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LGHL Uncut: Cotie McMahon and Elsa Lemmilä dissect Ohio State overtime win over Minnesota
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Uncut: Cotie McMahon and Elsa Lemmilä dissect Ohio State overtime win over Minnesota
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Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images
That and coach McGuff on the 14-point collapse in the fourth quarter.
Throughout the year, Land-Grant Holy Land will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions.
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Thursday night, No. 9 Ohio State women’s basketball returned to the court following a week out in California. After three quarters of touch-and-go basketball, the Buckeyes built a 14-point lead, only for it to vanish in the last five minutes of regulation against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The Scarlet and Gray escaped with an 87-84 win over the Gophers, thanks to a big overtime period from forward Cotie McMahon and center Elsa Lemmilä. After the game, both spoke with the media, along with head coach Kevin McGuff.
The coach started the press conference by talking about the 14-point lead wiped away in the final minutes of the game, how McMahon wanted to take over in overtime, and the play of not only Lemmilä but fellow freshman Ava Watson.
Then, McMahon and Lemmilä discuss the final two offensive plays for the Buckeyes in the fourth quarter, what Lemmilä does well on offense that other freshmen have trouble adjusting to in the college game, and what McMahon said to coach McGuff after regulation to take the game on the forward’s shoulders.
Also, the reason McMahon addressed the Minnesota area of the crowd early in the first quarter.
That and more on the latest “Uncut.”
Connect with Thomas:
Bluesky: @ThomasCostello
Twitter: @1ThomasCostello
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ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images
That and coach McGuff on the 14-point collapse in the fourth quarter.
Throughout the year, Land-Grant Holy Land will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions.
Listen to the episode and subscribe:
Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio
Thursday night, No. 9 Ohio State women’s basketball returned to the court following a week out in California. After three quarters of touch-and-go basketball, the Buckeyes built a 14-point lead, only for it to vanish in the last five minutes of regulation against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The Scarlet and Gray escaped with an 87-84 win over the Gophers, thanks to a big overtime period from forward Cotie McMahon and center Elsa Lemmilä. After the game, both spoke with the media, along with head coach Kevin McGuff.
The coach started the press conference by talking about the 14-point lead wiped away in the final minutes of the game, how McMahon wanted to take over in overtime, and the play of not only Lemmilä but fellow freshman Ava Watson.
Then, McMahon and Lemmilä discuss the final two offensive plays for the Buckeyes in the fourth quarter, what Lemmilä does well on offense that other freshmen have trouble adjusting to in the college game, and what McMahon said to coach McGuff after regulation to take the game on the forward’s shoulders.
Also, the reason McMahon addressed the Minnesota area of the crowd early in the first quarter.
That and more on the latest “Uncut.”
Connect with Thomas:
Bluesky: @ThomasCostello
Twitter: @1ThomasCostello
Theme music provided by www.bensound.com
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LGHL Cotie McMahon exemplifies leadership in her own way for Ohio State women’s basketball
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Cotie McMahon exemplifies leadership in her own way for Ohio State women’s basketball
ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The forward isn’t afraid to call out her team, because she’ll call out her own mistakes and make up for them on the court
Leadership is easy when things are going well. Being the focal point of a team during a winning streak comes with accolades and applause from fans, coaches, and the national conversation.
Being in charge is a lot harder when things are going south.
Ohio State women’s basketball began the year 17-0. In that run, junior forward Cotie McMahon’s status went from undergrad churning out highlight after highlight to the position of vocal leader of the Buckeyes.
The questions to the Centerville native surrounding filling in the gap left by former guard Jacy Sheldon were endless, and beating everyone in Ohio State’s way made them easy to field.
When that winning form ran into speed bumps like a loss to winless in conference play Penn State (still their lone win in Big Ten play) or a pair of double-digit defeats to the top two teams in the conference, and two of the best programs in the nation, It was again McMahon who had to answer for it.
Follow McMahon on and off the court for even a short period of time and it’s easy to see that the junior is an open book. So, when answering for the team’s downfalls, McMahon was blunt, calling out the team for lacking grit and trying to do too much.
Thursday night, McMahon’s guidance over the Buckeyes was evident from the jump. Early in the first quarter, the junior addressed Minnesota fans behind the visitor bench who, as the junior said after the game, “There’s a difference between okay, I’m here to support my team and there’s a difference to just be some trolls.”
Against the Gophers themselves, McMahon led the Buckeyes with 21 points in 38 minutes of regulation, a night scoring above her season average and tying her single-game season high with six assists. It was a performance in which any player could take pride, but not when it’s in a game where Minnesota erased a 14-point deficit in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter.
“As a team, we need to take pride in our defense,” said McMahon. “I believe that’s just really where we lack. We have certain people who really lock in on defense and then certain people who I wouldn’t say don’t lock in but just don’t take the next step that’s needed.”
A comment that sounded harsh but hard to argue considering the Golden Gophers outscored Ohio State 17-3 in the final four minutes and 28 seconds of the quarter, ending in five consecutive shots without a miss. Which included a three-pointer to tie the game with eight seconds remaining.
McMahon doesn’t just call out lackluster defense while ignoring her own shortcomings late in the game. The Buckeyes’ leader wasn’t perfect. With 41 seconds remaining, up four points, McMahon brought Ohio State out of a timeout and inbounded the ball to guard/forward Taylor Thierry, who was wide open near the baseline, a step outside of the paint. More accurately, McMahon inbounded the ball over the head of Thierry and out of the senior’s reach.
Despite the individual performance and key moments in the overtime, the moment rattled the forward even as she addressed it after the game.
