Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images The Buckeyes offense couldn’t match their defense, falling in a closely contested game to the undefeated top team Ian the nation. The No. 8 Ohio State women’s basketball team (20-2, 9-2) had a tall task in front of them with the No. 1 ranked UCLA Bruins (22-0, 10-0), but battled for four quarters before falling 65-52 behind a 19-point, … [Read more...] about No. 8 Ohio State women’s basketball falls apart late, loses to No. 1 UCLA, 65-52
Taylor Thierry and Cotie McMahon named to Naismith watch lists
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK The upperclassmen leaders of the Buckeyes both earn recognition for their work this season Hours before No. 8 Ohio State women’s basketball plays the No. 1 UCLA Bruins, forwards Cotie McMahon and Taylor Thierry received recognition on Naismith award watch lists. For McMahon, a place in the top 10 of the Cheryl Miller … [Read more...] about Taylor Thierry and Cotie McMahon named to Naismith watch lists
Visiting Locker Room: Bruin Report talks Betts, Rice and undefeated UCLA
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Learn more about the No. 1 team in the nation before the Buckeyes tip off in Los Angeles. Wednesday night is a matchup of No. 1 and No. 2 in the Big Ten when Ohio State women’s basketball travels to the West Coast to face the No. 1 UCLA Bruins. The Bruins are the last undefeated team remaining in the country, and boast not only a dominant … [Read more...] about Visiting Locker Room: Bruin Report talks Betts, Rice and undefeated UCLA
Jake Diebler says Ohio State men’s basketball ‘hasn’t peaked yet’
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Ohio State’s tournament hopes are alive after winning three of their last four games. Having just watched his team’s three-game winning streak come to an end this past weekend in Champaign, Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler thinks his team’s best basketball is still ahead of them. “We are not playing … [Read more...] about Jake Diebler says Ohio State men’s basketball ‘hasn’t peaked yet’
Game Preview: No. 8 Ohio State women’s basketball travels to No. 1 UCLA
Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images The Buckeyes and Bruins play for the second time in two seasons, but this time UCLA is the top team in the nation. The old sports cliche of circling an opponent on the calendar when it gets released might be cheesy and overdone, but it’s hard to argue against teams doing it when they travel to Los Angeles for Big Ten women’s basketball. … [Read more...] about Game Preview: No. 8 Ohio State women’s basketball travels to No. 1 UCLA