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LGHL No. 6 Ohio State hockey sweeps Wisconsin, 6-2 and 4-0
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No. 6 Ohio State hockey sweeps Wisconsin, 6-2 and 4-0
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The Buckeyes finish No. 2 in the Big Ten and will host Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday
The Buckeyes already had the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament locked up following last weekend; and likely secured an NCAA tournament bid as well. And they still went out and spanked Wisconsin back-to-back, 6-2 on Friday and 4-0 on Saturday.
Wisconsin took a 2-1 lead into the third period on Friday, but ended up losing by four. On Saturday, the Badgers didn’t want that to happen again, so they decided to just never score at all; Tommy Nappier shut them out.
With the sweep, Ohio State finished 21-8-5 overall and 14-8-2 in conference. They topped all teams who were in the Big Ten in 2016-17. Unfortunately, Notre Dame joined this year and they finished eight points ahead of the Buckeyes in conference.
Finishing No. 2 isn’t exactly horrible, though, and the Buckeyes will host Michigan State in a best-of-three series this coming weekend in Columbus. If Ohio State wins, they would face the second lowest advancing team, as Notre Dame has the number one seed and a bye. The Irish will face the lowest ranking advancing seed.
Notre Dame won three out of four from the Buckeyes this season, so taking the conference crown from them won’t be easy, but all that the Buckeyes can do for now is take care of business against MSU; whom they beat three out of four times this season. They also avoid Notre Dame until the championship, so that helps too.
Anyway, onto this weekend’s games. On Friday, Ohio State came out and promptly got blitzed in the first period, getting outshot 15-6 with Wisconsin taking a 1-0 lead in the first on a Linus Weissbach goal. If that’s not the most Wisconsin name ever, I don’t want to hear what is.
The second would be a much more even affair, with OSU outshooting UW 12-11; both teams notched a single goal. Ohio State would tie it up on a Luke Stork cross ice pass that got past UW goalie Kyle Hayton and gave Dakota Joshua a wide open net for his twelfth of the year.
Joshua scored to tie the game at 1 in the second period, assisted by Stork and Gerard. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/qDns0XeaBM
— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) February 24, 2018
Wisconsin would tie it up at 16:26 of the second, however, Matthew Freytag put the Badgers up 2-1 heading into the second intermission.
I think anyone associated with UW would agree that the third period went... poorly.
Ohio State took 16 shots and five of them found the back of the net. Tanner Laczynski tied it up at two apiece on the powerplay with his 13th of the year at 1:41. Next, Dakota Joshua gave Ohio State their first lead of the night with his 13th at 2:22. Then, Christian Lampasso scored his seventh at 10:26 to double Ohio State’s lead and make it 4-2. Laczynski scored again at 15:51 and his fourteenth made it 5-2. And finally, Brendon Kearney added salt in the wound and scored his fourth at 17:07 to make it 6-2, where the scoreboard would finally stand at the end of regulation.
Woof. Sean Romeo stopped all 12 UW shots in the period and Kyle Hayton saved 11 out of 16. That’s a .688 save percentage in the period. Up that by 200 points and you’re still having a poor game.
So Ohio State exerted their will in the third and blew out Wisconsin in the end. But Wisconsin received votes in the USCHO poll. They can’t be too bad. This wouldn’t happen again... right?
Wisconsin made sure that it wouldn’t happen again, by not gaining a lead, or even scoring a goal, in Saturday night’s matchup. OSU even played their backup goalie, Tommy Nappier. Unfortunately for the Badgers, Nappier’s save percentage is now .956 on the year after this game. Sean Romeo has surpassed any reasonable expectation for him this season and Nappier’s save percentage is 28 points higher.
The first period actually ended up scoreless in Saturday’s matchup, with Wisconsin outshooting the Buckeyes 11-7. Then things started to go poorly again for the team from Madison.
