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LGHL Ohio State and Boston University meet this afternoon in Toledo in the NCAA men’s hockey tournament
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Ohio State and Boston University meet this afternoon in Toledo in the NCAA men’s hockey tournament
Brett Ludwiczak via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
Ohio State’s men’s hockey team heads up to northwest Ohio today to take on Boston University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Toledo.
After fighting valiantly on Saturday night in East Lansing, Ohio State fell just short of winning their first Big Ten Tournament title, losing to Michigan State 4-3 in double overtime. Even though losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Spartans was tough to stomach, the Buckeyes still earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, being seeded third in the Toledo region, and 10th overall in the tournament.
Ohio State will square off with Boston University this afternoon, with the winner moving on to the regional final on Saturday to play the winner of the other game on Thursday at Huntington Center between Michigan State and Cornell.
In the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game on Saturday, the Buckeyes fell behind Michigan State in the first period, allowing the Spartans to score two power play goals before the game was even 12 minutes old. Joe Dunlap would pull one back for Ohio State at the 17:51 mark of the period to cut the deficit in half. After a scoreless second period, Michigan State would restore their two-goal lead 42 seconds into the third period.
One thing about Big Ten Coach of the Year Steve Rohlik’s team is they never give up. Damien Carfagna scored 12:46 into the third period to cut Michigan State’s lead to 3-2. Then with just over two minutes left in regulation, Gunnerwolfe Fontaine tied the game with his 17th goal of the season, tying him with Riley Thompson for the team lead. With their scoring output, the Buckeyes have now outscored opponents 53-35 in the third period of games this season.
Following a scoreless first overtime period, Michigan State denied Ohio State a conference tournament title when Issac Howard scored 15:09 into the second overtime period. Even though the Buckeyes lost, goaltender Logan Terness deserves a lot of credit for what he did against the Spartans, stopping 47 shots from the top team in the Big Ten. Terness is 12-9-1 this season with a 2.27 goals against average and a .925 save percentage.
Ohio State also received offensive contributions from a couple defensemen in the loss to Michigan State. Damien Carfagna extended his point streak for four games when he recorded a goal and an assist on Saturday night. Aiden Hansen-Bukata factored in all three Buckeye goals, as he was credited with an assist on each score. Hansen-Bukata now has 27 assists on the season, with his 29 total points ranking fourth on the team, and Carfagna’s 28 points ranking fifth.
Now Ohio State will be looking for their first-ever win over Boston University. The Buckeyes and Terriers have met three times, with the last game between the programs coming in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, where Boston University won 8-3 in Manchester, New Hampshire. This marks the 40th NCAA Tournament appearance for the Terriers.
Boston University is coached by alum and former NHL winger Jay Pandolfo, who is in his third season in charge of the program. The first two years have been very successful for Pandolfo and the Terries, as they have made the Frozen Four each season. Unfortunately, they have failed to make it out of the national semifinals, losing 6-2 to Minnesota in 2023, followed by a 2-1 overtime loss to Denver last year.
The loss to the Pioneers had to sting a little harder since the Terriers had Macklin Celebrini on their roster, who would go on to be the top pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
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The Terriers have run into some issues with consistency this year. While they can hang their hat on beating Boston College, who was the top ranked team in the country at the time, 4-1 in the final of The Beanpot, the Terriers are coming off a 5-2 loss to UConn in the Hockey East semifinals.
Quinn Hutson leads the team with 47 points and is tied with Cole Eiserman for the team lead with 21 goals. Cole Hutson is second on the team with 40 points, and Ryan Greene has 33 points. Each of those four plays have scored at least 10 goals. Joining the quartet as double-digit goal scorers this year are Shane Lachance, and Devin Kaplan.
Likely to start at goalie for Boston University is Mikhail Yegorov. The freshman is 8-5-1 with a shutout in 14 starts with a 1.99 goals against average and a .931 save percentage. Yegorov took over in January for senior Mathieu Caron, who was struggling this season with a 3.16 goals against average and a .899 save percentage.
Although Caron has struggled, he did play 40 games in the Frozen Four run by the Terriers last year, so if needed he could replace Yegorov if Pandolfo feels the moment could be too big for the freshman.
One area that could become critical in today’s game is which team is able to stay out of the penalty box. The Terriers have made it a habit of shooting themselves in the foot at times this year, as their 13.4 penalty minutes per game is most in the country. On the other side, the Buckeyes have been pretty disciplined, averaging just 7.69 penalty minutes per game.
