Ohio State a 3 seed in latest NIT bracket projections
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The Buckeyes are currently slated to face Memphis.

The Buckeyes battled hard against Maryland, but didn’t have quite enough gas in the tank with a shorthanded roster. But the good news is, that hasn’t impacted their postseason chances too badly.

According to NYC Buckets, one of the most prolific and reliable bracket projectors, Ohio State is still in decent position to make the NIT. Their latest projections list the Buckeyes as a three seed, facing six seeded Memphis.

Memphis, in case you were wondering, is 18-8, and currently listed at 81 in KenPom. Ohio State is 61.

The NIT could have a Big Ten flavor this season, as the conference has underachieved relative to their last several seasons. Indiana is projected to be a top seed in the NIT, and joining Ohio State in it’s region are fifth seeded Penn State, and seventh seeded Iowa. Illinois is also projected in the field, as a six seed.

Ohio State might still have an outside shot at an NCAA Tournament bid without winning the Big Ten Tournament, but it would require them to probably win the rest of their regular season games. At the very least, their game at Michigan State tomorrow would be an absolute must-win.

Since regular season conference champions are guaranteed an NIT bid, the bracket could look very different once conference tournaments begin, as upsets in low major conferences could create lots of NIT bid-stealers.

But if this is accurate, if Ohio State is able to win just a few more games, the odds are good they’ll get another chance to play after the Big Ten Tournament.

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Gophers wrestling falls to fourth-ranked Buckeyes
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The Buckeyes (11-2, 7-2 Big Ten) took down the 12th ranked Gophers (6-5, 5-4 Big Ten) at the Sports Pavilion 24-20, due in large part to the efforts of the other two top-ranked wrestlers on their roster. “It was a really good dual,” said Minnesota head ...
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Ohio State dishes out scholarship offers to 2018 standouts
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The Buckeyes enter the ring for a pair of top 2018 prospects.

Before you can suit up for Urban Meyer and the Ohio State football team, you have to earn a scholarship offer from the coaching staff. Over the weekend a pair of top prospects reportedly received their chance to roll with Meyer and the Buckeyes after adding OSU to their offer lists.

To get the weekend started, Ohio State dished out a scholarship to class of 2018 wide receiver Justyn Ross (Phenix City, AL / Central) on Friday night.

Ross, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound playmaker adds the offer from the Big Ten power alongside chances to play at programs such as Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida and Florida State.


An Under Armour All-America selection, Ross, who hauled in 38 receptions for 663 yards and eight touchdowns last season after bouncing back from multiple knee injuries, is currently considered the fourth wide receiver and 31st overall prospect in the class of 2018, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Even though it was previously reported that Thomas Booker (Baltimore, MD / Gilman) held a scholarship from OSU, the four-star rated athlete formally announced his offer from the Buckeyes on Saturday morning.


With nearly 20 full ride scholarship offers on the table, Booker is a hot commodity on the recruiting trail. With quite a few decent options, Ohio State, Michigan and Maryland are just three of the schools off his list of potential landing spots for the 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive end.

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• Per multiple reports five-star offensive tackle Jackson Carman and four-star defensive end Malik Vann, both 2018 recruits from Fairfield High School, were among the prospects to visit the Ohio State campus on Saturday.
• Four-star class of 2018 defensive tackle Michael Thompson tells Bill Kurelic of Bucknuts that he plans to make it back to Ohio State in the spring. No stranger to Columbus, the Missouri native made the trek to the 614 twice last season to see the Buckeyes in action.

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Malik Vann discusses Ohio State visit, names top choices
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Ohio State women's basketball: Buckeyes repel Iowa 88-81
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Calhoun's second three-pointer of the game gave the Buckeyes a 14-7 lead with 4:48 left in the first quarter. A 6-0 Iowa run over the next 90 seconds cut Ohio State's lead to a point, and an Ally Disterhoft layup with 31 seconds left produced a 20-20 ...


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Ohio State-Iowa 2017 final score: Buckeyes use late run to hold off Hawkeyes, 88-81
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The Buckeyes ran their winning streak to eight with a gritty win.