Ohio State outshot them 13-8 in the second with Mason Jobst scoring his 15th of the year off of a pass from Kearney at 6:43 of the second. It would turn out to be the game winner.
Jobst opened the scoring in the second period, assisted by Kearney and Ege. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/WIeRJlzMeX
— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) February 25, 2018
Then the Buckeyes got that classic, and totally normal, 3-on-1 shorthanded opportunity after too many UW defenders got caught too deep in the offensive zone. John Wiitala passed to Gordi Myer who passed back to Wiitala who then passed to Jobst and he put in his second of the night.
From thereon, it would be all about the senior walk-on who has come back this season to play a key bottom-six role for the Buckeyes.
Christian Lampasso would score twice on Senior Night, first on a partial breakaway, sprung on a pass by Kearney.
Senior goal on Senior Night! Lampasso converts a breakaway for his eighth goal of the year, putting the Buckeyes up 3-0. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/vzSKVFJlhD
— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) February 25, 2018
His eighth of the season cemented a three-goal second period for the Buckeyes. But, he wasn’t done yet.
He scored his ninth of the year on an empty net. As he put it toward the net, a UW player threw his stick at the puck to block it. The referees awarded the goal on the illegal play and OSU took a 4-0 lead.
UW wouldn’t be able to get a single one of their 31 shots past Nappier, and Ohio State clinched the season-ending sweep of the Badgers on Senior Night with the 4-0 victory.
So, onto host Michigan State went the Buckeyes. They sit at No. 6 in the nation with postseason NCAA tournament seeding on the line. A Big Ten championship is a possibility. But first, they have to win a best-of-three against a team that they should beat. Let’s see if they can starting this Friday, March 2 in Columbus.
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The Buckeyes finish No. 2 in the Big Ten and will host Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday
The Buckeyes already had the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament locked up following last weekend; and likely secured an NCAA tournament bid as well. And they still went out and spanked Wisconsin back-to-back, 6-2 on Friday and 4-0 on Saturday.
Wisconsin took a 2-1 lead into the third period on Friday, but ended up losing by four. On Saturday, the Badgers didn’t want that to happen again, so they decided to just never score at all; Tommy Nappier shut them out.
With the sweep, Ohio State finished 21-8-5 overall and 14-8-2 in conference. They topped all teams who were in the Big Ten in 2016-17. Unfortunately, Notre Dame joined this year and they finished eight points ahead of the Buckeyes in conference.
Finishing No. 2 isn’t exactly horrible, though, and the Buckeyes will host Michigan State in a best-of-three series this coming weekend in Columbus. If Ohio State wins, they would face the second lowest advancing team, as Notre Dame has the number one seed and a bye. The Irish will face the lowest ranking advancing seed.
Notre Dame won three out of four from the Buckeyes this season, so taking the conference crown from them won’t be easy, but all that the Buckeyes can do for now is take care of business against MSU; whom they beat three out of four times this season. They also avoid Notre Dame until the championship, so that helps too.
Anyway, onto this weekend’s games. On Friday, Ohio State came out and promptly got blitzed in the first period, getting outshot 15-6 with Wisconsin taking a 1-0 lead in the first on a Linus Weissbach goal. If that’s not the most Wisconsin name ever, I don’t want to hear what is.
The second would be a much more even affair, with OSU outshooting UW 12-11; both teams notched a single goal. Ohio State would tie it up on a Luke Stork cross ice pass that got past UW goalie Kyle Hayton and gave Dakota Joshua a wide open net for his twelfth of the year.
Joshua scored to tie the game at 1 in the second period, assisted by Stork and Gerard. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/qDns0XeaBM
— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) February 24, 2018
Wisconsin would tie it up at 16:26 of the second, however, Matthew Freytag put the Badgers up 2-1 heading into the second intermission.
I think anyone associated with UW would agree that the third period went... poorly.
Ohio State took 16 shots and five of them found the back of the net. Tanner Laczynski tied it up at two apiece on the powerplay with his 13th of the year at 1:41. Next, Dakota Joshua gave Ohio State their first lead of the night with his 13th at 2:22. Then, Christian Lampasso scored his seventh at 10:26 to double Ohio State’s lead and make it 4-2. Laczynski scored again at 15:51 and his fourteenth made it 5-2. And finally, Brendon Kearney added salt in the wound and scored his fourth at 17:07 to make it 6-2, where the scoreboard would finally stand at the end of regulation.
Woof. Sean Romeo stopped all 12 UW shots in the period and Kyle Hayton saved 11 out of 16. That’s a .688 save percentage in the period. Up that by 200 points and you’re still having a poor game.
So Ohio State exerted their will in the third and blew out Wisconsin in the end. But Wisconsin received votes in the USCHO poll. They can’t be too bad. This wouldn’t happen again... right?
Wisconsin made sure that it wouldn’t happen again, by not gaining a lead, or even scoring a goal, in Saturday night’s matchup. OSU even played their backup goalie, Tommy Nappier. Unfortunately for the Badgers, Nappier’s save percentage is now .956 on the year after this game. Sean Romeo has surpassed any reasonable expectation for him this season and Nappier’s save percentage is 28 points higher.
The first period actually ended up scoreless in Saturday’s matchup, with Wisconsin outshooting the Buckeyes 11-7. Then things started to go poorly again for the team from Madison.
Ohio State outshot them 13-8 in the second with Mason Jobst scoring his 15th of the year off of a pass from Kearney at 6:43 of the second. It would turn out to be the game winner.
Jobst opened the scoring in the second period, assisted by Kearney and Ege. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/WIeRJlzMeX
— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) February 25, 2018
Then the Buckeyes got that classic, and totally normal, 3-on-1 shorthanded opportunity after too many UW defenders got caught too deep in the offensive zone. John Wiitala passed to Gordi Myer who passed back to Wiitala who then passed to Jobst and he put in his second of the night.
From thereon, it would be all about the senior walk-on who has come back this season to play a key bottom-six role for the Buckeyes.
Christian Lampasso would score twice on Senior Night, first on a partial breakaway, sprung on a pass by Kearney.
Senior goal on Senior Night! Lampasso converts a breakaway for his eighth goal of the year, putting the Buckeyes up 3-0. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/vzSKVFJlhD
— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) February 25, 2018
His eighth of the season cemented a three-goal second period for the Buckeyes. But, he wasn’t done yet.
He scored his ninth of the year on an empty net. As he put it toward the net, a UW player threw his stick at the puck to block it. The referees awarded the goal on the illegal play and OSU took a 4-0 lead.
UW wouldn’t be able to get a single one of their 31 shots past Nappier, and Ohio State clinched the season-ending sweep of the Badgers on Senior Night with the 4-0 victory.
So, onto host Michigan State went the Buckeyes. They sit at No. 6 in the nation with postseason NCAA tournament seeding on the line. A Big Ten championship is a possibility. But first, they have to win a best-of-three against a team that they should beat. Let’s see if they can starting this Friday, March 2 in Columbus.
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LGHL No. 4 Ohio State lacrosse earns 12-11 OT win at Jacksonville
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The Buckeyes overcame their largest deficit of the season to stay undefeated.
The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes men’s lacrosse team stayed undefeated with a 12-11 overtime win over Jacksonville on Sunday. The Buckeyes came back after being down as many as three in the fourth quarter to improve to 4-0 on the season.
While Jacksonville won the opening faceoff, senior attackman Colin Chell converted the first goal of the game for the Buckeyes with 9:57 remaining in the first quarter. A goal by junior attackman Gale Thorpe a minute and a half later gave the Buckeyes what would be their biggest lead of the day at 2-0. The Dolphins cut the lead to one at the close of the first on an unassisted goal from McLean Chicquen.
