The Lindenwood men's volleyball team (12-11, 7-7 MIVA) picked up its fourth-straight victory after defeating No. 9 Ohio State (17-8, 10-5 MIVA) in a tightly contested four-set match on senior night.

MATCH OVERVIEW
Lindenwood trailed early but used a 5-0 run finished off by an AJ Lewis kill to put the Lions up 8-5. The black and gold led 15-11 at the media timeout after a Clay Wieter block. Lindenwood maintained a slim lead throughout the first set, but Ohio State kept battling and knotted things up at 21, which forced a Lindenwood timeout. The Lions were able to outlast the Buckeyes 25-23 and pick up the first set. Lindenwood hit .355 in the frame.

The Lions got off to a quick start in the second set, leading 5-1 after a Kenneth Naples kill and were able to grow that lead to 9-5. Ohio State went on a 8-2 run to go ahead 13-11, but Lindenwood settled in and regained a 17-15 advantage, which forced a timeout by the Buckeyes. Lindenwood continued to lead near the end of the set and went up 24-20, but Ohio State went on a 3-0 run to close the gap. However, A.J. Lewis got the finishing kill and the Lions earned the second set 25-23.

It was Ohio state who jumped out to a 8-3 advantage in the third set. The Buckeyes led comfortably for the duration of the third frame and were able to draw closer in the match after recording a 25-20 set victory to make the match 2-1 overall.

Lindenwood trailed 5-2 early in the fourth, but went on a 4-0 run, which included a pair of aces from Wieter to go up 6-5. The Lions grew the lead to 16-10 with a 5-1 run. Lindenwood continued to hold a slim advantage and a termination from RaShawn Bonner mad the score 20-16 in favor of the Lions which forced an Ohio State timeout. Kadin Warner was able to finish off the match at 25-21 and the Lions picked up the four-set win.

MATCH LEADERS
Connor Sheehan (46 assists, four digs, 1.5 blocks)
Clay Wieter (15 kills, four aces, seven digs)
Ian Schuller (16 kills, 10 digs)

UP NEXT
The Lions will travel to Charlotte, N.C. for a matchup with Queens on Thursday, April 4. First serve is set for 5:00 p.m. CT.