After an eight-day layoff, the Ohio State women’s basketball team took advantage of a late cold spell by visiting Iowa to put together a 16-9 run in the final minutes and claim a 88-81 victory at Value City Arena in Columbus. The Buckeyes have now won a season-high eight in a row and stand 12-1 in Big Ten play.

Ohio State got the win despite major struggles by Kelsey Mitchell for much of the game. The Buckeyes’ All-American guard scored 20 pretty ugly points, shooting just 7-for-19 from the field and making just one of eight from three point range.

Ohio State was also without the Big Ten’s leading rebounder Stephanie Mavunga, who suffered a foot injury and is expected to miss a couple of weeks. But the Buckeyes got 19 points from Sierra Calhoun and an 20 point, eight rebound effort from Shayla Cooper to help make up for the lost production.

Iowa, one of the youngest teams in the conference, got 22 points from Ally Disterhoft and a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds from Megan Gustafson in the losing effort.

Ohio State showed little rust from its layoff early, as Cooper asserted herself for four quick points and Calhoun knocked down a pair of three-pointers en route to a 14-7 lead. Disterhoft kept Iowa in contact, though, scoring five and finding Gustafson for a layup with a nice dime.

The Buckeyes went cold to close the first quarter, managing just six points in the final four and a half minutes, which allowed the Hawkeyes to close the deficit. After ten minutes, the score was tied at 20.

Iowa came out strong to start the second, hitting on their first four shots from the floor. Calhoun stayed hot from beyond the arc, though, knocking down her third of the half, which was followed by a layup from Tori McCoy that sent Gustafson to the bench with her second foul and gave Ohio State a slim 33-29 lead.

Disterhoft and Makenzie Meyer picked up the slack with Gustafson on the bench, combining to score 12 points in the frame, but Calhoun’s fourth three-point make sent the Buckeyes into the locker room with a 41-38 advantage.

Calhoun’s 14 points paced Ohio State, while Cooper added 10. Mitchell scored just four on 2-for-8 shooting, and missed all four of her attempts from long range. Disterhoft scored 14 to lead the Hawkeyes, who failed to score in the final two minutes of the half.

The third quarter saw Mitchell finally connect from three for the first time and Calhoun knock down her fifth, and Cooper show her inside-out versatility, as the Buckeyes took their largest lead of the game at 55-44 with just over five minutes to go.

Gustafson finally got a rhythm going with the absence of Mavunga down low, scoring five straight points for Iowa and nine in the period. Ohio State once again had an icy spell, hitting on just one of its last five shots and turning it over three times in quick succession, and took just a 64-58 lead to the final ten minutes.

Right out of the gate to start the fourth quarter, Meyer hit a three and Disterhoft and Kathleen Doyle each split a pair of free throws to fuel a 9-0 run for the Hawkeyes that closed the gap to 64-63. After Mitchell uncharacteristically missed a free throw, Alexa Kastanek hit a three to give Iowa its first lead since the midway point of the second quarter, 66-65.

Both sides had trouble putting the ball in the bucket after that, with Iowa failing to hit on a field goal for nearly five minutes and Ohio State for two and a half. But both also wore out a path to the free throw line, combining for 25 attempts in the final frame.

A pair of layups by Kiara Lewis and a pair of Mitchell jumpers gave the Buckeyes an 80-72 lead with just over two minutes remaining, and fast break layups off turnovers by Mitchell and Cooper iced things from there as Ohio State held on.

Up next, the Buckeyes will take on Nebraska in Lincoln on Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. ET. The game will be streaming live on BTN Plus.

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Ohio State men’s lacrosse scores 14-8 win over Detroit Mercy
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All Ohio State does is beat Michigan.

The 17th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes men’s lacrosse team continued its early season success with a decisive 14-8 win over the Detroit Mercy Titans Saturday in Columbus.

