Tag: Merrimack

Another nonconference opponent added to 2023-2024 Ohio State hoops schedule

The Ohio State basketball nonconference schedule continues to take shape for 2023-2024. #GoBucks

The 2023-2024 Ohio State basketball schedule continues to round into form, especially the nonconference part of the slate. On Thursday, one more opponent was reportedly set to make a visit to the Schottenstein Center. According to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, OSU will host Merrimack on November 15.

News surfaced recently that the Buckeyes will take on Alabama in the Emerald Coast Classic, and that was added to a nonconference schedule that already includes a game at home vs. Texas A&M on November 10, a matchup in Atlanta vs. Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic, and a neutral site game in Cleveland against West Virginia on December 30.

What’s missing is the annual matchup in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge after the event was allowed to expire last season as a result of new television contracts and agreements. OSU will also not take place in the Gavitt Tipoff Games because of already fulfilling its participation against Big East opponents through that event over the last few years.

Still, it’s a daunting nonconference slate. Merrimack won’t exactly raise the pedigree and perception of that schedule, but it’s another test for a team that thinks it has a lot of young pieces back to make some noise next year.

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Niele Ivey, Maddy Westbeld, Lauren Ebo speak after NCAA Tournament win

What are your thoughts after this win?

SOUTH BEND – Notre Dame has to be feeling confident after knocking Southern Utah out of the NCAA Tournament, 82-56, in the first round. The Irish let the Thunderbirds know early and often that this game that was being played in their house would be played on their terms.

Whenever the Thunderbirds showed the slightest chance of coming back – and it was very slight – the Irish doubled down on both ends of the floor. It was such a blowout that little-used [autotag]Sarah Cernugel[/autotag] entered the game near its conclusion. The Purcell Pavilion definitely would have exploded had she made either of her two field-goal attempts, one which came from 3-point range. Alas, she remains scoreless for the season except for her lone basket Dec. 10 against Merrimack.

Cernguel was one of several people [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] talked about in her postgame news conference. She was joined by top scorer [autotag]Maddy Westbeld[/autotag] (20 points) and dominant veteran big [autotag]Lauren Ebo[/autotag] (14 points, 10 rebounds). Here’s what they had to say: