-point performance from Alexis Mattern, which placed her third overall.
Huge quad win for the Bucks tonight! Topped Michigan for the first time since 2012! Back at it at 4 p.m. next Saturday at St. John! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/wXCCiLrinj
— Ohio State WGYM (@OhioState_WGYM) January 15, 2017
The men's team began the season in Chicago for the Windy City Invitational, and redshirt senior took home the overall title with a score of 83.4, while sophomores Alec Yoder and Tristan Burke won their respective events.
.@jaghyke wins AA, @AlecYoder and Tristan Burke pick up event titles! Full recap at https://t.co/JBmzt8Aa5J soon! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/AITXyn1mQt
— Ohio State Men's Gym (@OhioState_MGYM) January 15, 2017
The third-ranked Buckeyes finished second on the day behind No. 5 Illinois.
Upcoming
- Jan. 16 - Women's Golf vs. Florida Atlantic
- Jan. 18 - Men's Tennis vs. Toledo & Cleveland State
- Jan. 20 - Women's Tennis vs. Bowling Green
- Jan. 20 - Men's & Women's Swimming @ Michigan State
- Jan. 20 - Men's Gymnastics vs. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Jan. 20 - Women's Tennis vs. Wright State
- Jan. 20 - Men's Volleyball @ St. Francis
- Jan. 20 & 21 - Men's Ice Hockey @ Penn State
- Jan. 20 & 21 - Women's Ice Hockey @ Minnesota
- Jan. 21 - Track & Field Power 5 Clash (Birmingham, AL)
- Jan. 21 - Fencing (St. John's Duals)
- Jan. 21 & 22 - Pistol vs. Navy
- Jan. 21 - Men's Swimming vs. Pitt
- Jan. 21 - Women's Swimming vs. Pitt, Akron
- Jan. 21 - Rifle @ TCU
- Jan. 21 - Women's Gymnastics vs. Iowa
- Jan. 22 - Wrestling vs. Maryland
- Jan. 22 - Rifle vs. Coast Guard