If Ohio State can get a couple power play goals and take a lead into the third period it could be tough for Boston University to stay perfect against the Buckeyes. Should Steve Rohlik’s team win in Toledo this afternoon, it could possibly set up a rematch with Michigan State on Saturday.
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPNU
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Brett Ludwiczak 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
Ohio State’s men’s hockey team heads up to northwest Ohio today to take on Boston University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Toledo.
After fighting valiantly on Saturday night in East Lansing, Ohio State fell just short of winning their first Big Ten Tournament title, losing to Michigan State 4-3 in double overtime. Even though losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Spartans was tough to stomach, the Buckeyes still earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, being seeded third in the Toledo region, and 10th overall in the tournament.
Ohio State will square off with Boston University this afternoon, with the winner moving on to the regional final on Saturday to play the winner of the other game on Thursday at Huntington Center between Michigan State and Cornell.
In the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game on Saturday, the Buckeyes fell behind Michigan State in the first period, allowing the Spartans to score two power play goals before the game was even 12 minutes old. Joe Dunlap would pull one back for Ohio State at the 17:51 mark of the period to cut the deficit in half. After a scoreless second period, Michigan State would restore their two-goal lead 42 seconds into the third period.
One thing about Big Ten Coach of the Year Steve Rohlik’s team is they never give up. Damien Carfagna scored 12:46 into the third period to cut Michigan State’s lead to 3-2. Then with just over two minutes left in regulation, Gunnerwolfe Fontaine tied the game with his 17th goal of the season, tying him with Riley Thompson for the team lead. With their scoring output, the Buckeyes have now outscored opponents 53-35 in the third period of games this season.
Following a scoreless first overtime period, Michigan State denied Ohio State a conference tournament title when Issac Howard scored 15:09 into the second overtime period. Even though the Buckeyes lost, goaltender Logan Terness deserves a lot of credit for what he did against the Spartans, stopping 47 shots from the top team in the Big Ten. Terness is 12-9-1 this season with a 2.27 goals against average and a .925 save percentage.
Ohio State also received offensive contributions from a couple defensemen in the loss to Michigan State. Damien Carfagna extended his point streak for four games when he recorded a goal and an assist on Saturday night. Aiden Hansen-Bukata factored in all three Buckeye goals, as he was credited with an assist on each score. Hansen-Bukata now has 27 assists on the season, with his 29 total points ranking fourth on the team, and Carfagna’s 28 points ranking fifth.
Now Ohio State will be looking for their first-ever win over Boston University. The Buckeyes and Terriers have met three times, with the last game between the programs coming in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, where Boston University won 8-3 in Manchester, New Hampshire. This marks the 40th NCAA Tournament appearance for the Terriers.
Boston University is coached by alum and former NHL winger Jay Pandolfo, who is in his third season in charge of the program. The first two years have been very successful for Pandolfo and the Terries, as they have made the Frozen Four each season. Unfortunately, they have failed to make it out of the national semifinals, losing 6-2 to Minnesota in 2023, followed by a 2-1 overtime loss to Denver last year.
The loss to the Pioneers had to sting a little harder since the Terriers had Macklin Celebrini on their roster, who would go on to be the top pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
The Terriers have run into some issues with consistency this year. While they can hang their hat on beating Boston College, who was the top ranked team in the country at the time, 4-1 in the final of The Beanpot, the Terriers are coming off a 5-2 loss to UConn in the Hockey East semifinals.
Quinn Hutson leads the team with 47 points and is tied with Cole Eiserman for the team lead with 21 goals. Cole Hutson is second on the team with 40 points, and Ryan Greene has 33 points. Each of those four plays have scored at least 10 goals. Joining the quartet as double-digit goal scorers this year are Shane Lachance, and Devin Kaplan.
Likely to start at goalie for Boston University is Mikhail Yegorov. The freshman is 8-5-1 with a shutout in 14 starts with a 1.99 goals against average and a .931 save percentage. Yegorov took over in January for senior Mathieu Caron, who was struggling this season with a 3.16 goals against average and a .899 save percentage.
Although Caron has struggled, he did play 40 games in the Frozen Four run by the Terriers last year, so if needed he could replace Yegorov if Pandolfo feels the moment could be too big for the freshman.
