The North Greenville Crusaders began the 2024 season with a 3-0 loss to the Buckeyes of Ohio State University this evening in Columbus, Ohio. Set one proved to be a competitive one, but although the Buckeyes trailed in attack percentage, they were able to ultimately come away with a 25-22 set one victory. The second set was competitive as well, but a strong attack by Ohio State proved to be enough as they would win it 25-21. North Greenville struggled in set three, finishing with a .138 hitting percentage, which would be enough for OSU to comfortably take the set with a score of 25-18. The Crusaders finished the night with a .254 attack percentage while Ohio State finished with a .350 percentage and led in points, kills, aces, blocks, assists, and digs.

Diego Rosich began the season on a strong note, finishing with 9 kills, 2 digs, and a block assist. Logan Keothavy ended his first collegiate match with 6 kills, 3 digs, a service ace, and a block assist. Mark Autry posted 7 digs, 4 kills, 2 assists, and a service ace.

NGU returns to action on the road on Saturday, January 6th against the Mastodons of Purdue University Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana.