INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State’s once-hearty lead dwindled to two points with 5:59 remaining in the Big Ten tournament championship. Just nine minutes before, the Buckeyes held an 18-point lead on Maryland and seemed to be pulling away. But with the Terrapins within one possession of ...
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Women’s Basketball: Ohio State “got cleansed,” envisioned redemption, then won Big Ten tournament title
INDIANAPOLIS — Confetti fell. Tears streamed. Banners were raised. Players hugged each other. Parents snapped pictures. The team was honored for its conference title. But Ohio State was not the team on the podium celebrating. Redshirt senior guard Linnae Harper and redshirt senior forward Stephanie ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Ohio State tops Maryland 79-69 to win Big Ten tournament championship
INDIANAPOLIS — Three years after Ohio State lost by three points to Maryland in the Big Ten tournament championship, the Buckeyes found redemption in this year’s title game. After staving off a late comeback attempt from Maryland after its 18-point third quarter lead dwindled to ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Ohio State guard Asia Doss to miss Big Ten championship with ankle injury
INDIANAPOLIS — The Ohio State women’s basketball team advanced to the Big Ten tournament championship game without senior guard Asia Doss, and now it will be forced to take on Maryland in the title game without her. Doss, who suffered a sprained ankle in the ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: The 11-3 run that propelled Ohio State past Minnesota and into the Big Ten championship
INDIANAPOLIS — Trailing Minnesota 85-79 with 4:40 remaining in fourth quarter, the Ohio State women’s basketball team had a sliver of hope to come back for a victory. A six-point lead does not seem like much on paper, especially with nearly five minutes left. But ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Ohio State preparing to take on juggernaut Maryland in Big Ten championship
INDIANAPOLIS — The Ohio State women’s basketball team claimed an outright Big Ten regular-season championship and now it has its sights on winning the conference tournament for the first time since 2011. In order to achieve that goal, the Buckeyes would have to knock off ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: High-paced Ohio State beats Minnesota 90-88 to advance to Big Ten championship
INDIANAPOLIS — With 41 seconds remaining and her team leading by one point, Ohio State senior guard Kelsey Mitchell clanked a shot off the rim to give Minnesota a chance to take the lead. The ball bounced out to Golden Gopher junior guard Kenisha Bell, ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Ohio State to take on Minnesota with a Big Ten championship berth on the time
INDIANAPOLIS — The top-seeded Ohio State women’s basketball team is in familiar territory yet again. Following its second victory of the season against Rutgers, the Buckeyes have a chance to claim a second victory versus fourth-seeded Minnesota. Ohio State (25-6, 13-3 Big Ten) will play ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Ohio State guard Asia Doss’ status uncertain through rest of Big Ten tournament
INDIANAPOLIS — The day before the Ohio State women’s basketball team took the court against Rutgers to begin its quest to claim the program’s first Big Ten tournament championship since 2011, senior guard Asia Doss cried. Athletic trainer Chalisa Fonza and a team doctor had ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: No. 13 Ohio State beats Rutgers 82-57 to advance to Big Ten tournament semifinals
INDIANAPOLIS — The Ohio State women’s basketball team cruised to a 82-57 win against Rutgers to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament Friday at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Senior guard Kelsey Mitchell’s 22 point-performance and a 17-4 run to start the third ...
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