Jan. 28, 2010

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio - George Mason played competitive volleyball throughout but was unable to overcome No. 13 Ohio State, falling in three sets to the Buckeyes on Thursday evening at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Set scores were 30-24, 33-31 and 31-29 in favor of Ohio State.

With the loss, the Patriots' record drops to 1-1 on the season. Mason won its season opener in straight sets against Lees-McRae on Jan. 23 in the Patriots' first match at the RAC. The Buckeyes improved to 5-4 on the season with the win.

For the second consecutive match, junior outside hitter Eric Lucas led the Patriots in kills with a total of 16. Freshman Javier Perez led Mason with 39 assists.

John Klanac (12) and Shawn Sangrey (10) both reached double digits in kills for Ohio State. Steven Kehoe recorded a match-high 41 assists. Mik Berzins led all players with 10 digs.

Mason returns to action tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. against Ball State in Muncie, Ind. The Patriots' road swing concludes on Saturday with a 7 p.m. match against IPFW in Fort Wayne, Ind.