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Ohio State women’s basketball to face Stanford in San Francisco doubleheader
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Buckeyes make their first non-conference schedule announcement of the summer
On March 24, 2024, Ohio State women’s basketball saw their season end early when the Duke Blue Devils defeated the Buckeyes in the NCAA Tournament's second round. Monday, Ohio State announced its next game against an ACC side, when the Buckeyes travel to San Francisco, California to play Stanford on Dec. 20.
The Scarlet & Gray take on the new ACC side in a doubleheader, followed by another California team playing in a new conference with new Big Ten side UCLA taking on Creighton.
San Francisco’s Chase Center hosts both of the games of the Invisalign Bay Area Women’s Classic, the home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.
Ohio State and Stanford have five previous games against each other in program histories, with the Buckeyes holding a 3-2 record. However, the official record books don’t include two of the wins, both vacated by Ohio State sanctions, both coming in November of 2017.
That means the Buckeyes haven’t officially defeated the Stanford Cardinal since a 79-47 victory on Dec 28, 1984, before any of the current team’s rosters were born. Coincidentally, the coach at the time for Ohio State was legendary Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, who left Ohio State for Stanford in 1985.
Stanford is coming off a 30-6 record, winning the final Pac-12 regular season championship, before falling to the USC Trojans in the Pac-12 tournament championship game. VanDerveer’s side made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, before falling to NC State.
Following the defeat, VanDerveer announced her retirement following 38 seasons coaching in the three-time NCAA tournament champions at Stanford. Taking her place is Kate Paye, former Stanford player from 1991-95 and assistant since 2007.
Heading into this season, Stanford is without its top three scorers, losing Cameron Brink to the WNBA and guard Hannah Jump to exhausted NCAA eligibility. Their top scorer, forward Kiki Iriafen, takes her 19.4 points per game average to USC.
However, Stanford added two transfers, and one has experience against Ohio State. Former Big Ten Freshman of the Year Mary Ashley Stevenson left the Purdue Boilermakers after averaging 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. In Stevenson’s lone game against the Buckeyes this season, the forward had 12 points and seven rebounds in a defeat to head coach Kevin McGuff’s side.
The battle against Stanford is the first announced game on the 24-25 Ohio State schedule. On May 7, the conference announced who the Buckeyes will face at home and away, without official dates. This game in San Francisco is the third game for Ohio State in California this season, with both UCLA and USC slated to host conference games against the defending 23-24 Big Ten regular season champions.
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ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
Buckeyes make their first non-conference schedule announcement of the summer
On March 24, 2024, Ohio State women’s basketball saw their season end early when the Duke Blue Devils defeated the Buckeyes in the NCAA Tournament's second round. Monday, Ohio State announced its next game against an ACC side, when the Buckeyes travel to San Francisco, California to play Stanford on Dec. 20.
The Scarlet & Gray take on the new ACC side in a doubleheader, followed by another California team playing in a new conference with new Big Ten side UCLA taking on Creighton.
San Francisco’s Chase Center hosts both of the games of the Invisalign Bay Area Women’s Classic, the home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.
Ohio State and Stanford have five previous games against each other in program histories, with the Buckeyes holding a 3-2 record. However, the official record books don’t include two of the wins, both vacated by Ohio State sanctions, both coming in November of 2017.
That means the Buckeyes haven’t officially defeated the Stanford Cardinal since a 79-47 victory on Dec 28, 1984, before any of the current team’s rosters were born. Coincidentally, the coach at the time for Ohio State was legendary Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, who left Ohio State for Stanford in 1985.
Stanford is coming off a 30-6 record, winning the final Pac-12 regular season championship, before falling to the USC Trojans in the Pac-12 tournament championship game. VanDerveer’s side made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, before falling to NC State.
Following the defeat, VanDerveer announced her retirement following 38 seasons coaching in the three-time NCAA tournament champions at Stanford. Taking her place is Kate Paye, former Stanford player from 1991-95 and assistant since 2007.
Heading into this season, Stanford is without its top three scorers, losing Cameron Brink to the WNBA and guard Hannah Jump to exhausted NCAA eligibility. Their top scorer, forward Kiki Iriafen, takes her 19.4 points per game average to USC.
However, Stanford added two transfers, and one has experience against Ohio State. Former Big Ten Freshman of the Year Mary Ashley Stevenson left the Purdue Boilermakers after averaging 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. In Stevenson’s lone game against the Buckeyes this season, the forward had 12 points and seven rebounds in a defeat to head coach Kevin McGuff’s side.
The battle against Stanford is the first announced game on the 24-25 Ohio State schedule. On May 7, the conference announced who the Buckeyes will face at home and away, without official dates. This game in San Francisco is the third game for Ohio State in California this season, with both UCLA and USC slated to host conference games against the defending 23-24 Big Ten regular season champions.
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