The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes cruised past the Lindenwood men's volleyball team on Friday night from Hyland Arena. The Buckeyes won in straight sets, hitting .446 as a team. The Lions hung with the visitors in the first set, but eventually fell 25-17. Ohio State controlled the final two frames to win 25-15 and 25-19, respectively. 

Lindenwood hit .250 as a team and shared the attack chances. Ryan Moore paced the team with eight kills in the loss.

Adam Brewster had 20 assists, making it consecutive matches the sophomore has dished out 20 or less dimes since February 9 against Missouri Baptist. Brewster also had two digs, one service ace, and one block. Nathan Van Dellen had three digs, while Michael Chard had two and Ryan Vorderer had one. Chard tallied four kills. 

Sam Schindler hit .429 with four kills. The freshman contributed to two blocks, including one solo stop, and also had one dig. 

Ben Symonds and Joseph Mayer each had two assists, while Van Dellen and Schindler had the remaining pair of helpers. 

The loss drops Lindenwood to 5-17 and 4-11 in MIVA action. The Lions will celebrate senior night tomorrow from Hyland Arena when they host McKendree at 7 p.m. A chance for sixth place is on the line for Lindenwood, who failed to make the conference tournament a season ago.