“‘Y’all saw it, TT [Thierry] was wide open. I just overthrew the ball,” said McMahon, with a noticeable change in tone as she took ownership of the mistake.
On the court though it didn’t bring McMahon down. It pushed her harder.
“She really wanted to be involved in where we were going into overtime,” said McGuff. “She wanted to take big shots and get the ball in her hands. And, you know, a lot of times we deferred to Jacy [Sheldon] that in the last couple of years. So she’s really kind of stepped up in that space.”
McMahon rose to the occasion immediately in overtime, hitting two layups as the junior attacked the basket mercilessly on offense and for rebounds. The Buckeyes’ leader threw herself into three Minnesota players to grab an offensive rebound with the game tied, which turned into two second-chance points and a momentary lead.
While McMahon is maturing on the court, adding more range in her shooting, a strong turnaround jumper, and even consistent shots from beyond the arc, McMahon leads the way in a way she could have never done two seasons ago.
“Freshman Cotie probably would have been on the bench because I probably would have lost my mind,” said McMahon.
Instead, McMahon played all five minutes of overtime and alongside a breakout performance by freshman center Elsa Lemmilä to seal the victory, pushed Ohio State to the victory. Backing up the words calling out her teammates to do more because McMahon herself is doing more.
“I don’t have time to be BS-ing this year,” said McMahon. “My team is gonna need me in certain situations, especially like situations like today. So just staying level-headed and just taking ownership. Obviously, I knew I messed up on that pass and the game could have ended there but I mean just making sure that I went into overtime with my head up high and having hope.”
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ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The forward isn’t afraid to call out her team, because she’ll call out her own mistakes and make up for them on the court
Leadership is easy when things are going well. Being the focal point of a team during a winning streak comes with accolades and applause from fans, coaches, and the national conversation.
Being in charge is a lot harder when things are going south.
Ohio State women’s basketball began the year 17-0. In that run, junior forward Cotie McMahon’s status went from undergrad churning out highlight after highlight to the position of vocal leader of the Buckeyes.
The questions to the Centerville native surrounding filling in the gap left by former guard Jacy Sheldon were endless, and beating everyone in Ohio State’s way made them easy to field.
When that winning form ran into speed bumps like a loss to winless in conference play Penn State (still their lone win in Big Ten play) or a pair of double-digit defeats to the top two teams in the conference, and two of the best programs in the nation, It was again McMahon who had to answer for it.
Follow McMahon on and off the court for even a short period of time and it’s easy to see that the junior is an open book. So, when answering for the team’s downfalls, McMahon was blunt, calling out the team for lacking grit and trying to do too much.
Thursday night, McMahon’s guidance over the Buckeyes was evident from the jump. Early in the first quarter, the junior addressed Minnesota fans behind the visitor bench who, as the junior said after the game, “There’s a difference between okay, I’m here to support my team and there’s a difference to just be some trolls.”
Against the Gophers themselves, McMahon led the Buckeyes with 21 points in 38 minutes of regulation, a night scoring above her season average and tying her single-game season high with six assists. It was a performance in which any player could take pride, but not when it’s in a game where Minnesota erased a 14-point deficit in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter.
“As a team, we need to take pride in our defense,” said McMahon. “I believe that’s just really where we lack. We have certain people who really lock in on defense and then certain people who I wouldn’t say don’t lock in but just don’t take the next step that’s needed.”
A comment that sounded harsh but hard to argue considering the Golden Gophers outscored Ohio State 17-3 in the final four minutes and 28 seconds of the quarter, ending in five consecutive shots without a miss. Which included a three-pointer to tie the game with eight seconds remaining.
McMahon doesn’t just call out lackluster defense while ignoring her own shortcomings late in the game. The Buckeyes’ leader wasn’t perfect. With 41 seconds remaining, up four points, McMahon brought Ohio State out of a timeout and inbounded the ball to guard/forward Taylor Thierry, who was wide open near the baseline, a step outside of the paint. More accurately, McMahon inbounded the ball over the head of Thierry and out of the senior’s reach.
Despite the individual performance and key moments in the overtime, the moment rattled the forward even as she addressed it after the game.
“‘Y’all saw it, TT [Thierry] was wide open. I just overthrew the ball,” said McMahon, with a noticeable change in tone as she took ownership of the mistake.
On the court though it didn’t bring McMahon down. It pushed her harder.
“She really wanted to be involved in where we were going into overtime,” said McGuff. “She wanted to take big shots and get the ball in her hands. And, you know, a lot of times we deferred to Jacy [Sheldon] that in the last couple of years. So she’s really kind of stepped up in that space.”
McMahon rose to the occasion immediately in overtime, hitting two layups as the junior attacked the basket mercilessly on offense and for rebounds. The Buckeyes’ leader threw herself into three Minnesota players to grab an offensive rebound with the game tied, which turned into two second-chance points and a momentary lead.
While McMahon is maturing on the court, adding more range in her shooting, a strong turnaround jumper, and even consistent shots from beyond the arc, McMahon leads the way in a way she could have never done two seasons ago.
“Freshman Cotie probably would have been on the bench because I probably would have lost my mind,” said McMahon.
Instead, McMahon played all five minutes of overtime and alongside a breakout performance by freshman center Elsa Lemmilä to seal the victory, pushed Ohio State to the victory. Backing up the words calling out her teammates to do more because McMahon herself is doing more.
“I don’t have time to be BS-ing this year,” said McMahon. “My team is gonna need me in certain situations, especially like situations like today. So just staying level-headed and just taking ownership. Obviously, I knew I messed up on that pass and the game could have ended there but I mean just making sure that I went into overtime with my head up high and having hope.”
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