| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Final | #6 Penn State
| 28 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 2 | | #4 Ohio State | 30 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 3 |
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| Penn State Statistical Leaders | | - Kills: C. Nugent - 16 -.111 (16-11-45) | | - Blocks: M. Seifert- 4 | | - Digs: R. Clemens- 14 | | - Aces: Two Tied- 3 |
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| Stat Comparison | PSU | OSU | | Kills | 57 | 56 | | Hitting Pct. | .170 | .292 | Assists
| 54 | 54 | | Aces | 8 | 7 | | Digs | 43 | 42 | Blocks
| 6.0 | 9.0 |
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March 19, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- No. 6 Penn State men's volleyball (12-6, 7-1) dropped a nail biter to Ohio State (18-3, 9-1) in five sets (28-30, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 6-15) Saturday night at Rec Hall.
"It was a match that was up and down," said head coach Mark Pavlik.
"It pointed out the last three weeks of of our season in one match, there were some stretches where we played some really good volleyball, and there were stretches where it got away from us. I thought tonight there were some great swings and some great defense, but now we have to put this behind us and move on to UC-Irvine."
Chris Nugent led the Nittany Lion offense with 16 kills on .111 hitting, adding a four digs and three service aces. Spencer Sauter finished second on the team tied for a season-high 13 kills hitting .188 while also collecting seven digs and three blocks. Andrew Roberts came in off the bench totaling 11 kills, one block, and one service ace to earn Mike Anderson Penn State Player of the Match honors for the first time this season.
Setter Taylor Hammond finished the night with six digs and 47 assist and one kill.
Tied 2-2 heading into the fifth set, Penn State kept it close matching the Buckeyes over the first six points of the set with the score tied 3-3. An attack error by Penn State followed by a kill from Miles Johnson prompeted a Penn State timout. Out of the timeout, Ohio State went on a 4-1 run prompting a second and final timeout from head coach Mark Pavlik. The Buckeyes finished out the set and clinched the game on a 6-1 run.
Penn State will return to action Monday night as they host the No. 13 UC-Irvine Anteaters in Rec Hall with a first whistle slated for 7 p.m.