In the second quarter, however, things got hairy for the Buckeyes. Jacksonville scored four-straight goals to go up 5-2 and give Ohio State its first deficit since the opening minutes of the season against Cleveland State. Finally, an unassisted goal from sophomore midfielder Ryan Terefenko with 6:32 remaining in the half broke the onslaught and cut the Dolphin’s lead to two. Freshman midfielder Jackson Reid found the back of the net three minutes later to close the gap to 5-4 at the half.
Reid opened the third quarter with another unassisted goal to tie things at five-all, but Jacksonville pulled ahead once again, rattling off three straight goals of their own to go up 8-5 with five minutes remaining in the third. Chell connected once again to stem the flow of scoring and draw within two with 3:13 left in the quarter. The Dolphins, however, had the last laugh in the third, adding a final goal by Gavin Dembeck to bring their lead to 9-6 heading into the final quarter of play.
Terefenko came through quickly, scoring unassisted just 37 seconds into play. Jacksonville bounced back with a goal of its own, but Ohio State answered with a man-up goal from Thorpe, assisted by Chell, and an unassisted attempt from junior attackman Jack Jasinski to draw within one. Jacksonville’s Jeremy Winston put the Dolphins up by two with just 2:11 remaining in the quarter, seemingly sealing the upset win for Jacksonville. But that’s when the hero of last season--sophomore midfielder Tre Leclaire--came through with two goals in the final two minutes of play to tie the game and send it to overtime. In the perfect ending to the comeback win, Leclaire, assisted by junior midfielder Logan Maccani, scored the game winner for the Buckeyes.
Leclaire led Ohio State with three goals on the day, all of which came in the final minutes of play. Chell, Reid, Thorpe and Terefenko each had two goals apiece, with six players scoring in all. Overall shots were 19-14 in favor of Ohio State. Senior goalie Matthew Smidt had 11 saves for the Buckeyes to Jacksonville’s 12. Sophomore Christian Feliziani and freshman Justin Inacio split faceoffs for the Buckeyes, going a collective 13-26 on the day. Ground balls were 31-25 in favor of the Buckeyes, led by Inacio’s five.
Next up, Ohio State is scheduled to face Marquette on Friday, March 2, in the Midwest Lacrosse Classic in Pontiac Michigan.
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The Buckeyes overcame their largest deficit of the season to stay undefeated.
The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes men’s lacrosse team stayed undefeated with a 12-11 overtime win over Jacksonville on Sunday. The Buckeyes came back after being down as many as three in the fourth quarter to improve to 4-0 on the season.
While Jacksonville won the opening faceoff, senior attackman Colin Chell converted the first goal of the game for the Buckeyes with 9:57 remaining in the first quarter. A goal by junior attackman Gale Thorpe a minute and a half later gave the Buckeyes what would be their biggest lead of the day at 2-0. The Dolphins cut the lead to one at the close of the first on an unassisted goal from McLean Chicquen.
In the second quarter, however, things got hairy for the Buckeyes. Jacksonville scored four-straight goals to go up 5-2 and give Ohio State its first deficit since the opening minutes of the season against Cleveland State. Finally, an unassisted goal from sophomore midfielder Ryan Terefenko with 6:32 remaining in the half broke the onslaught and cut the Dolphin’s lead to two. Freshman midfielder Jackson Reid found the back of the net three minutes later to close the gap to 5-4 at the half.
Reid opened the third quarter with another unassisted goal to tie things at five-all, but Jacksonville pulled ahead once again, rattling off three straight goals of their own to go up 8-5 with five minutes remaining in the third. Chell connected once again to stem the flow of scoring and draw within two with 3:13 left in the quarter. The Dolphins, however, had the last laugh in the third, adding a final goal by Gavin Dembeck to bring their lead to 9-6 heading into the final quarter of play.
