COLUMBUS, OHIO. – The Coker College men's volleyball team fell in straight sets 3-0 on the road to the No. 7 ranked Ohio State University Buckeyes on Friday night (Jan. 22).

The first set was all Buckeyes as a 6-0 run out of the gates and a .500 hitting percentage led to a 25-11 opening set win.

The Cobras would show signs of life in the second set, opening up a 9-6 lead after a Joao Victor Santos kill. However, Ohio State stormed back and went on 12-0 run to swing the match back into their favor. They would go on to take the set 25-15 and take a 2-0 lead.

The third set was the tightest of the night with the neither team holding more than a five-point lead. Down 21-16 late in the set, the Navy and Gold used a 4-0 run to close the deficit to just one. The two teams exchanged the six points but it would be Ohio State capitalizing on a match point, giving them the third set win 25-23 and a 3-0 win.

Santos had a stellar night, clubbing 11 kills, which was tied for a match-high. Artur Cabral and Luke Hansen finished with five kills each, while Leshon Alexander totaled three kills. Aleksa Bijelic paced the offense with 20 assists.

The Cobras will be back in action on Tuesday (Jan. 26) to take on the visiting St. Andrews University Knights. First serve from the DeLoach Center set for 7 p.m.