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2009-2010 Lady Buckeyes Basketball (6 straight Big Ten Titles)

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Definitely the ugliest half the ladies have played this year. Lots of turnovers, missed shots in the paint, and other uncharacteristic errors. Maybe some hangover from the Duke loss? Foster put in a rather odd lineup of Prahalis, Stokes, Jackson, Walker, and Moeller at one point in the first half. Not sure where he expected points to come from in that lineup, so I'm guessing it was to send a message to the starters.

Glad to see them able to get it together at the half and pull away from a surprisingly good Badger squad. Wisconsin doesn't look like the same team that went 6-12 in the Big 10 last year.

MSU blew their game against Indiana, so we've got an early one game lead on the only other ranked Big 10 team.
 
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SPOTLIGHT TEAM
Women's basketball
Thursday, December 10, 2009
By Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

The Southeastern Conference is to women's college basketball what an Indy car is to a Sunday drive in the country.

True or not, the perception is that the SEC runs noisy rings around the paneled station wagons and minivans, with Tennessee, LSU, Vanderbilt and Georgia, especially, owners of well-earned national reputations.

Ohio State (9-1) heads into the heart of the SEC for a meeting with Mississippi (6-2) at 2 p.m. Sunday. Buckeyes coach Jim Foster said, without even having to look, that the Rebels "are very, very quick."

Foster spent 11 seasons at SEC member Vanderbilt before coming to Ohio State in 2002, so he is familiar with the conference.

"The SEC is known for its athleticism, as well as its physicality," he said. "I don't have as close a view as I once had, but obviously I think that is their game. (Georgia coach) Andy Landers is still there. (LSU coach) Van Chancellor is back. (Tennessee coach) Pat Summitt is still there. (Mississippi State coach) Sharon Fanning is still there."
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OSU-Mississippi preview
Sunday, December 13, 2009 3:11 AM

2 p.m. today
? Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Miss.
? TV: None
? Radio: WOSU-AM (820)
? Records: Ohio State 9-1, Mississippi 6-2

? Matchup to watch: The Buckeyes are running into another high-scoring guard in senior Bianca Thomas, an all-SEC first team selection. OSU couldn't contain Duke's Jasmine Thomas and had problems with California's Alexis Gray-Lawson and Oklahoma State's Andrea Riley. Bianca Thomas might have better three-point range than the others, but keeping her out of the lane and limiting her offensive rebounds will be defensive musts.

? Notable: Mississippi lost 75-66 at Old Dominion last Sunday. Thomas scored 25 points and is making 93.3 percent of her free throws. The Rebels have veteran guards and are taking care of the ball this season as their 134 assists-to-118 turnovers show. Mississippi is limiting opponents to 36 percent shooting from the field. Ohio State rallied in the second half last Sunday to defeat Wisconsin 70-55. The Buckeyes bench scored one point against the Badgers and two in the loss at Duke. Point guard Samantha Prahalis needs three assists to reach 300 for her career. The Buckeyes have gotten to the free-throw line 113 more times than their opponents.

? Next: vs. Wright State, 7 p.m. Tuesday in Value City Arena

-- Jim Massie [email protected]
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The Rebels led 36-35 at halftime as Thomas scored 18 of her game-high 25 points. The Buckeyes rallied with a 13-4 run to start the second half, taking their biggest lead of the game at 48-42. But Ole Miss answered with a 35-19 spurt that included five 3-pointers in a 3:01 span, then OSU seemed to put the hammer down with that 12-0 run to take the two point lead.

I believe that this game very clearly shows how every team OSU plays really wants to bust our chops this year because of the high national ranking.

Coach Renee Ladner said the following about her own Ole Miss players;

"If they could learn to play (every game) with this kind of effort, I believe we'd be 9-0 and could play with anybody in the country".

It's going to be like this all season for OSU if we continue to win. That is....we will get every team's maximum effort.......and that will be really great if....... 1. we can survive it and....... 2. it makes us better.
 
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backabuck;1620013; said:
It's going to be like this all season for OSU if we continue to win. That is....we will get every team's maximum effort.......and that will be really great if....... 1. we can survive it and....... 2. it makes us better.
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It seems like this can only be a good thing. The Big 10 hasn't given a lot of deep competition over the last few years, and I'm not sure the team has been ready for it come tournament time. More tough opponents are a good thing, even if a loss or two come with them. I'd rather be a battle-tested 2-3 seed than a 1 seed that got there through lack of competition.
 
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MolGenBuckeye;1620183; said:
It seems like this can only be a good thing. The Big 10 hasn't given a lot of deep competition over the last few years, and I'm not sure the team has been ready for it come tournament time. More tough opponents are a good thing, even if a loss or two come with them. I'd rather be a battle-tested 2-3 seed than a 1 seed that got there through lack of competition.
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Heck, they haven't even gotten a #1 seed for rolling through the Big 10 when they've done it. As I recall, a couple years back they rolled through the Big Ten and were ranked in the top 6 or 7 but got a 4 seed. These OOC are definitely worth it, IMO.
 
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Ohio State vs. Wright State

OSU-Wright State preview

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:59 AM




7 p.m. today
? Where: Value City Arena
? TV: None
? Radio: WOSU-AM (820)
? Records: Ohio State 10-1; Wright State 4-3

? Matchup to watch: Protecting the three-point line has become a dicey issue for the Buckeyes. Mississippi hit 11 three-pointers in Sunday's 79-77 loss to the Buckeyes. Watch to see if the OSU guards start going over the top of screens and not under against a quick Wright State team.

? Notable: The Raiders lost back-to-back games to ranked Vanderbilt and Dayton teams before grabbing a 75-68 road win Saturday at Miami. Ta-myra Davis scored 15 points off the bench in the victory. LaShawna Thomas, WSU's co-leading scorer, played with Ohio State senior Cherise Daniel at Eastmoor. Forward Tanni Scott also is a City League product, from Centennial. ... The Buckeyes rallied from 10 points down in the final 2:58 Sunday to defeat Mississippi. Point guard Samantha Prahalis had six assists in the win and now has 303 in her career. She needs four to move past Geneva Sanford (305) and Averill Roberts (306) into 10th place in program history. Coach Jim Foster needs five wins to reach 700 for his career.

? Next: vs. Alabama A&M, 8 p.m. Saturday in Value City Arena
-- Jim Massie
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Solid win tonight. Amber Stokes was in a boot, not sure why unless I missed something. I believe everyone else on the roster played and scored.

And not that it matters, but Wright State's center flops more than any player I've ever seen not wearing crimson and cream.
 
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