In an up and down game featuring comebacks and blown leads, the Ohio State women’s basketball team (12-12, 8-7 Big Ten) was able to overcome Wisconsin (12-14, 3-11 Big Ten) 70-68 for its 12th win of the season. The first quarter told a familiar story ...
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Women’s Basketball: Ohio State dominates No. 23 Rutgers on road 59-39
The Ohio State women’s basketball team (11-12, 7-7 Big Ten) came away with a commanding victory on the road against No. 23 Rutgers (17-7, 9-4 Big Ten) by a score of 59-39 on Thursday. The 39 points are the least Ohio State has allowed to ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Ohio State searches for rebound opportunity against No. 23 Rutgers
The Ohio State women’s basketball is coming off its biggest loss of the season since UConn put up 85 in a 31-point defeat on Nov. 11. The 78-52 loss to Iowa was the Buckeyes’ second in their past five games and fourth in their past ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Ohio State unable to stop Gustafson in 78-52 loss to No. 16 Iowa
The Ohio State women’s basketball team could not stop Iowa Hawkeye senior forward Megan Gustafson enough to get the win on Sunday. The reigning Big Ten Player of the Year torched the Buckeye defense, shooting 14-19 from the field for 29 points along with 16 ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Ohio State takes down Penn State 78-73 in high-scoring battle
Rivalry games are a constant. Regardless of the trajectory of a team, players will get fired up and ready to play when they see certain teams on their schedule. The Ohio State and Penn State women’s basketball teams are no exception. The Buckeyes beat Penn ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: New-look Ohio State takes on Penn State for second time
Redshirt senior guard Carmen Grande called Ohio State’s comeback win against Penn State on Jan. 17 “the slowest comeback of all time.” Trailing the Nittany Lions 54-45 at the end of the third quarter, the Buckeyes made eight of its 14 attempts from the ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Ohio State blown out by Northwestern 76-59 on the road
The Ohio State women’s basketball team (9-11, 5-6 Big Ten) was looking for a big win on the road against Northwestern (14-8, 7-4 Big Ten) to get back into the Big Ten race, but a series of miscues by the Buckeyes led to their downfall ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Ohio State comes away with 78-70 victory at home against Illinois
Thursday night’s contest between the Ohio State women’s basketball team and the Illinois Fighting Illini featured an ensemble performance from the Buckeyes that led to the victory. Ohio State saw four different players score 10 or more points, led by redshirt senior forward Makayla Waterman ...
Read More »Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball teams in similar position during 2018-19 season
Chris Holtmann and Kevin McGuff had different paths to the head coaching job for Ohio State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. Both have brought Ohio State success in their tenures, each leading their respective teams to appearances in the respective NCAA tournaments. Both have seen ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: Momentum-driven Ohio State attempts to stall struggling Illinois
With two straight losses and only one road win — an overtime win against Penn State — to its name, the odds were not in the Ohio State women’s basketball team’s favor as it headed up to Minneapolis to face off against Minnesota. Throughout most ...
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