Terefenko came through quickly, scoring unassisted just 37 seconds into play. Jacksonville bounced back with a goal of its own, but Ohio State answered with a man-up goal from Thorpe, assisted by Chell, and an unassisted attempt from junior attackman Jack Jasinski to draw within one. Jacksonville’s Jeremy Winston put the Dolphins up by two with just 2:11 remaining in the quarter, seemingly sealing the upset win for Jacksonville. But that’s when the hero of last season--sophomore midfielder Tre Leclaire--came through with two goals in the final two minutes of play to tie the game and send it to overtime. In the perfect ending to the comeback win, Leclaire, assisted by junior midfielder Logan Maccani, scored the game winner for the Buckeyes.
Leclaire led Ohio State with three goals on the day, all of which came in the final minutes of play. Chell, Reid, Thorpe and Terefenko each had two goals apiece, with six players scoring in all. Overall shots were 19-14 in favor of Ohio State. Senior goalie Matthew Smidt had 11 saves for the Buckeyes to Jacksonville’s 12. Sophomore Christian Feliziani and freshman Justin Inacio split faceoffs for the Buckeyes, going a collective 13-26 on the day. Ground balls were 31-25 in favor of the Buckeyes, led by Inacio’s five.
Next up, Ohio State is scheduled to face Marquette on Friday, March 2, in the Midwest Lacrosse Classic in Pontiac Michigan.
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The Buckeyes will tip off their postseason run on Friday
By virtue of their last-second, double-overtime win against Indiana on Friday night, the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes secured themselves one of the top two seeds in next week’s Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. From there, all eyes of Buckeye Nation turned to Sunday’s matchup between No. 2 Michigan State and Wisconsin.
If the Badgers could upset the Spartans, Ohio State would earn the tournament’s No. 1 seed and a share of the B1G regular season title. If Sparty were to win, the Buckeyes would officially be the tourney’s No. 2 team— still pretty incredible given the preseason expectations.
However, with MSU’s 68-63 victory this afternoon, Tom Izzo and company are again the Big Ten’s top-team heading into the conference tournament. That means that the Buckeyes will open up their postseason run on Friday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden in New York City. They will take on the winner of Thursday’s No. 7 vs. No. 10 game. The contest will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
Currently Penn State is slotted in as the seventh-seed, and Northwestern at 10. However, that could change depending on the outcome of the Nittany Lions’ game against Nebraska later this afternoon.
Should things remain unchanged by the end of the day, I won’t need to tell you that two of Ohio State’s three conference losses this season came at the hands of Penn State. However, they did beat Northwestern in a hard-fought mid-January matchup, 71-65. The Buckeyes could also have a rematch against Indiana, should Nebraska beat PSU.
As the rest of the Big Ten Tournament seedings solidify themselves throughout the afternoon, we will keep you updated on how they impact the Buckeyes’ Big Ten Tournament plans.
No matter how the Buckeyes fare at the world’s most famous arena, they are guaranteed at least a week and a half of rest before they return to the NCAA Tournament. Since the Big Ten saw fit to move the men’s basketball tournament up a week to hold it at MSG— the schedule change came so that the arena could host the Big East Tournament during the normal window— all Big Ten teams will be recuperating as other schools battle for their conference crowns.
However, late last week, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany admitted that the condensing of the schedule to accommodate the move to Madison Square Garden “wasn’t healthy” for the players, and it is not something that the conference will do again.
The wear and tear of the compacted season has seemingly hit the already thin and inexperienced Ohio State squad hard coming down the stretch. Even though they won their final two games— following a two-game skid against PSU and Michigan—, the Buckeyes have looked tired for nearly a month, especially with their Big Ten Player of the Year frontrunner, Keita Bates-Diop.
KBD appears to have been the most impacted by the schedule, as he has had to carry so much of the team on both ends of the floor. However, the nearly week-long break before the B1G Tournament, and then the ensuing week and a half off before the Big Dance, could get the Buckeyes back to the energized style of play that was their calling card when they were playing their best ball of the season.
