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Eboni Walker to return to Ohio State women’s basketball team for sixth year

Perhaps a bit unexpected. #GoBucks

Ohio State women’s basketball forward Eboni Walker will be returning to the Buckeye program for a sixth year, as announced on Thursday.

Walker used her COVID-19 year last season to be granted a fifth year, but she was awarded a sixth thanks to limited action because of injury at Syracuse before she transferred to Columbus. Walker’s career started off at Arizona State before she moved on to Syracuse before finding her way in the Scarlet and Gray in 2022.

She appeared in 23 games, averaging 2.4 points in 10.5 minutes per game last season in a bit of a decreased role from the previous year. With the departures on the team, Walker may get an opportunity to carve out a little more playing time in the upcoming campaign.

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We’ll continue to keep an eye on the men and women’s basketball roster as they are both built and cemented during the offseason.

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Ohio State women’s basketball falls to Duke in second round of NCAA Tournament

Over too soon! #GoBucks

The Ohio State women’s basketball team’s stay in the NCAA Tournament ended prematurely on Sunday. Despite hosting as a No. 2 seed, the Buckeyes fell to No. 7 seed Duke and are now out of the tournament well before anyone thought.

Things looked good at first, with OSU leading by as many as 16 points in the first half, but the second half was a different story. Duke used its effort on the defensive end to halt the Ohio State defense to a grind, eventually grabbing the lead late in the third quarter and doing enough down the stretch in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 75-63 victory.

Cotie McMahon had one whale of a game, leading the Buckeyes with 27 points on 9-of-17 field goals. But it wasn’t nearly enough with Jacy Shelton being the only other Buckeye in double figures (13) with a very challenged 5-of-13 shooting night.

With the loss, Ohio State ends its season with a 26-6 record and a Big Ten regular season championship, but one in which there could have much more at the end of the rainbow.

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Ohio State guard Jacy Sheldon surpasses 2,000 career points

One of the greatest to ever do it at Ohio State! #GoBucks

The Ohio State women opened up NCAA tournament play with a big-time win over No. 15 seed Maine on Friday afternoon. After a less-than-stellar finish to the regular season and Big Ten Tournament, the Buckeyes wanted to come out firing on all cylinders. And boy did they, taking down the Black Bears by a score of 80-57.

During the contest, Jacy Sheldon hit yet another career milestone as she surpassed 2,000 career points in Scarlet and Gray. The bucket would come late in the second quarter on a Sheldon drive to the basket finishing with an and one. Sheldon led the Buckeye’s scoring attack with 19 points.

Ohio State now prepares to face Duke in the round of 32 who took down Richmond later in the day by a score of 72-61. The matchup with the Blue Devils will see Celeste Taylor play her former team after transferring to Ohio State this past year.

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Ohio State women’s basketball pegged as No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament

Let the journey begin! #GoBucks

Fresh off of a regular season Big Ten title, but a disappointing showing in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, the Ohio State women’s basketball team was selected as an at-large No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday evening.

By virtue of its high seeding, the Buckeyes have the opportunity to host first and second round games in Value City Arena. They will take on No. 15 seed Maine in the first round, and then the winner of No. 7 Duke and No. 10 Richmond should they advance past the first game.

Ohio State is in the Portland region meaning should it advance to the Sweet 16, it will travel to Oregon for the right to make it through those games for a chance at returning back to Ohio for the Final Four in Cleveland.

Other teams in OSU’s bracket include No. 1 seed USC, a team the Buckeyes lost to in the first game of the season, No. 3 seed UConn, No. 4 seed Virginia Tech, and yes, Michigan, with whom Ohio State split the season series with.

Here’s a look at the complete bracket thanks to CBS Sports social media.

Ohio State made it to the Elite 8 last season and will be chasing its first Final Four since the 1993 season that featured all-time great Katie Smith.

Ohio State forward Cotie McMahon named a finalist for Cheryl Miller Award

Vote Cotie! #GoBucks

The Big Ten Tournament is underway and postseason awards won’t be far behind. The Ohio State women’s basketball team has had an outstanding season helped by sensational sophomore Cotie McMahon.

Recently, McMahon has been recognized for her accomplishments on the floor by being named as a top-five finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award. The award is given out each year to the most outstanding small forward in all of college basketball.

McMahon averages 14.1 points per game while grabbing more than six rebounds per game. According to the Ohio State Athletics website, she has five double-doubles while scoring double digits in 23 games this season.

McMahon will go up against some other excellent players for the award.  Others included as finalists are Aneesah Morrow of LSU, Alyssa Utsby of North Carolina, Rickea Jackson of Tennessee, and Madison Booker of Texas.

You can help McMahon out with the fan vote that will begin on Friday, March 9 on the Hoop Hall Awards website.

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Ohio State guard Jacy Sheldon named a finalist for Nancy Lieberman Award

Vote Jacy! #GoBucks

With the regular season now complete, postseason awards are just around the corner. The Ohio State women’s basketball team has had a phenomenal season, led by senior point guard Jacy Sheldon.

Recently, Sheldon has been recognized for her accomplishments on the floor by being named as a top-five finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award. The award is given out each year to the most outstanding point guard in all of college basketball.

Sheldon averages 18.2 points per game while shooting at over 51 percent. According to the Ohio State Athletics website, she sits eighth on the all-time score list in Buckeye women’s basketball history and is just one of three players to have 1,900 points, 400 rebounds, 350 assists, 200 steals, and 150 three-pointers made.