One area that could become critical in today’s game is which team is able to stay out of the penalty box. The Terriers have made it a habit of shooting themselves in the foot at times this year, as their 13.4 penalty minutes per game is most in the country. On the other side, the Buckeyes have been pretty disciplined, averaging just 7.69 penalty minutes per game.
If Ohio State can get a couple power play goals and take a lead into the third period it could be tough for Boston University to stay perfect against the Buckeyes. Should Steve Rohlik’s team win in Toledo this afternoon, it could possibly set up a rematch with Michigan State on Saturday.
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPNU
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BP Fantasy Baseball (2008-2024, Current Champion = MD Buckeye again)
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Happy "opening" day everyone, may your rosters suck just enough to let me make the playoffs 
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LGHL What does Ohio State women’s basketball look like without Cotie McMahon?
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What does Ohio State women’s basketball look like without Cotie McMahon?
ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Buckeyes have bounced back from bigger transfer losses, so how will this edition of Ohio State do?
The foundation of the Ohio State women’s basketball program took a hit on Wednesday when junior forward Cotie McMahon joined the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining. With the forward not lacking suitors for her intensity and basketball ability, a move away from Columbus is practically a done deal. So, how do head coach Kevin McGuff and the Scarlet and Gray move forward?
There is recent evidence to support Ohio State bouncing back quickly.
After the 2020-21 season, the Buckeyes lost two starting forwards in the portal, with Dorka Juhasz the biggest loss of the pair. Juhasz led Ohio State for three seasons inside the paint, nearly averaging a double-double in her time in scarlet and gray. When Juhasz left, she took 14.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game, with the latter good for second-best in the Big Ten.
Ohio State did not hang their heads too low when Juhasz left for head coach Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies. McGuff’s side got busy in the transfer portal.
While the Buckeyes’ rebounding has not looked the same since Juhasz left, dropping from a top-three team on the boards to in the bottom third of the conference for the next four seasons, McGuff adjusted the way his team played and built around it.
Shooting guard Taylor Mikesell came in and teamed up with a group of returning players, including guards Jacy Sheldon and Rikki Harris, who ended up being the leaders of the program for nearly five years when it was all said and done.
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The team did not sink into oblivion, which is the normal reaction when a player of McMahon’s magnitude decides to leave. Ohio State won the Big Ten regular season championship.
Now the Buckeyes are in a familiar spot and have a similar group of young players who can lead, starring freshman point guard Jaloni Cambridge.
Ohio State never truly hit its peak in the 24-25 season, and that is due in part to the team’s own offensive identity crisis. It was not evident who was running the team between Cambridge and McMahon. While McGuff wanted Cambridge to take the lead, McMahon was often the focal point of the squad, in both good and not-so-good ways.
Cambridge is now firmly in the driver’s seat. Like Sheldon, Cambridge has the speed, defensive ability and diverse scoring to propel the Buckeyes roster, and should the freshman stay the duration of her college career in Columbus, be a player that athletes will want to team up with from the transfer portal.
It has not been a week into the portal yet, but there are already some forwards who could make an impact in the program, should they choose Ohio State.
Outside of McMahon, who is near the top of the portal in terms of quality and experience, there are forwards Serah Williams and Laura Ziegler.
Big Ten fans know Williams well. The forward played three seasons with the Wisconsin Badgers under former head coach Marisa Moseley. In the last two seasons, Williams averaged 18.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, which earned the New York native the 2023-24 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award, spots on the All-Big Ten team, and most recently a place on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team for the 24-25 season.
Williams is a marquee name in the portal and already has public interest from the UConn Huskies, which does not exactly bode well for the Buckeyes’ chances, if they go for the forward at all.
Ziegler joined Saint Joseph’s out of Denmark, and the 6-foot-2 forward excelled in the A10 conference. The forward started all but one of her 93 appearances for the Hawks and this season had a career year with 17.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Ziegler’s 8.8 rebounds on the defensive boards are the third best in the nation. Named a finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award, Ziegler can also find open teammates with 4.3 assists per game, the fourth highest in the A10.
Ohio State also has three forwards who will possibly debut for the team next season. On the team already is the forward pair of Seini Henry and Ella Hobbs. Should both stay in the program after having redshirt freshman seasons, they bring different games to the lineup.