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The Buckeyes will tip off their postseason run on Friday
By virtue of their last-second, double-overtime win against Indiana on Friday night, the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes secured themselves one of the top two seeds in next week’s Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. From there, all eyes of Buckeye Nation turned to Sunday’s matchup between No. 2 Michigan State and Wisconsin.
If the Badgers could upset the Spartans, Ohio State would earn the tournament’s No. 1 seed and a share of the B1G regular season title. If Sparty were to win, the Buckeyes would officially be the tourney’s No. 2 team— still pretty incredible given the preseason expectations.
However, with MSU’s 68-63 victory this afternoon, Tom Izzo and company are again the Big Ten’s top-team heading into the conference tournament. That means that the Buckeyes will open up their postseason run on Friday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden in New York City. They will take on the winner of Thursday’s No. 7 vs. No. 10 game. The contest will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
Currently Penn State is slotted in as the seventh-seed, and Northwestern at 10. However, that could change depending on the outcome of the Nittany Lions’ game against Nebraska later this afternoon.
Should things remain unchanged by the end of the day, I won’t need to tell you that two of Ohio State’s three conference losses this season came at the hands of Penn State. However, they did beat Northwestern in a hard-fought mid-January matchup, 71-65. The Buckeyes could also have a rematch against Indiana, should Nebraska beat PSU.
As the rest of the Big Ten Tournament seedings solidify themselves throughout the afternoon, we will keep you updated on how they impact the Buckeyes’ Big Ten Tournament plans.
No matter how the Buckeyes fare at the world’s most famous arena, they are guaranteed at least a week and a half of rest before they return to the NCAA Tournament. Since the Big Ten saw fit to move the men’s basketball tournament up a week to hold it at MSG— the schedule change came so that the arena could host the Big East Tournament during the normal window— all Big Ten teams will be recuperating as other schools battle for their conference crowns.
However, late last week, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany admitted that the condensing of the schedule to accommodate the move to Madison Square Garden “wasn’t healthy” for the players, and it is not something that the conference will do again.
The wear and tear of the compacted season has seemingly hit the already thin and inexperienced Ohio State squad hard coming down the stretch. Even though they won their final two games— following a two-game skid against PSU and Michigan—, the Buckeyes have looked tired for nearly a month, especially with their Big Ten Player of the Year frontrunner, Keita Bates-Diop.
KBD appears to have been the most impacted by the schedule, as he has had to carry so much of the team on both ends of the floor. However, the nearly week-long break before the B1G Tournament, and then the ensuing week and a half off before the Big Dance, could get the Buckeyes back to the energized style of play that was their calling card when they were playing their best ball of the season.
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It means CJ's buzzer beater won this guy 601 points on a 10 point wager (he had to hit all of the games to win), for entertainment purposes only of course.
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SURPRISE, Ariz. — Grant Gambrell bounced back from a rough outing last week with the best performance of his young Oregon State career. The burly sophomore right-hander struck out 12 in seven shutout innings Sunday morning as the second-ranked Beavers ...
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OSU baseball: Gambrell's gem leads Beavers past Buckeyes
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SURPRISE, Ariz. — Grant Gambrell bounced back from a rough outing last week with the best performance of his young Oregon State career. The burly sophomore right-hander struck out 12 in seven shutout innings Sunday morning as the second-ranked Beavers ...
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ABOARD SERENADE OF THE SEAS – When the 2018 college football season kicks off, Kerry Coombs won't be at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes' season opener against Oregon State is set for Sept. 1 at Ohio Stadium. That same weekend, Coombs will be with the ...
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ABOARD SERENADE OF THE SEAS – When the 2018 college football season kicks off, Kerry Coombs won't be at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes' season opener against Oregon State is set for Sept. 1 at Ohio Stadium. That same weekend, Coombs will be with the ...
