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The Ohio State Womens Volleyball Schedule Player Comments and Coach Quotes

Ohio State Womens Volleyball Schedule with player comments and coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg quotes with players Emily Londot and Rylee Rader interviews at the Big 10 Media Days.


 The Ohio State womens volleyball schedule,

  • the loss of a big class and establishing culture this year
  • players transferring from the program
  • the freshman impact on the team
  • the Ohio State womens volleyball schedule
  • the effect of the international summer trip

are topics discussed by Ohio State's Jen Flynn Oldenburg, Emily Londot and Rylee Rader during the second annual Big Ten Volleyball Media Day event on August 4-5, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois at the Big Ten Network.


Ohio State Womens
Volleyball
Schedule 

• Ohio State boasts another strong non-conference schedule this season with six of eight opponents having been in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

• The Buckeyes will face reigning NCAA Champion Texas, in addition to Baylor, Georgia Tech, Oregon, Stanford and Bowling Green.

Eight for the fourth time in program history and first time since the 2004 season, finishing with time since 2015 and the first

a 22-10 overall record amidst time ever in the Covelli Cen-

one of the toughest schedules ter. This was the 18th regional

in the country. The Buckeyes appearance in program history.

two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Columbus for the first


finished 15-5 in conference The Buckeyes concluded the

play, earned nine ranked wins season with a 27-6 record and

and strung together a 14-match a 15-5 mark in Big Ten match-

win streak.

For the first time es, earning five ranked wins

in program history, Ohio State concluding the regular season was ranked in the AVCA top-on a seven-match win streak.

10 for the entire season, out-Ohio State spent 14-consec-

doing its previous record set in utive weeks in the AVCA top-

Jen Flynn Oldenburg2021. The Buckeyes also won 10, which is a program record,

Head Coachthree-consecutive matches with the previous record being

Fourth Season against top-10 opponents for 10-straight weeks in the top-10

Ohio State, 2001the first time in program history.in 2004.

Also for the first time in pro-Ohio State had plenty of post-

Jen Flynn Oldenburg, a for-

gram history, the Buckeyes had season awards and honors

mer four-year standout for the

the Big Ten Defensive Player to show for a successful fall

Buckeyes, returned to Colum-

of the Year (Kylie Murr) and 2021 season. Rylee Rader

bus as the head coach of the

the Big Ten Setter of the Year was named AVCA All-Amer-

Ohio State women’s volleyball

(Mac Podraza). Emily Londot ican Second Team, while Mac

program on Jan. 17, 2020. Old-

joined Podraza on the AVCA Podraza made the third team

enburg is the sixth head coach

All-American Second Team, and Emily Londot received an

in Buckeyes’ program history.

while Murr received an honor-honorable mention. For the

able mention. The trio was also second-consecutive season,

In June 2020, Oldenburg was

named AVCA All-Region and the Buckeyes had the AVCA

selected to join the Big Ten’s

All-Big Ten First Team, with Regional Freshman of the Year,

Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism

Londot earning AVCA North-while Londot, Podraza and

Coalition as one of eight Ohio

east Region Player of the Year

State representatives. The goal

and Gabby Gonzales getting an

of the Coalition is to seek tangi-

all-region honorable mention.

ble ways to actively and con-

Gonzales and Rylee Rader were

structively combat racism and

named All-Big Ten Second

hate around the world while

Team. For their efforts in the

also empowering student-ath-

classroom, 11 Buckeyes were

letes to express their rights to

named Academic All-Big Ten.

free speech and peaceful pro-

test.

Oldenburg led the program to

its second-consecutive NCAA

In 2022, Oldenburg took the

Sweet 16 appearance in the fall

veteran group to the NCAA Elite

of 2021 after hosting the first

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Ohio State Womens Volleyball Schedule with player comments and coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg quotes with players Emily Londot and Rylee Rader on losing a big class and creating a culture


Q. You've lost a big class; how do you kind of carry on with what they established but also establish your own culture and own direction and vision for the team this year?

RYLEE RADER: Well, we started off, was it early June we went to Greece and Italy? We got to spend a few weeks before then and just spend time with the new team, get to know each other.

I think the trip has just brought us so close. I've been on a lot of teams before, and I've never been on a team that's bonded this fast before. I'm really excited for this season.

EMILY LONDOT: I think the biggest part of our culture that is helping this team is the fact that everyone is so bought into what we're reaching for. I think all of our goals, everyone wants it just the same.



Q. Coach, in the past few years you've quickly been able to establish a winning culture with your experienced team, but now that a lot of experience, former Buckeye players are scattered throughout the Big Ten conference, how do you continue to build on that success now that those foundational players have become opponents?

JEN FLYNN OLDENBURG: Yeah, opponents or not, I think it's the experience that these two have. Our spring season was really solid in terms of bringing new faces along. Our freshman class is really solid, and to Rylee's point, our international trip couldn't come at a better time.

The actual additional days of practice, the competition we had overseas, especially in Italy playing the U-19 team and the Italian B-team. I think that sets us up for success a little bit quicker this season than waiting until next week to see what we have. We know what we have, and we have a jump start on what we need to work on.

Q. Jen, sort of sticking with the transfers, how difficult was that for you when you saw that it was maybe inevitable that there would be a lot of players leaving the program?



JEN FLYNN OLDENBURG: Yeah, it's tough, and I think part of it was I didn't expect five seniors to be starters. I said it earlier, it's just kudos to them for working hard and putting themselves in a position to be starters, and then you go through the season understanding what recruits we had coming in and the solid class that we have in 2023, I didn't have room for everybody, and it was very difficult. It was difficult for us, difficult for the team, difficult for the individual players that have moved on.