Hobbs has the potential to be important for the Buckeyes inside the paint. The 6-foot-4 forward missed her freshman season recovering from an ACL injury, but if paired with center Elsa Lemmila, could create a duo that is unmatched inside the paint. That will mean less dynamic drives to the basket that McMahon was known for, but the Buckeyes will be tough around the rim.
Henry plays more of a guard-turned-forward role like McMahon. While the forward does not have the same size as the soon-to-be ex-Buckeye, Henry could play an important role off the bench.
The third is incoming freshman Daria “Dasha” Biriuk. After leaving Ukraine nearly three years ago due to the war with Russia, Biriuk made a name for herself in the United States. Just three weeks ago, Biriuk led the Webb School to a state title with 26 points and 10 rebounds and will soon play at the Nike Hoop Summit in April.
None of these three is at the same level as McMahon, and each brings a slightly different game, but each has the potential, and four years of eligibility, to grow like guard/forward Taylor Thierry did in the program.
Then there are the non-forwards on the team that Ohio State will rely on, like they did Sheldon, Harris, Madison Greene, and Rebeka Mikulasikova. Should they all return, they will be a new foundation of the program.
Outside of Jaloni Cambridge is her sister Kennedy Cambridge, who can slide into a third guard role as a starter with the graduation of Thierry. Kennedy Cambridge brings flashes on offense, but on defense, does not relent. Jaloni Cambridge’s older sister has two years of eligibility remaining, and the two sisters will pair up with either shooting guard Chance Gray or Ava Watson.
Of the current roster, Gray is the most likely to put her name in the transfer portal after losing minutes at the end of games in the second half of the season. The guard went on a cold streak as the expected three-point shooting focused No. 2 guard. Should she not return for a final year of eligibility in Columbus, freshman shooting guard Watson will be the next player up.
Watson and Jaloni Cambridge have experience playing travel basketball together, and were friends long before joining the Buckeyes. Plus, Watson has shown moments of effectiveness from beyond the arc in a limited role off the bench, like a 4-for-4 game from deep against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Feb. 13.
Does all this mean that the Buckeyes roster is set and there will only be transfers into Columbus from here on out? Not likely. The portal is open until April 22, and in that time, there will likely be more players coming and going. Should Ohio State’s transfers out stop, though, the Buckeyes would not find themselves in a horrible spot... but either way, it is the start of a new era for Ohio State without McMahon on the roster.
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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 Buckeyes have bounced back from bigger transfer losses, so how will this edition of Ohio State do?
The foundation of the Ohio State women’s basketball program took a hit on Wednesday when junior forward Cotie McMahon joined the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining. With the forward not lacking suitors for her intensity and basketball ability, a move away from Columbus is practically a done deal. So, how do head coach Kevin McGuff and the Scarlet and Gray move forward?
There is recent evidence to support Ohio State bouncing back quickly.
After the 2020-21 season, the Buckeyes lost two starting forwards in the portal, with Dorka Juhasz the biggest loss of the pair. Juhasz led Ohio State for three seasons inside the paint, nearly averaging a double-double in her time in scarlet and gray. When Juhasz left, she took 14.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game, with the latter good for second-best in the Big Ten.
Ohio State did not hang their heads too low when Juhasz left for head coach Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies. McGuff’s side got busy in the transfer portal.
While the Buckeyes’ rebounding has not looked the same since Juhasz left, dropping from a top-three team on the boards to in the bottom third of the conference for the next four seasons, McGuff adjusted the way his team played and built around it.
Shooting guard Taylor Mikesell came in and teamed up with a group of returning players, including guards Jacy Sheldon and Rikki Harris, who ended up being the leaders of the program for nearly five years when it was all said and done.
The team did not sink into oblivion, which is the normal reaction when a player of McMahon’s magnitude decides to leave. Ohio State won the Big Ten regular season championship.
Now the Buckeyes are in a familiar spot and have a similar group of young players who can lead, starring freshman point guard Jaloni Cambridge.
Ohio State never truly hit its peak in the 24-25 season, and that is due in part to the team’s own offensive identity crisis. It was not evident who was running the team between Cambridge and McMahon. While McGuff wanted Cambridge to take the lead, McMahon was often the focal point of the squad, in both good and not-so-good ways.
Cambridge is now firmly in the driver’s seat. Like Sheldon, Cambridge has the speed, defensive ability and diverse scoring to propel the Buckeyes roster, and should the freshman stay the duration of her college career in Columbus, be a player that athletes will want to team up with from the transfer portal.