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LGHL Ohio State men’s track and field wins first indoor Big Ten title since 1993
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Ohio State men’s track and field wins first indoor Big Ten title since 1993
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The Buckeyes claimed the conference championship for the first time in 25 years.
It was a big weekend for the Ohio State men’s track and field team, who were able to beat out Nebraska in the final meet of the day to win the Big Ten Championship. This marks the first indoor conference title for the men’s team since 1993, and the fifth indoor title for a Buckeye team under coach Karen Dennis (the first four with the women’s team).
It came down to the final 4x400 relay, with the Buckeyes holding on to a narrow 2-point lead over the Cornhuskers. Ohio State foursome of Asa Burke, Nick Gray, Drelan Bramwell and Andre Jeff were ready to defend their lead, and did so while also setting a school record with a time of 3:05.09 — good enough to win gold in the event and secure the Big Ten title for the Buckeyes.
“I’m most proud of these seniors,” director of track and field and cross country Karen Dennis said. “Nick Demaline, Cole Gorski and Zack Bazile are all seniors and they got us off to a great start on Friday. They are the ones who have bought into this program. They have really motivated everyone else.
Nick Gray contributed to more than just the 4x400 relay, he claimed gold in the 200m dash — his third consecutive title in the event — and set a new school, as well as meet records in the process, with a time of 20.45. He’s bested his own time the last three times he’s won. He also scored in the 60m dash, winning bronze with a time of 6.72 — just one spot behind football player Kendall Sheffield, who finished with a time of 6.68.
Other Buckeye contributors included triple jump duo DaJuan Seward and Zack Bazile; Seward finished having gone a career-best distance of 15.77m (for a bronze medal), and Bazile finished just behind his with a jump of 15.69m. Mid-distance (800m) runner Alex Lomong finished at No. 4 with a time of 1:51.06, and long distance runner Luke Landis finished No. 6 in the mile and Ryan Harrington finished No. 8 in the 600m race.
It’s been over two decades since the last time the men’s team were the inddoor Big Ten Champions, and they should be celebrating for quite awhile.
Finally!!!! After a 23 year drought, we won the BigTen title!!! We did this for you Coach Karen
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The Buckeyes claimed the conference championship for the first time in 25 years.
It was a big weekend for the Ohio State men’s track and field team, who were able to beat out Nebraska in the final meet of the day to win the Big Ten Championship. This marks the first indoor conference title for the men’s team since 1993, and the fifth indoor title for a Buckeye team under coach Karen Dennis (the first four with the women’s team).
It came down to the final 4x400 relay, with the Buckeyes holding on to a narrow 2-point lead over the Cornhuskers. Ohio State foursome of Asa Burke, Nick Gray, Drelan Bramwell and Andre Jeff were ready to defend their lead, and did so while also setting a school record with a time of 3:05.09 — good enough to win gold in the event and secure the Big Ten title for the Buckeyes.
“I’m most proud of these seniors,” director of track and field and cross country Karen Dennis said. “Nick Demaline, Cole Gorski and Zack Bazile are all seniors and they got us off to a great start on Friday. They are the ones who have bought into this program. They have really motivated everyone else.
Nick Gray contributed to more than just the 4x400 relay, he claimed gold in the 200m dash — his third consecutive title in the event — and set a new school, as well as meet records in the process, with a time of 20.45. He’s bested his own time the last three times he’s won. He also scored in the 60m dash, winning bronze with a time of 6.72 — just one spot behind football player Kendall Sheffield, who finished with a time of 6.68.
Other Buckeye contributors included triple jump duo DaJuan Seward and Zack Bazile; Seward finished having gone a career-best distance of 15.77m (for a bronze medal), and Bazile finished just behind his with a jump of 15.69m. Mid-distance (800m) runner Alex Lomong finished at No. 4 with a time of 1:51.06, and long distance runner Luke Landis finished No. 6 in the mile and Ryan Harrington finished No. 8 in the 600m race.