At the end of the day, you can kind of dwell on that and worry about it and cry all you want, but in the end you've got to get back to work. I'd say this spring we got to work.

These two and our other two captains really set the tone. Sarah Sue Morbitzer and Sydney Taylor, they're setting the tone for what's next and really want to build on the foundation that we just built in these last three years.

And we're excited for this new season and what it can bring, even though we don't have that experience. We have Buckeyes that are really ready to fight and ready to compete and ready to have fun.

Q. Obviously it's a two-way street, but previous coach had sort of opinions about some transfers winding up at Big Ten programs and being opponents to the schools that they used to play at. Do you have any opinions on that?

JEN FLYNN OLDENBURG: Yeah, it's weird. Let's be honest. Call it what it is. The COVID thing really changed the world, and in the scheme of athletics, it makes it a little bit different and a little bit weird.

At the end of the day, you have to go out and compete regardless of who's on the other side of the net, and we're really going to focus on who's on our side of the net.


Ohio State Womens Volleyball Schedule with player comments and coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg quotes with players Emily Londot and Rylee Rader on the impact of the incoming freshmen

Q. Emily or Rylee, obviously a lot of talk about the freshman players and how it's been kind of an interesting time integrating them into the team and the travels and all of that. Who have been some of the players who have stood out the most to you in terms of their development or work ethic or the way they've fit into the team?

EMILY LONDOT: Mia and Grace Egan, Mia Tuman, they were with us in the spring, and I think within those spring months, they learned so much.

Like from when Mia stepped on the court setting after a couple weeks working with JFO, I think she grew tremendously. And I think Grace, she did just come back from an ACL tear, but even just being in the gym at Ohio State and learning from what we're teaching, I think she grew just from being on the sideline at practices.

RYLEE RADER: Yeah, and then to talk about Ella, Lauren and Kaitlyn Hoffman, I think they've just fit so well into the culture, and they're super bought in, and they're just ready to work hard for us and see what we can do.



Jen Flynn Oldenburg quotes with players Emily Londot and Rylee Rader interviews at the Big 10 Media Days on the 2023 Ohio State womens volleyball schedule

Q. I really like to learn about how these schedules come about, and this opening weekend I think it's five losses in conference play between the three teams that you have lined up -- NKU, Bowling Green, ETSU. Was that brought to you from Northern Kentucky? Walk us through how that --

JEN FLYNN OLDENBURG: Pretty simple. Nicole Fawcett is cousins with the head coach of NKU, and they came to us two years ago when they were part of our tournament, so we decided -- Liz reached out and said, Do you want to come down here? Easy trip. Good matches at the start of the season.

That was a no-brainer for us.


Q. 



Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg quotes with players Emily Londot and Rylee Rader interviews at the Big 10 Media Days on the Ohio State Womens Volleyball Schedule and the NIL


Q. Emily and Rylee, we have an opportunity here, given how important NIL has become throughout college athletics over the past year and a half, have you had an opportunity to work with any brand or do any kind of NIL engagement? This is your chance here to shoot your shot. Who would you want to be working with?

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Q. Emily and Rylee, we have an opportunity here, given how important NIL has become throughout college athletics over the past year and a half, have you had an opportunity to work with any brand or do any kind of NIL engagement? This is your chance here to shoot your shot. Who would you want to be working with?

RYLEE RADER: Okay, we just talked about this. I think I would work with Amazon. Has everything, could ship me anything for free. I think that would be a pretty good deal.

EMILY LONDOT: We had a team deal with Giant Eagle, and it was so great with them and getting in the community. And I think Giant Eagle is just a great company -- Giant Eagle is a grocery store, kind of like Kroger. I don't know anything outside of Ohio. But Giant Eagle, the grocery store, they're just great to work with, and I think that would be a cool deal.

Q. Have you had a chance to do anything more local, or have most of the opportunities that have been available to the program so far been regional or national in scope?

EMILY LONDOT: I would say probably more local. We did -- we have Cohesion Foundation, we did a deal with them, and we went and played pickleball with JFK -- in honor of Alzheimer's and learning and spreading awareness for Alzheimer's. So that was a really great opportunity locally that we could get our voices out in the community.




The Ohio State Volleyball Schedule 2023 Player Comments and Coach Quotes

Q. Jen, what's the excitement level around the Fury in Columbus, too? Have there been any opportunities to work with them or talk with them about what they're building in Columbus?


JEN FLYNN OLDENBURG: Yeah, I've talked to the Fury quite a bit, both the CEO of PVF, Dave, and the coaching staff. It's an exciting time, I think, for the entire U.S., to have it in Columbus.

I think it adds another layer because our players are going to be able to go see them. Those players are going to probably come and watch us. I think it adds another level of play that people are able to watch. To have that in our own backyard, not only at Ohio State for the younger generation, but now our players have a chance to go play pro but in the same city as where they're playing their collegiate years, I think that's really unique and pretty special.


Q. For the players, what makes Mac Podraza special, and what do you think it'll be like playing against her this season?

RYLEE RADER: I mean, I think she's just able to make some smart plays. She also has a huge block, so that's big as a setter. She's a tall setter so she can get a lot of touches on the block. It's going to be fun playing against her. We've known her, we've known how she sets, so it's going to be a fun, competitive game.

EMILY LONDOT: Yeah, I think she just runs an offense really well and makes smart decisions, and I can't wait to hit against her and be on the other side of the net. I think it'll be a really competitive game, like Rylee said.


Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg quotes with players Emily Londot and Rylee Rader interviews at the Big 10 Media Days on the Ohio State Womens Volleyball Schedule and 


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