It has not been a week into the portal yet, but there are already some forwards who could make an impact in the program, should they choose Ohio State.
Outside of McMahon, who is near the top of the portal in terms of quality and experience, there are forwards Serah Williams and Laura Ziegler.
Big Ten fans know Williams well. The forward played three seasons with the Wisconsin Badgers under former head coach Marisa Moseley. In the last two seasons, Williams averaged 18.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, which earned the New York native the 2023-24 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award, spots on the All-Big Ten team, and most recently a place on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team for the 24-25 season.
Williams is a marquee name in the portal and already has public interest from the UConn Huskies, which does not exactly bode well for the Buckeyes’ chances, if they go for the forward at all.
Ziegler joined Saint Joseph’s out of Denmark, and the 6-foot-2 forward excelled in the A10 conference. The forward started all but one of her 93 appearances for the Hawks and this season had a career year with 17.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Ziegler’s 8.8 rebounds on the defensive boards are the third best in the nation. Named a finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award, Ziegler can also find open teammates with 4.3 assists per game, the fourth highest in the A10.
Ohio State also has three forwards who will possibly debut for the team next season. On the team already is the forward pair of Seini Henry and Ella Hobbs. Should both stay in the program after having redshirt freshman seasons, they bring different games to the lineup.
Hobbs has the potential to be important for the Buckeyes inside the paint. The 6-foot-4 forward missed her freshman season recovering from an ACL injury, but if paired with center Elsa Lemmila, could create a duo that is unmatched inside the paint. That will mean less dynamic drives to the basket that McMahon was known for, but the Buckeyes will be tough around the rim.
Henry plays more of a guard-turned-forward role like McMahon. While the forward does not have the same size as the soon-to-be ex-Buckeye, Henry could play an important role off the bench.
The third is incoming freshman Daria “Dasha” Biriuk. After leaving Ukraine nearly three years ago due to the war with Russia, Biriuk made a name for herself in the United States. Just three weeks ago, Biriuk led the Webb School to a state title with 26 points and 10 rebounds and will soon play at the Nike Hoop Summit in April.
None of these three is at the same level as McMahon, and each brings a slightly different game, but each has the potential, and four years of eligibility, to grow like guard/forward Taylor Thierry did in the program.
Then there are the non-forwards on the team that Ohio State will rely on, like they did Sheldon, Harris, Madison Greene, and Rebeka Mikulasikova. Should they all return, they will be a new foundation of the program.
Outside of Jaloni Cambridge is her sister Kennedy Cambridge, who can slide into a third guard role as a starter with the graduation of Thierry. Kennedy Cambridge brings flashes on offense, but on defense, does not relent. Jaloni Cambridge’s older sister has two years of eligibility remaining, and the two sisters will pair up with either shooting guard Chance Gray or Ava Watson.
Of the current roster, Gray is the most likely to put her name in the transfer portal after losing minutes at the end of games in the second half of the season. The guard went on a cold streak as the expected three-point shooting focused No. 2 guard. Should she not return for a final year of eligibility in Columbus, freshman shooting guard Watson will be the next player up.
Watson and Jaloni Cambridge have experience playing travel basketball together, and were friends long before joining the Buckeyes. Plus, Watson has shown moments of effectiveness from beyond the arc in a limited role off the bench, like a 4-for-4 game from deep against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Feb. 13.
Does all this mean that the Buckeyes roster is set and there will only be transfers into Columbus from here on out? Not likely. The portal is open until April 22, and in that time, there will likely be more players coming and going. Should Ohio State’s transfers out stop, though, the Buckeyes would not find themselves in a horrible spot... but either way, it is the start of a new era for Ohio State without McMahon on the roster.
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2026 AZ OL Tucker Smith is a Buckeye!!!
- By ScriptOhio
- Football Recruiting
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Just sayin': Apparently he does have a very high ceiling.....
Scouting Report
Evaluated 03/23/2025
Greg Biggins National Recruiting Analyst
Smith is a versatile offensive lineman who has played center, guard and tackle at the high school. Lines up primarily at left tackle and moves well, fluid in space, can get to the second level and is strong at the point of attack. Shows good bend and has the feet and lateral quickness to mirror speed rushers and adjusts well to moving targets. Plays through the whistle and has the kind of mean streak you love to see in an offensive lineman. Frame wise, projects best as an interior lineman but has tackle feet and coordination and is an easy high Power 4 prospect.
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