Film might not have done justice to the speed of the guards on the Ohio State women?s basketball team.
After Nebraska coach Connie Yori pored over the statistics of an 82-68 Big Ten loss to the Buckeyes last night at Value City Arena, she ticked off the names of Samantha Prahalis, Tayler Hill and Amber Stokes like a gavel-dropping auctioneer saying going, going, gone.
?I?m involved with the USA Basketball committee so I have had a chance to watch (Hill and Prahalis) in person,? Yori said. ?For me, I knew what I was expecting. But I?m not sure our kids knew the quickness level that was going to be on the floor today.
?It?s hard to simulate. We have scout guys that come in, but they probably didn?t simulate what Sammy can do. It?s the same with the speed of Stokes or Tayler?s overall ability. I don?t want to rip on our scout team, but they weren?t as good as these guys were tonight.?
The three combined for 52 points, 14 assists, 17 rebounds and eight steals, while triggering a offense that built a 20-2 advantage in fast-break points for 10th-ranked Ohio State (18-1, 5-1).
Hill matched her season?s average with 21 points and her career highs with 10 rebounds and six steals.