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PG Samantha Prahalis (B1G Champ, 2x All-American, B1G POY, B1G Career Assists Leader, OSU HOF)

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It's worth noting this stat about Sammy, who was a unanimous All Big Ten Selection by both the coaches and the media members.

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Prahalis, a leading candidate for the Nancy Lieberman award, also received serious consideration for player of the year honors. She leads the Big Ten and is second nationally with 8.1 assists per game. The sophomore from Commack, N.Y., ranks third in the conference with 18.2 points per game in conference play as well. She currently has nine games with 20 or more points and is just the second Division I player since 1999-2000 to average at least 16.0 points and 8.0 assists per game. Prahalis had at least eight assists in 18 games this season and nine games with 10 or more, helping her notch eight double-doubles from her point guard position. Recently, Prahalis made a school-record 48 straight free throws, which was the second-best mark all-time in the Big Ten and fifth-longest in NCAA history. She tallied a career-high 14 assists twice this season, third on Ohio State's single-game list. She also took home player of the week honors four times.

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Bringing Flash to the Women?s Game at Ohio State
By KEVIN ARMSTRONG
Published: March 8, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Samantha Prahalis, a long-haired linebacker, would rush on a slant, knocking runners off their feet and absorbing quarterbacks. At 60 pounds and 10 years old, she was slight but slippery, slaloming her way into the backfield for five or six tackles a game behind the line of scrimmage. To the prepubescent boys she played against, Prahalis was the predator; they were the prey. The defense that she headed was known as Monster 52.

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Samantha Prahalis helped to lead the 10th-ranked Buckeyes to the Big Ten tournament title and into contention for the national title.

?She was our monster,? said her father, John, who has run the Commack, N.Y., Police Athletic League football division for almost 20 years. ?It was so exciting.?

Her mother, Kim, seconded the emotion. ?It was my favorite sport to watch of hers,? she said.

Prahalis, who shed her shoulder pads at 12 and is now a 5-foot-7 sophomore point guard for Ohio State, shies from the subject today.

When asked about football recently, Prahalis, who has a tattoo that reads ?shh? on the inside of her right index finger, lowers her voice.

?I just got more girly,? she said.
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Samantha Prahalis Brings Flash to Women?€™s Basketball at Ohio State - NYTimes.com
 
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Unstoppable: Samantha Prahalis learned her game by knocking heads with the players
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
By Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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Sophomore Samantha Prahalis is starting her second NCAA Tournament as point guard for the Buckeyes.

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No-look passes have been in Samantha Prahalis' repertoire since her childhood. Here, she tosses the ball over her shoulder during a Big Ten game against Northwestern.

The child sensed the crowd's excitement immediately.

Leading a fast break, she looked right and passed the basketball left to an open but not necessarily alert teammate. The delighted reaction of adults in the gym quickened her heartbeat and made her want to relive the moment as soon as possible.

In a world built around conformity, Sammy Prahalis realized then that she wasn't the same as everyone else.

"From forever, I've known I was different," Prahalis said. "Even when I was little, I would do no-look passes and I'd get oohs and aahs. Whenever I play, it isn't boring. I always have fun with it."

The fun has continued through her sophomore season with the Big Ten champion Ohio State women's basketball team. She is about to enter her second NCAA Tournament, has set a single-season record for OSU women with 270 assists and is a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award, which recognizes the best Division I point guard in the country.

Depending on your uniform color, Prahalis also is either hero or villain, and her game is either magnificent or maddening. She is, however, worth the price of admission.

"People either consider her out of control or amazing to watch," OSU All-America center Jantel Lavender said. "I hear so many different things said about her. People say, 'You've got to get your point guard under control,' and she just made the game-winning pass to me. I wouldn't want another point guard."
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Wow. My dad is always talking about Ohio State Women's basketball and I always just shake my head. Looks like I should start watching more. This girl is the type of player that I would actually love to watch.
 
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KingLeon;1674925; said:
Wow. My dad is always talking about Ohio State Women's basketball and I always just shake my head. Looks like I should start watching more. This girl is the type of player that I would actually love to watch.
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You could start watching her play because she's hot! That's what I do.
 
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KingLeon;1674961; said:
idk bout that my dude. I looked her up in google images. The teeth are a little messed up. But she looks good when she's playing basketball, I'll give you that.
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After "bracesgate", I don't think our female hoopsters are allowed to get dental work any more . . .
 
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