It’s been over two decades since the last time the men’s team were the inddoor Big Ten Champions, and they should be celebrating for quite awhile.
Finally!!!! After a 23 year drought, we won the BigTen title!!! We did this for you Coach Karen
pic.twitter.com/SOsiNwMqTi— Nick gray (@__saintnick__) February 24, 2018
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Kendall Sheffield made his debut for the Buckeyes at cornerback last season after initially playing at Alabama and transferring to Blinn College. Now he's having an impact on Ohio State's track and field team. The Texas native finished second in the 60 ...
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Kendall Sheffield made his debut for the Buckeyes at cornerback last season after initially playing at Alabama and transferring to Blinn College. Now he's having an impact on Ohio State's track and field team. The Texas native finished second in the 60 ...
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ESPN: Buckeyes have 16-percent chance at winning Big Ten title
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Ohio State needs Wisconsin to upset Michigan State in order for the Buckeyes to win a share of the Big Ten regular-season men's basketball championship. ESPN's Basketball Power Index gives the Badgers a 16-percent chance of upsetting the Spartans in ...
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ESPN: Buckeyes have 16-percent chance at winning Big Ten title
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Ohio State needs Wisconsin to upset Michigan State in order for the Buckeyes to win a share of the Big Ten regular-season men's basketball championship. ESPN's Basketball Power Index gives the Badgers a 16-percent chance of upsetting the Spartans in ...
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Kurelic: Spring means recruits at OSU; Good QB news
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On March 8 Houston (Texas) St. Pius X quarterback Grant Gunnell visits Ohio State. The Buckeyes have offered Grunnell. Monroe (N.C.) Sun Valley quarterback Sam Howell is working on a date to visit Ohio State. The Buckeyes have offered Howell a scholarship.
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Kurelic: Spring means recruits at OSU; Good QB news
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On March 8 Houston (Texas) St. Pius X quarterback Grant Gunnell visits Ohio State. The Buckeyes have offered Grunnell. Monroe (N.C.) Sun Valley quarterback Sam Howell is working on a date to visit Ohio State. The Buckeyes have offered Howell a scholarship.
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Buckeyes outlast Hoosiers in 2OT...Rams take A10 title
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UNDATED (AP) - Ohio State and Rhode Island were winners on a very light night of top-25 men's basketball. C.J. Jackson made a long 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in double overtime to give the 16th-ranked Buckeyes an 80-78 victory at Indiana. Keita ...
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Buckeyes outlast Hoosiers in 2OT...Rams take A10 title
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UNDATED (AP) - Ohio State and Rhode Island were winners on a very light night of top-25 men's basketball. C.J. Jackson made a long 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in double overtime to give the 16th-ranked Buckeyes an 80-78 victory at Indiana. Keita ...
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BLOOMINGTON – On Senior Night at Assembly Hall, it was a junior who nearly led Indiana to its biggest victory of the Big Ten season. Juwan Morgan scored nine of his team-high 18 points in the game's two overtimes, including six in double overtime to ...
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BLOOMINGTON – On Senior Night at Assembly Hall, it was a junior who nearly led Indiana to its biggest victory of the Big Ten season. Juwan Morgan scored nine of his team-high 18 points in the game's two overtimes, including six in double overtime to ...
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No. 16 Buckeyes keep title hopes alive with win at Indiana
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Instead of going with the Buckeyes' designed final play, he changed it on the fly. When Jackson finally got control of the pass in the closing seconds of double overtime, he faked another pass and spotted up for a 25-footerand that silenced Indiana's ...
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No. 16 Buckeyes keep title hopes alive with win at Indiana
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Instead of going with the Buckeyes' designed final play, he changed it on the fly. When Jackson finally got control of the pass in the closing seconds of double overtime, he faked another pass and spotted up for a 25-footerand that silenced Indiana's ...
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