Lady Bucks Basketball Thread

[Mike80]

Whoo Hooo!! Great win by the Lady Bucks in a tough environment.

Yes it was...

It was by far the loudest women's basketball game I've watched outside of Tennessee. I don't watch much women's basketball though....

The one girl, Allen, is a key player and I hope they continue to get her the ball.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

I saw some of the game. Great win for the Lady Bucks.

 

[osugrad21]

ABJ

Women/Ohio State 64, Purdue 55

Buckeyes let steam out of Boilermakers

Star Allen scores 21 points, grabs 13 rebounds

Associated Press

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. - Star Allen had career highs of 21 points and 13 rebounds as No. 5 Ohio State beat No. 10 Purdue 64-55 Monday night to take sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.
Jessica Davenport added 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for the Buckeyes (19-1, 8-0 Big Ten).

 

[osugrad21]

Canton

OSU takes over first in Big Ten
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. It's time to stop calling Star Allen's big games a surprise.
The sophomore forward had career-highs of 21 points and 13 rebounds as No. 5 Ohio State beat No. 10 Purdue, 64-55, on Monday night to take sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.
Allen went into the Purdue game scoring 9 points per contest this season, but she had averaged 15 points in the four games leading to Monday's showdown.

 

[coastalbuck]

OSU is up 47-44 with under 8 minutes left....

the only problem with Women's Basketball is that sometimes (and only sometimes) the color commentators have gone to the Joe Theismann School of Broadcasting and reacting to every play like it's the best play they've ever seen.

I understand being enthusiastic, but the lady doing color commentary tonight is as annoying as Dick Vitale on Mountain Dew and Red Bull....

I usually find it is less annoying when watching women's BB to turn the volume down for the duration. The heads in the studio are at least as irritating as the commentators at the game. Great win by the ladies though.:osu:

 

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

NO. 5 OHIO STATE 64 NO. 10 PURDUE 55
Allen puts Buckeyes in driver?s seat
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

DAVE UMBERGER ASSOCIATED PRESS Purdue?s FahKara Malone, right, goes after a loose ball with Ohio State?s Maria Moeller in the clash of Big Ten leaders.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ? On the bus ride to the basketball game yesterday afternoon, Star Allen remembered the last time Ohio State played Purdue in Mackey Arena.
That game, on New Year?s Day last year, was hardly a holiday

 

[osugrad21]

ABJ

Women's college basketball / No. 5 Ohio State 66, Northwestern 42

Buckeyes grab 13th straight win

Associated Press

EVANSTON, ILL. - Star Allen scored 13 of her 19 points in the second half and No. 5 Ohio State University won its 13th game in a row Thursday night with a 66-42 victory over Northwestern University.
Brandie Hoskins and Jessica Davenport each added 12 points for Ohio State (20-1, 9-0 Big Ten), which is off to the best start in program history and has 26 consecutive wins against conference opponents.

 

[osugrad21]

CPD

OHIO STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL


Allen stars as Buckeyes romp



Friday, February 02, 2007
From wire and staff reports
Evanston, Ill.- Star Allen scored 13 of her 19 points in the second half and No. 5 Ohio State won its 13th women's college basketball game in a row Thursday night with a 66-42 victory over Northwestern.
"We wanted to push it," said Ohio State coach Jim Foster, who now has five straight 20-win seasons. "We wanted to get up the floor. By upping the tempo, we could get some separation."

 

[osugrad21]

OZone Gallery

OZone

Women's Basketball
Buckeyes Gain 20th Win with Victory Over Northwestern
By John Porentas
The No. 5 Buckeyes (20-1, 9-0 Big Ten) dominated in every phase of the game to defeat Northwestern (6-17, 0-10 Big Ten) 66-42 in Evanston. In doing so OSU claimed their 13th consecutive win and 26th-consecutive regular-season Big Ten win.
The Buckeyes trailed briefly at 9-8 but went on a 26-4 run from that point to take a 34-13 lead and for all intents and purposes end the game. The run was ignited by senior guard Brandy Hoskins who scored eight consecutive points to take the score from 9-8 to 16-9.

 

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

Allen freed up to star again
Friday, February 02, 2007
Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

NAM Y . HUH ASSOCIATED PRESS Ohio State?s Jessica Davenport, left, blocks a shot by Northwestern?s Julie Bielawski, one of three blocks Davenport had in the game.
EVANSTON, Ill. ? In most ways, the Ohio State women?s basketball team did exactly what it should have done last night to Big Ten cellar dweller Northwestern in Welsh-Ryan Arena.
The fifth-ranked Buckeyes (20-1, 9-0) squashed the Wildcats 66-42 the way an elephant would a field mouse. The game featured another coming-out party for sophomore forward Star Allen, who led Ohio State with 19 points and 15 rebounds.

Continued...

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

OHIO STATE WOMEN?S BASKETBALL
OSU offense shifts into overdrive
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

During the moments that the tempo reached overdrive Thursday night at Northwestern, Ohio State guard Brandie Hoskins was at her needlethreading best. When the scrambling Wildcats defenders leaned one way on a fast break, Hoskins went the other with the ball. The bullet pass produced a layup for forward Star Allen.

Continued.....

 

[coastalbuck]

Ladies up 45 to 32 at the half. All is well so far, Iowa isn't too bad either..

 

[Buckeye Nut]

Iowa's center broke her hand in practice yesterday and is going to be out 2-4 weeks. She's their best player and also it's a huge mental blow for the team for something like that to happen a day before a big game, so that's a big reason Iowa hasn't been able to be more competitive today. Iowa must have some other injuries too because they said on the broadcast Iowa is down to only eight players.

Ohio State wins 85-49.

 

[coastalbuck]

I hate to hear that about the Iowa player, best of luck to her. A shame to have that big an injury in practice, :( Good win by the ladies though, :osu:

 

[osugrad21]

ABJ

Women's basketball / No. 5 Ohio State 85, Iowa 49

Senior center reaches milestone, OSU wins

By Rusty Miller

Associated Press

COLUMBUS - Jessica Davenport took advantage of an injury to Iowa's tallest player to score 22 points and lead the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes past the visiting Hawkeyes 85-49 on Sunday.
It was the Buckeyes' 26th win in a row at home, and it tied a school record. It was also OSU's 14th consecutive win since falling 75-51 at No. 9 LSU on Dec. 10, and 27th win in a row against Big Ten teams.
Davenport, the conference's top scorer and rebounder, also became only the second Big Ten player with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.