Ohio State started scoring quickly on a goal by sophomore attackman Lukas Buckley just 39 seconds into the game--his second goal of the young season--despite losing the opening faceoff. Detroit Mercy, however, answered less than two minutes later to tie the game early. Senior midfielder John Kelly added to the Buckeyes’ total with 10:53 left in the first quarter, which was followed up with by another score from Buckley midway through the quarter. Then, two quick, man-up goals by freshman midfielder Tre Leclaire and senior midfielder Johnny Pearson, both of which were assisted by junior attackman Colin Chell, put the Buckeyes up by a score of 5-1 late in the first quarter. However, just as Ohio State built on its comfortable lead, the Titans came back with two goals in 1:06 of game time to close the gap to two points. Though the Buckeyes would add another score on another Leclaire goal, Detroit Mercy scored in the final four seconds of the first to close the quarter down 6-4.

The next quarter did not start much better, as Detroit Mercy held Ohio State scoreless for nearly the first 12 minutes of the second. The Titans scored 1:32 into play, then again midway through the quarter to tie the game at six-all, obliterating the once-cozy lead. But the tied score acted as a wakeup call to the Buckeyes, and timely goals by Pearson, senior midfielder Tyler Pfister and senior attackman Eric Fannell closed the half with the Buckeyes up three.

Ohio State opened up the third quarter continuing on their scoring run. Kelly found the back of the net to open the half and put the Buckeyes up four. Then, two goals less than a minute apart by Chell in a man-up situation and Pfister opened up the Buckeyes’ lead. Ohio State’s defense also came to life, holding the Titans scoreless in the half until the 2:07 mark in the third and giving the Buckeyes a 12-7 advantage heading into the final quarter.

The Buckeyes controlled the ball for much of the fourth quarter, though Detroit Mercy led in overall shots on goal by an 8-7 margin. Ohio State added to their lead midway through the quarter on Buckley’s third goal of the game, assisted by Fannell. Sophomore attackman Jack Jasinski finished the Buckeyes’ scoring with 1:48 remaining in the game and, though Ohio State allowed a quick goal by the Titans to close the game, the Buckeyes finished with a strong, six-point win.

While Ohio State was able to control the ball for much of the game, faceoffs remained a question. Senior specialist Jake Withers, who split faceoffs with freshman specialist Christian Feliziani last week, was just 9-for-22 on faceoffs (Feliziani went 1-for-3 in limited time), including going 1-for-10 in the first quarter. Still, Withers picked up three groundballs on the day, becoming just the second player in program history to record 200 career groundballs. Ohio State had an overall 31-23 advantage in groundballs on the day.

Buckley led the Buckeyes in scoring with three goals on the day, while Pearson, Pfister, Leclaire and Kelly each added two. Shots on goal were 25-14 in favor of Ohio State, with senior goalie Tom Carey recording six saves on the day.

After the Titans closed the gap in the second quarter, Ohio State outscored Detroit Mercy 5-2 in the second half. Head coach Nick Myers commented, “I like the physicality we played with today, and the fact we were able to settle into the game in the third quarter.”

Detroit Mercy now falls to 0-1 on the season, and faces Michigan later this week. Ohio State, meanwhile, moves to 2-0 on the season and faces Massachusetts Saturday in Columbus.

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No. 12/13 Ohio State blows lead twice and loses to No. 5/4 Minnesota, 6-5
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The Buckeyes had 3-0 and 5-4 leads and couldn’t hold on to complete the sweep

On a night where over 1,000 stuffed animals were thrown onto the ice for the team’s annual Teddy Bear toss, Ohio State tossed away two leads of their own and fell to Minnesota by a score of 6-5.

No. 12/13 Ohio State got out to a 3-0 lead and eventually held a 5-4 lead over No. 5/4 Minnesota, but couldn’t finish them off and fell in regulation, 6-5. Matt Tomkins got the start in net for Ohio State and only saved 14 out of 17 shots for a .824 save percentage. Christian Frey came in to relieve him and allowed three more as Ohio State just fell apart.

Eric Schierhorn only saved 17 out of 22 shots on goal from Ohio State for Minnesota, but when the other team’s goaltending is even worse, you can get away with one. But on nights where you score five goals against a top five team, it’s hard to let those slip away even if the goalies just had a bad night.

Things did start off fantastically for Ohio State for the first twenty five minutes. Matt Miller scored his first career collegiate goal to put OSU up 1-0 on a shot from the point. Joshua Healey and Tanner Laczynski had the assists on the powerplay goal.