Sheldon will face some pretty stiff competition for the award going up against two-time defending recipient, Caitlin Clark of Iowa. Others on the list include Georgia Amore of Virginia Tech, Hannah Hildalgo of Notre Dame, and Te-Hina Paopao of South Carolina.

You can help Sheldon out with the fan vote that will begin on Friday, March 9 on the Hoop Hall Awards website.

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Ohio State women close out regular season against Iowa and Caitlin Clark

The Ohio State women’s basketball team will have front-row seats to Caitlin Clark’s final game in Iowa City. #GoBucks

The Ohio State women’s basketball team clinched an outright Big Ten title with a dominant win over Michigan on Wednesday evening. The Lady Buckeyes have one game left before postseason play begins, and it’s a big one.

Ohio State will travel to Iowa City for the final game of the regular season. While the Buckeyes can do no better or worse than their current No. 1 seeding in the conference tournament, Iowa has much to play for. The game has already broken records for ticket prices for a women’s game with the average price to get in the doors at a whopping $491. People are interested beyond two of the best teams in the country going head to head and there’s good reason why.

First and foremost, the Hawkeyes need to win to secure the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament. Both Iowa and Indiana are tied with a conference record of 14-3, but it’s Iowa who owns the tiebreaker at the moment. A win cements the Hawks as the No. 2 seed, but a loss opens the door for the Hoosiers to slide into that line.

Secondly, Carver-Hawkeye Arena is going to be rocking as Caitlin Clark made it official earlier today that this will indeed be her last game in Black and Gold. The all-time leading scorer in women’s NCAA history announced that she will be taking her talents to the WNBA even though she has a COVID year of eligibility left if she wanted to use it.

Kevin McGuff’s main focus has to be to make sure his squad makes it to Minneapolis as healthy as can be. Playing starters for an extended period of time just doesn’t make sense when you have a team that has national title aspirations.

The Buckeyes already beat Iowa in a thrilling come-from-behind overtime win in Columbus back in January. What more do they have to prove?

It will be an emotional affair in Iowa as Clark has been the face of women’s basketball for the past few years. She can have her moment on Sunday as Ohio State prepares for something much bigger.

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Social media reactions to Ohio State women beating Michigan

Outright Big Ten Champs! #GoBucks

The Ohio State women’s basketball team is outright Big Ten champions after a thorough beat down of archrival Michigan. Tied at halftime with only 22 points apiece, the Buckeyes went on a tear scoring 45 points in the second half and holding the Wolverines to just 29 points in the final two frames. Defensively, OSU forced Michigan to turn the ball over 29 times with its stifling defensive effort.

The Buckeyes looked like a team on a mission Wednesday night as their last blemish came at the hands of the Wolverines. Winning by double digits and securing an outright regular-season conference championship by beating the Maize and Blue has to be a sweet feeling.

As you can imagine, social media had some things to say about the dominating performance as well as securing a No. 1 seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. Let’s take a look:

Ohio State women’s basketball clinches share of Big Ten title with win vs. Maryland

Raise the banner. #GoBucks

The Ohio State women’s basketball team has clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title thanks to a 79-66 win over Maryland at home on Sunday.

It was more of what we’ve seen from the Buckeyes this season with a pressure defense that forced 15 Maryland turnovers enroute to equalizing the possessions and high-quality shots. OSU shot 50% from the field to the Terrapins 41.4%.

Ohio State led almost the entire game, notching a 21-13 lead at the end of the first half and a 44-31 lead at the half. The Buckeyes led by as many as 15 points. The Terrapins made a game of it in the second half, eventually closing to within five points in the fourth quarter, but the Buckeyes continued to make plays on both sides of the court to pull ahead and salt the game away.

All five starters finished in double figures for Ohio State. Celeste Taylor led the way with 20 points followed by Jacy Sheldon (17), Cotie McMahon (15), Rebeka Mikulasikova (11), and Taylor Thierry (10).

There are still two regular season games left, but with Ohio State holding a two-game lead over second-place Iowa and Indiana, it’ll be able to raise a banner when the time is right. The win now improves OSU’s overall record to 24-3 and its conference mark to an astounding 15-1 in one of the best conferences in the country.

The stage is now set for the chance to win the conference outright when Ohio State hosts Michigan on Wednesday, the only program to beat the Buckeyes in the conference this year.

Game on.

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Ohio State women’s basketball vs. Maryland: How to watch, stream the game

The Ohio State women will try to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular season title on Sunday. #GoBucks

The Ohio State women’s basketball team is on a tear, having won 13 in a row and grabbing sole possession of first place in the Big Ten with just three regular season games to go. The Buckeyes have a two-game lead on Iowa and Indiana and can clinch at least a share of the conference title with a win vs. Maryland at home on Sunday.

Lose though, and things tighten up and with a potential massive clash with the Hawkeyes at the end of the season. In other words, take care of business today against the ‘Terps and make things easier coming down the road as a potential No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

Maryland has had some mixed results this season and would love nothing more than to knock off the Buckeyes in their place, and you can bet OSU will get its best shot. As an added bonus, OSU will be recognizing its seniors on Sunday, so there’s that as well.

If you are here, then there’s a good chance you are looking for information on how to find and watch the Lady Bucks take the next step towards a regular season Big Ten title, and if so, you’re in luck because we have everything you need to know to find and watch the game.

Basic info

When: Sunday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. ET

Where:  Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio)

How to watch/stream/listen:

Broadcast: Big Ten Network

Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)

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