Brandie Hoskins was the emotional leader of this team. She delivered 14 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds per game. Losing her was a tremendous blow.
Should they have beaten Marist anyway? This is a team that imploded the last three games of the year without Hoskins. Clearly, they are not the team they could have been and the frustrations could be witnessed in Davenport's behavior. This was supposed to be their year, without Hoskins it wasn't.
Tibs is right that this suggests that the coaching staff did not have the Lady Bucks prepared. However, it is unlikely that, even if they did, this team would have gone beyond the Sweet 16.
For my part, I would prefer to focus on the successful run they had in the Big Ten and the regular season as a whole. It was an impressive performance.
Well done on an outstanding season, Lady Buckeyes!