Ohio State wasn’t being dominated, being outshot only 7-5, and came out of the period with the lead. A win-win. They were holding the Golden Gophers in check and gaining a lead to go with it. The second would keep that train going.

Mason Jobst scored from the slot to extend his point streak to 14 games, on a feed from Sasha Larocque just 1:34 into the second. Dakota Joshua added a goal to make it 3-0 in favor of OSU just four minutes later, at 5:32, with Gordi Myer gaining the lone helper.

Everything was coming up aces for Ohio State. Minnesota then said enough of this.

Vinni Lettieri scored just 46 seconds after Joshua made it 3-0. Just 6:13 after that, Brent Gates made it 3-2. Suddenly this was getting dicey. Nick Schilkey gained a little breathing room back with his 22nd of the year. It initially looked like Joshua deflected it but the goal was credited to Schilkey. His .92 goals per game ranks first in all of Division I hockey.

Justin Kloos would chase Tomkins with the next goal, at 16:58 and send Ohio State into panic mode. Suddenly it was 4-3 and OSU couldn’t trust their goalie. Not the ideal spot to be in against the No. 5/4 team in the country. But keeping out goals hasn’t exactly been Ohio State’s strong suit this year.

Just 1:42 into Frey’s reign in net, Minnesota tied it. Tyler Sheehy, with Kloos continuing to torment OSU with the primary assist, scored at 18:40 and the game went into the second intermission tied at two apiece. That was not where OSU thought this game was going 15 minutes prior. Whoops!

Going against the narrative of a team falling apart, however, Dakota Joshua put Ohio State back on top at 8:24 of the third, with his second of the game. Luke Stork had the primary assist and all looked like it might turn out well for the Buckeyes.

It didn’t.

Ohio State wouldn’t score again, and Stork would go from hero to goat as he was sent off for a five minute major for checking from behind at 11:00 of the third.

Exactly three minutes apart during the ensuing major powerplay, at 12:34 and 15:34, Lettieri and Jake “former WWE Raw GM Eric” Bischoff tied it and got Minnesota their first lead, respectively. Frey hadn’t shored up anything in net and in fact pulled whatever finger was plugging the dam.

But Ohio State couldn’t find another goal in those last four plus minutes even after the powerplay ended.

Hilariously, they couldn’t even generate a single registered shot on goal after falling behind, even with the goalie pulled. They had attempts blocked or missed, but none actually on goal. Call me crazy, but that’s not a formula to beat Rutgers’ club team, much less Minnesota.

The team has to be able to attack more and they should be able to with offensive weapons like Schilkey, David Gust, Laczynski and Jobst. But they either can’t or are coached not to and that isn’t going to get you too far in the postseason, whether the Big Ten or NCAA tournament.

The Buckeyes will look to solve their attacking and goaltending woes at Michigan State this upcoming Friday and Saturday. At they probably won’t score enough to make both goalies look this poorly. Probably.

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Cowgirls Edged by Buckeyes in ITA Indoor Quarterfinals
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With Ohio State being shorthanded for its game at Maryland, the Buckeyes' bench was outscored by the Terrapins' reserves, 33-0, in an 86-77 loss at College Park, Md. on Saturday afternoon. Jaylen Brantley, who was averaging 5.0 points per game before ...
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Ohio State vs. Maryland 2017 final score: Terrapins knock off Buckeyes 86-77
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The Buckeyes stuck around, but just couldn’t take that big leap.

The Buckeyes went on the road in a tough environment, but couldn’t do enough to knock off Maryland in an 86-77 loss.

Ohio State played this one without JaQuan Lyle, who was tending to a family emergency. The Buckeyes came out with some great effort early, with Trevor Thompson battling up to three Terps at one time. Although he wasn’t able to finish some put backs, the Bucks looked motivated in College Park, but Maryland still opened up the game 9-0.

Ohio State’s first points came at the 15:19 mark when Marc Loving knocked down a pair of free throws to make it a 9-2 game. Maryland had some good looks from the perimeter that didn’t fall, which could have made this one get out of hand a lot sooner than it should have. But thanks to buckets by Loving and C.J. Jackson, Ohio State trimmed the lead to 9-6.

