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OSU women's basketball: Schedule has team playing on three home courts
Thursday, July 3, 2008 6:08 AM

The Ohio State women's basketball team released a nonconference schedule for 2008-09 yesterday that shows the defending Big Ten champion Buckeyes playing home games in three Columbus arenas.

The season opens in Value City Arena on Nov. 14 with a game against Butler. Defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion North Carolina visits Value City Arena on Dec. 3 for a Big Ten/ACC challenge game.

Central Michigan and Dayton meet in the first game of the Buckeye Classic in St. John Arena on Nov. 29. Ohio State plays Boston University in the second game. The championship and consolation games are Nov. 30.

OSU then will play in Nationwide Arena for the first time in a game Dec. 15 against Cleveland State.
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They will play at Auburn, November 23 and at Nebraska, December 6.
 
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13 being considered for the Nancy Lieberman Award as the nation's top point guard.

The other finalists: Whitney Boddie, Auburn; Sha Brooks, Florida; Kristi Cirone, Illinois State; Cetera DeGraffenreid, North Carolina; Dawn Evans, James Madison; Shalee Lehning, Kansas State; Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State; Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers; Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State; Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma; Kristi Toliver, Maryland; Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga
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Women's basketball No. 14 Ohio State 75, Wisconsin 53
OSU clinches share of crown Lavender scores 21 as Buckeyes capture their fifth league title in row
By Rusty Miller
Associated Press

Published on Friday, Feb 27, 2009
COLUMBUS: Jantel Lavender had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Samantha Prahalis fueled No. 14 Ohio State's fastbreak to lead the Buckeyes past Wisconsin 75-53 on Thursday night, clinching at least a share of their fifth Big Ten championship in a row.
The piece of the title allowed the Buckeyes (23-5, 14-3) to match school and Big Ten records.
Ohio State also won five in a row from 1983-87.
Prahalis, leading the Big Ten and 17th in the nation in assists at almost six per game, kept the Buckeyes running on both offense and defense. She finished with nine assists and three steals despite not playing most of the second half.
Star Allen added 17 points and Ashlee Trebilcock 11 for Ohio State, which won its fourth game in a row while extending its own conference mark with a 12th women's basketball title.
Alyssa Karel scored 13 points, Teah Grant 11 and Rae Lin D'Alie 10 for Wisconsin (16-13, 6-12).
Ohio State, up 11 at the half, got off to a sluggish start in the second 20 minutes before Prahalis stepped on the gas pedal.
She tossed a 30-foot, lookaway pass to Lavender for a three-point play, followed that with a quick behind-the-back flip to Lavender for another basket and then raced the ball down the court and fired a pass to Brittany Johnson for a 3 from the right corner.
Those three baskets capped an 8-0 run that swelled the Buckeyes' lead to 48-31. Their lead never dropped below 15 points again.
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Congrats on the Lady Buckeyes for their 5th straight Big Ten Title.

That ties the league record previously held by: The Ohio State Lady Buckeyes of 1983-'87.

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Ohio State women win Big Ten title, defeat Penn State

AP / Paul Vernon
Ohio State's Star Allen (55) and Shavelle Little (20) try for a steal as Penn State's Brianne O'Rourke (3) tries to pass the ball to teammate Evelyn Lewis.


The Associated Press
Posted Mar 01, 2009 @ 06:18 PM
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Star Allen scored a career-high 25 points in her final home game and Jantel Lavender added 28 points and 12 rebounds on Sunday to power No. 14 Ohio St. past Penn State, 74-63.

The Buckeyes (24-5, 15-3) were already the outright Big Ten champs even before tipoff, thanks to Purdue?s 57-55 home loss to Michigan State. Ohio State, which fell a game off the lead with back-to-back losses in five days early in February, won its last five contests to capture a fifth straight league title by two full games.

Samantha Prahalis added 11 points, five steals and five assists for Ohio State.

Tyra Grant and Mashea Williams each scored 14 points and Julia Trogele had 10 for Penn State (11-17, 6-12), which has lost the last 10 meetings with the Buckeyes.
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Ohio State 74, Penn State 63: Unanimous decision
Buckeyes make fifth consecutive Big Ten title theirs, and theirs alone
Monday, March 2, 2009 3:08 AM
By Jim Massie


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Neal C. Lauron | Dispatch
The Ohio State women's basketball team celebrates winning its fifth straight Big Ten championship after beating Penn State in its regular-season finale. | More photos




Senior Ashlee Trebilcock walked into the interview room yesterday afternoon wearing one of the Value City Arena nets around her neck, over a T-shirt that identified the Ohio State women's basketball team as the Big Ten regular-season champions. "Add it to the collection," a smiling Trebilcock said of the shirt.
This was fact, not bragging. The 14th-ranked Buckeyes (24-5, 15-3) had just put away stubborn Penn State 74-63 in front of 5,683 fans to cap a fifth consecutive championship season.
Trebilcock and fellow senior Star Allen have known nothing but winning since joining the program, and they were happy to celebrate their final home game with another chance to cut down the nets.
Allen and sophomore center Jantel Lavender combined for 53 points and 21 rebounds in the win. Allen's career-high 25 points, plus nine rebounds, provided her with the finish of her dreams.
"I was a lot motivated," Allen said. "I needed to play how I was in the past couple of games. I'm just excited. Everything is exciting right now."
The game also marked Ohio State's 12th conference regular-season championship, which also is a Big Ten record, and was the 800th victory for the program. OSU coach Jim Foster nodded toward his seniors.
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Rob Oller commentary: A practiced eye sees a team that plays well

Monday, March 2, 2009 3:08 AM
By Rob Oller


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Sometimes it takes airing a team's dirty laundry to sort out what makes it tick, which explains why Brice Westphall has the scoop on how the Ohio State women's basketball team just won its fifth consecutive Big Ten regular-season title. After 36 seasons of washing and drying uniforms, Westphall is retiring as the Buckeyes' equipment manager. Given his behind-the-scenes access, the Newark native has seen the best and worst of teams from his office perch among the detergent boxes. On one end, he has witnessed discord and distrust. On the other end, he has viewed the togetherness of teammates who trust one another both on and off the court.
He has seen chokers and champions and understands why one fails and the other thrives. So when he discusses the 2008-09 OSU women's team, he knows of what he speaks. What Westphall -- known as "Wes" by most everyone except the players, who call him Wessy-pooh -- sees is what is perhaps the most talented OSU team ever.
Just as important to the success, however, is a team unity that extends beyond the court. These Buckeyes are a close-knit crew who manage the trick of not taking themselves too seriously while taking the game very seriously.
"They're just a bunch
of happy-go-lucky kids,"
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