EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State volleyball was a set away from a win Saturday night at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich., but Ohio State rallied to take the match in five sets.
The Spartans won the first set 25-19 and the third 28-26. The Buckeyes took the second and fourth sets 25-22 each, then pulled away 15-9 in the deciding fifth behind Hannah Jones, who opened that set with the 1,000th kill of her career and finished it with her 18th kill of the night.
MSU outhit Ohio State .259 to .240 and had more kills, digs and blocks. Freshman Madi Andrews led the Spartans with a career-best 18 kills, and senior middle blocker Zora Hardison added a career-high 17. Setter Malayah Long put up 49 assists and 10 digs for her fifth double-double this season.
The loss leaves Michigan State at 7-7 in Big Ten play and 17-7 overall. Ohio State improved to 11-13 and 4-10.
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