The Buckeyes were sticking around, but eventually Maryland got a little bit of separation thanks to some points off of turnovers. The Terrapin lead hovered around 9-12 points for a great portion of the first half, but the lack of depth for Ohio State started to show. The Buckeyes looked like they were running out of gas, and near the end of the first half, Ohio State was down 40-24.

The Terps would take a 45-31 lead into the half. Maryland had 20 bench points in the half, against Ohio State’s zero.

Ohio State looked recharged coming out of the locker room for the second half. Trevor Thompson gave the Buckeyes a couple of quick baskets, but Maryland wouldn’t let Ohio State get too close early. Thad Matta decided to apply a little more pressure in the backcourt on defense, and it made things more difficult for Maryland. The Terps led 52-42 at the under-16 timeout.

A bucket by Kam Williams, followed by a Maryland miss and Marc Loving three put the Buckeyes down 54-47, and the Terrapins crowd was as quiet as it had been all afternoon. It looked at times in the first half we might be in for a blowout quickly, but the shorthanded Buckeyes did a good job of staying in it early in the first half.

Jae’Sean Tate stepped up as the half progressed, but Maryland continued to fend off the Buckeyes. It wasn’t pretty by any means, but they were alive. The Buckeyes were down 72-64 with six minutes in the game. Just when it appeared Ohio State might make a late surge, Trevor Thompson fouled out (on an extremely questionable call) with five and a half minutes left.

Ohio State couldn’t put a final dent into the Maryland lead, which became even more difficult after Micah Potter fouled out shortly after Thompson. The already shorthanded Bucks were down two big men.

Marc Loving got hot late, and after a pair of three pointers, Ohio State was down 77-72 in the final few minutes of the game. Maryland and Ohio State traded threes afterward, and a great defensive stop by Wesson gave the Buckeyes another shot to trim the lead. Loving missed a three on the ensuing possession, and a Maryland three sealed the deal.

Marc Loving finished with a season-high 24 points. Trevor Thompson had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Ohio State, while Jae’Sean Tate contributed 20.

3 things we learned:


1. JaQuan Lyle’s absence hurt. The sophomore point guard missed Saturday’s game dealing with a family emergency. Up against a Maryland team that’s one of the better teams in the Big Ten, any lack of depth by the Buckeyes was going to hurt. It’s even worse against a Maryland team with a guard like Melo Trimble. At the end of the first half, the Buckeyes had no points off the bench.

Ohio State managed to stick around in the second half, and started shooting the ball better. Maryland wasn’t in the same offensive flow that they were in the latter part of the first half, and that combined with more defensive pressure from the Buckeyes helped keep things within reach. Lyle, like the rest of the team can be on or off on any given night, but there’s no question that just having him as an option helps greatly.

2. Trevor Thompson and Marc Loving couldn’t do it alone. Loving kept the Buckeyes in the game early, and Thompson showed some dang good effort throughout the game. It was tough for him with the Maryland bigs, who seemed to swarm him as soon as he laid his hands on the ball. Loving and Thompson combined for 16 of the Buckeyes’ 31 points in the first half, and towards the end of the half, they seemed gassed.

Jae’Sean Tate stepped up in the second half, after shooting 2-for-8 in the first half. Thompson came out strong with a quick pair of baskets in the second half to help narrow the Terps lead, but it was impossible to sustain the effort. Maryland was playing at a quick pace, and while Tate’s improved play in the second half was helpful, it wasn’t enough and too late.

3. You gotta share the rock. The Buckeyes didn’t do great of assisting on scores Saturday afternoon. Part of that undoubtedly has to do with the absence of Lyle, but the ball movement wasn’t spectacular, and there was a lot of solo work on the offensive end. We’ve seen the offense get stagnant during the season, and it was clear that today was a case of that.

The distribution was slightly better in the second half, but it’s difficult for the Buckeyes to just flip the switch and make things happen. It’s pretty much the same brand of basketball we’ve been watching the past couple of seasons. Loving got hot late, which really eliminated any needed ball movement, but it’s obviously better to have it than not at all.

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