COLUMBUS — Youngstown State kept up with a hot-hitting Ohio State team but fell in straight

COLUMBUS — Youngstown State kept up with a hot-hitting Ohio State team but fell in straight sets in the final match for both teams at the Ohio State Sports Imports Classic on Saturday.

Ohio State hit .429 as a team in the match, including .438 in the second set when YSU fell short, 25-21.

Ruth Boscaljon had five kills on 15 attempts after posting 22 kills against Toledo yesterday. Boscaljon finished the three-match weekend with 34 kills and a .492 percentage to earn all-tournament team honors.

Ebony Barbosa had eight kills to lead YSU while Haley Kapferer had six and four blocks.

Kaila Calhoun had 15 kills on a .591 percentage to lead the Buckeyes.

Ohio State scored seven straight points to turn a narrow 13-10 lead in the first set into a 25-17 victory, and it led by the same margin in set two. The Penguins kept the difference within five, and Barbosa’s ace that made the score 22-21 capped a 6-2 run. A Penguins’ attack error gave the Buckeyes a point and the serve, and Calhoun recorded two straight kills to preserve the win.

The Buckeyes opened up a 10-3 lead in the final set and kept at a least a five-point lead the rest of the way in a 25-15 victory.

The Penguins finished the tournament with the third-best record, picking up a win against Toledo and dropping competitive matches to Xavier and Ohio State. The Musketeers went 3-0 over the weekend, winning each of their matches in four sets.