• Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
  • Consider registering! Fewer and higher quality ads, no emails you don't want, access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Even if you just want to lurk, there are a lot of good reasons to register!

Ohio State Women's Basketball (2023-24 B1G CHAMPS)

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes
Jake said:
Credit to Iowa. Came into our house, in front of a big crowd, and were the better team tonight.

This could be good moving forward. Plenty of coaching points to work on out of this one.

Get well, Jacy, and one more thing...FIRE McGUFF!
Click to expand...


OHIO STATE FALLS TO NO. 10 IOWA, 83-72, FOR FIRST LOSS OF SEASON​


Cotie McMahon scored 21 points for the Buckeyes while Taylor Thierry added 20, but an off night from the 3-point line and rebounding struggles doomed Ohio State. Iowa star Caitlin Clark had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists for the Hawkeyes while Monika Czinano added 22 points.

“Iowa deserved to win the game. They were certainly the better team tonight,” Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff told reporters after the loss.

 
Last edited:
Upvote 0
After a loss, there's plenty of bad stuff to dish out. 3-point percentage, defense, rebounding, lead feet, defense, ineffective press (kind of), did I say defense? However, there were also some bright lights as well. Thought Thierry did a bang-up job, both rebounding, scoring (she finally found an outside shot), and her guarding. Yeah I know #22 had an excellent triple double, what REALLY hurt us was her 15 assists (that's at least 30 points peeps). Saw several people try to stop her, Mikesell, McMahon, Shumate, and Thierry. Nothing worked. Well, the great players will get their points, but you try to limit them from doing other things. She didn't get screened out much. Mikesell seemed to take on the burden of point, which meant she had to dribble around to get into position for a 3. Also made her more tired, so launching threes was harder as game wore on. Looks like maybe found an answer in the paint, but need more than one, as tOSU got outrebounded by a big bunch. Still plenty of basketball to play, on to Indiana, who suspect watched the Iowa game with an eye toward playing the Buckeyes. Go Bucks!
 
Upvote 0


Coach McGuff updates on Jacy Sheldon return for Ohio State women’s basketball​


In the last two games, Sheldon’s been off both and standing near the edge of the court as the Buckeyes warm up. As with any injury, the question that goes beyond “when will she return” is “how much will she play when she does return?”

“With her specifically is we bring her back when she’s ready to go 100%,” said McGuff. “Because she’s not the type of kid who does really well with, ‘Hey we’re going to play you a couple minutes,’ load management and all that stuff.”

McGuff went on to say that Sheldon’s personality isn’t the type to do well sitting on the sidelines. When Sheldon is on the bench, and healthy, it doesn’t take more than 10 seconds for her to ask why she’s not back in the game.

There’s no word on what “very soon” means in terms of a specific game. Thursday, Ohio State travels to Bloomington, Indiana to face the No. 6 Indiana Hoosiers. It’s a game that fans would prefer she returns for, but in the long run, waiting for a fully healthy Sheldon is better than rushing back for a regular season game.

Working alongside doctors and trainers, coach McGuff isn’t going to bring the guard back until she’s 100%. This isn’t exactly news but there won’t be a slow, come-off-the-bench-for-a-few-minutes type of return. When Sheldon comes back, she’s back.

“I like the way we play,” said McGuff, “I think when we’re healthy and at 100%, I think we can be a difficult team to play against.”
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top