After her first season with the Ohio State women’s basketball team, coach Beth Burns said she is not “satisfied,” but she is proud of all of her team’s accomplishments.”The best news is that everybody’s back next year,” said Burns at the annual women’s basketball appreciation banquet Tuesday night. “We didn’t have any fourth-years!”In fact, six of the 11 letter-winners from the 1997-98 winning season were freshman. Jamie Lewis, Jennifer Plante, Mandy Stanhope, Kylee Bogott, Megan McCabe, and Heather Frank all made significant contributions to the team this year, according to Burns.”Every one of these people had the opportunity to do something when they signed for Ohio State, and their performance is the history of what they did,” Burns said.Michaela Moua was the only second year letter-winner for the Lady Bucks. “She has played every spot on the floor competitively,” Burns said, “She was our wild-card.”The remainder of the 15-12 team was made up of four third-year players. Marrita Porter, Roslyn Barker, Larecha Jones, and Mindy Fusetti were the experienced members of the scarlet and gray.Individual awards were also presented at Tuesday night’s banquet. Lewis, McCabe, Moua, and Stanhope were presented with scholar athlete awards, for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade point average.The academic improvement award was presented by coach’s assistant Eileen Feeney to two buckeyes – Fusetti and Porter.”We do place a great deal of importance on the academic aspect of their life, because that is their future,” Feeney said.”That’s what it’s all about,” Burns said, as she pointed out that seven of her players received at least a 3.0 GPA during winter quarter.Stanhope took home the top free-throw percentage award, shooting 78 percent from the line.The rebound award was given to Porter as well as the award for Most Valuable Player. The MVP is chosen by the staff and the players, and was a unanimous decision this year.”This is someone who can motivate the team with a word or a look,” said Tammy Stevens, a member of the women’s basketball staff. “You want the ball in their hands.”Barker was the winner of both the most improved player award and the best defensive player award. Barker began the season as a reserve player and ended up starting in 14 of the 16 Big Ten games.There was one more award presented at the banquet. The Phyllis Bailey Award, formerly known as the coaches award, was presented to Stanhope because she demonstrated athletic achievement, academic responsibility, effort, and enthusiasm and loyalty to the program. Burns renamed this award after Bailey, the first head coach of OSU’s women’s basketball program. Bailey has dedicated 37 years of service to OSU.As far as preparing for next season, Burns said they have already started.”The quarter started Monday, so we did too,” Burns said. “We’ve started lifting, and we will start running as a team in about two weeks.”Andy Geiger, OSU athletic director, gave a hats-off to the team.”Enthusiasm, energy, and vigor in Ohio State women’s basketball ­ and we had all of that this year,” Geiger said. “In my book you are the best.”