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Buckeyes not upset by getting sixth seed



Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Doug Lesmerises

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Columbus- For Ohio State, less respect is better. A year after losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed, and two years after getting upset in the second round as a No. 1 seed, the Buckeyes were handed a No. 6 seed Monday night.
Coach Jim Foster will take this, because at least this 6 is on an upswing, adding players instead of losing them.
"Two years ago, that team was good and we had a bad matchup. That was a disappointment," Foster said of a loss to No. 8 Boston College. "That's the scenario of the NCAA Tournament."
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Last year, the Buckeyes never recovered from the season-ending injury to their all-everything guard, Brandie Hoskins.
"We were just a different team after Brandie went down," Foster said. "Brandie was unique. We weren't going to play the way we had played all season long."
Now, when the Buckeyes (22-8) play No. 11 seed Florida State (18-13) in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, they should be better than they've been all year. Monday, they got back forward Star Allen, who started 10 games before sitting out the winter quarter, and the last 18 games, with academic issues. She did continue to practice, though. She's back because the winter academic quarter is over, and she got her schoolwork in order.
"I'm a huge fan of the quarter system," Foster said with a smile.




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NCAA women's tournament: Rejuvenated Buckeyes draw sixth seed

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 5:58 AM
By Jim Massie


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH



Great expectations really didn't accompany the moments leading up to the announcement last night that the Ohio State women's basketball team had drawn a sixth seed for the NCAA Tournament. The co-Big Ten champion Buckeyes (22-8) will play 11th-seeded Florida State (18-13) at 10:30 p.m. Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa, in the opening round of the New Orleans Regional.

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Ohio State women's basketball
Buckeyes buoyed by Allen's return
Talented forward rejoins team in top shape
Friday, March 21, 2008 3:09 AM
By Jim Massie


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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NEAL C. LAURON | Dispatch
Star Allen, right, hasn't played since the start of the winter quarter because of academic issues.



Rumor has it that Ohio State associate strength and conditioning coach Dave Richardson took a special interest in forward Star Allen over the winter quarter while she worked to regain her academic eligibility with the women's basketball team.
A noticeably trimmer Allen rejoined the active roster for the Buckeyes (22-8) this week in preparation for a game against Florida State (18-13) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at 10:30 p.m. Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.
"Star, I thought, did an absolutely terrific job in this quarter of extra conditioning," OSU coach Jim Foster said. "She's about 12 pounds lighter than she was. I think she is very, very focused. She probably wants to prove something. So I'm real comfortable with what she did in the last 10 weeks both academically and athletically."

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Another early exit?

If anyone wants to know how bad the Big 10 is right now in women's basketball you can go to ESPN2. The OSU women - champs of the league again - are being dominated by an 11 seed.

Color commentator just stated that FSU is widely considered the last team into the tournament. At least we have closed the deficit from 20 to 12.
 
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Yup. Another first round exit for the Lady Buckeyes. They are down by 10 with under 5 to go and playing like shit. To an 11 seed :shake:

When was the last time they won a tournament game? They are booted out in the first round every year I can remember recently.
 
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JCOSU86;1122115; said:
When was the last time they won a tournament game? They are booted out in the first round every year I can remember recently.
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Two years ago they were a 1 seed and lost in the 2nd round. I think to BC but I could be wrong.

I think the AD should thank Foster for stabilizing the program, don't renew his contract, and when it runs out get a new coach. Or just offer some money to get him to leave and get a new coach. I know its been 4 titles in a row but this conference is pathetic.
 
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It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't look like shit doing it. Early on the ball handler was looking at the bench to see if they wanted a TO and the defender stole the ball and went in for an easy layup. :shake:

I know FSU was playing like they wanted to show they belonged, but for crying out loud, OSU got dominated. No freakin' excuse.

OSU_D/;1122120; said:
Two years ago they were a 1 seed and lost in the 2nd round. I think to BC but I could be wrong.

I think the AD should thank Foster for stabilizing the program, don't renew his contract, and when it runs out get a new coach. Or just offer some money to get him to leave and get a new coach. I know its been 4 titles in a row but this conference is pathetic.
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BTW, 60-49 was the final, FSU.

I know OSU_D/ may have vented a little bit, but there might be a grain of good idea in getting rid of Foster. His tourney experience the last couple of years (NCAA and Big 10) has been pathetic.
 
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JCOSU86;1122126; said:
BTW, 60-49 was the final, FSU.

I know OSU_D/ may have vented a little bit, but there might be a grain of good idea in getting rid of Foster. His tourney experience the last couple of years (NCAA and Big 10) has been pathetic.
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I agree. These early round exits in the tournament are a joke.

Didn't they lose to some school called Marist last year as a high seed (2 or 3)? Then they get embarrassed by a not-so-good Florida State team this year.

It is impressive that they have won the Big Ten 4 years in a row, but when the tournament comes the team looks horrendously unprepared and it shows with all these early exits.
 
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JCOSU86;1122126; said:
I know OSU_D/ may have vented a little bit, but there might be a grain of good idea in getting rid of Foster. His tourney experience the last couple of years (NCAA and Big 10) has been pathetic.
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There's more than a grain there. If this program wants to move to another level Jim Foster cannot be the head coach.
 
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Buckeye Nut;1122166; said:
There's more than a grain there. If this program wants to move to another level Jim Foster cannot be the head coach.
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Totally agree. He is a very nice person but he is not giving the job done here. He needs to recruit athletes but I have said this before that he believes the women's game is all about post play and I think time has passed him by. I doubt if you will be gone anytime soon so I do not think that the program will improve much over the coming years because he doesn't have any outside shooters or really athletic players.
 
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