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Men’s volleyball: Assistant coach Kevin Burch’s winning career started early

Behind the success of the 40-game win streak of the top-ranked Ohio State men’s volleyball team is a coaching staff that is no stranger to winning national championships, especially assistant coach Kevin Burch.

Burch has been a part of a staff that has coached a national championship volleyball team for the past six years, including last year when OSU won the national title.

“I think it’s a lot of luck,” Burch said. “No matter what, I think that if I were not to look at it as luck, then I probably wouldn’t have won six in a row.”

Men’s volleyball: No. 1 Ohio State looking for redemption against No. 12 Ball State to rewrite the record books

In the No. 1 Ohio State men’s volleyball team’s journey to rewrite the record books, all roads lead through No. 12 Ball State.

When the Ohio State men’s volleyball team lost in five sets on Feb. 6, 2016, no one thought much of it. It was a close-fought match between two top 15 opponents.

That was it.

Men’s volleyball: Top-ranked Buckeyes stunned by No. 6 UC Irvine, win streak ended at 42

The No. 6 University of California, Irvine (15-6, 9-5 MPSF) swept the top-ranked Ohio State men’s volleyball team (19-1, 8-0 MIVA) in straight sets on Saturday in St. John Arena, ending OSU’s historic 42-match win streak.

The win for the UC Irvine Anteaters marks its first in Columbus, during their first visit. With the Buckeye streak set at 42, the 47-match NCAA record set by the University of California, Los Angeles still stands.

“Irvine is a very good team,” OSU head coach Pete Hanson said. “They were highly motivated, played extremely well. They were very, very consistent in every phase of the game.”