Athletics Good Stuff – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | General
Athletes of the Week
• Katie Dull of the women’s volleyball team was named the most valuable player of the William & Mary Tribe Invitational after averaging team-highs of 4.58 points and 4.08 kills per set in Ohio State’s four matches last weekend. She recorded double-doubles against Maryland-Eastern Shore (13 kills, 10 digs) and William & Mary (19 kills, 18 digs). Her 18 digs against the Tribe was a career high. In the four matches she hit a team-high .373 and had a season-high .528 (8-1-13) against North Carolina A&T.
• In just her second game as a Buckeye, Berta Queralt, a freshman on the field hockey team, recorded her first career multiple goal game, tallying seven points on two goals and three assists vs. Saint Louis Aug. 30 at North Turf Field to earn her first Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor. The native a Barcelona, Spain, earned starts in both of Ohio State’s games last weekend and scored on two of her three shots vs. the Billikens. Queralt is just one of four Buckeyes who has notched seven points or more in a single game since 2001. Her three assists in a single game are the most since Jenee Doto (2000-03) and Cammie Trainer (2001-04) each had three helpers vs. Radford Sept. 7, 2003.
Athletics Good Stuff
Athletics
• Ten current and former Ohio State student-athletes received their degree from The Ohio State University at summer commencement ceremonies Aug. 30. Among the graduates were current football player Austin Spitler, former men’s lacrosse player Keith Lovett, women’s basketball player Marscilla Packer and women’s golfer Cheryl Stacy.
• After collecting nearly 151 tons of recyclable materials at home games during the last two Ohio State football seasons, the University’s Scarlet, Gray and Green sustainability campaign will once again foster an environmentally friendly gameday atmosphere on campus this fall. At each home game, tailgaters received white plastic recycling bags to encourage collection of bottles, cans, paper and cardboard. The scarlet dumpsters and white recycling bags will return in 2009.
Men’s Basketball
Head coach: Thad Matta
• Ohio State is in Canada playing three exhibition games vs. Canadian universities. The Buckeyes are 2-0 in games against the University of Windsor and will complete the foreign tour at noon Monday vs. the University of Western Ontario. P.J. Hill led Ohio State with 18 points in the opening win while William Buford led the way with 16 in the second game. David Lighty returned to action after a year layoff with a broken foot while sophomore Zisis Sarikopoulos made his Ohio State debut following a transfer from Alabama Birmingham.
• The Buckeyes open official practice Oct. 16 and begin the season Nov. 9 vs. Alcorn State at Value City Arena.
No. 18 Field Hockey (1-1)
Head coach: Anne Wilkinson
• Ohio State went 1-1 last weekend, defeating Saint Louis, 7-0, Aug. 30 after falling to No. 12 James Madison, 1-0, Aug. 29 at North Turf Field. Freshman Berta Queralt led the Buckeyes in scoring vs. the Billikens, tallying seven points on two goals and three assists. For her efforts, Queralt was named the Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
• By verdict of a team vote, senior goalkeeper Lindsay Quintiliani and sophomore midfielder Aisling Coyle were named 2009 captains Aug. 25.
Up Next: at Syracuse, 3 p.m. Sept. 4 in Syracuse, N.Y.
vs. Princeton, 2 p.m. Sept. 5 in Syracuse, N.Y.
Football
Head coach: Jim Tressel
• Seniors Kurt Coleman, Austin Spitler and Doug Worthington were elected as 2009 captains of the Ohio State football team. An offensive game captain will be selected each week.
Up Next: vs. Navy, noon Sept. 5 at Ohio Stadium
Women’s Hockey
Head coach: Jackie Barto
• Four Buckeyes on the top international teams in women’s hockey are gathered in Vancouver, British Columbia, to compete for the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup beginning Aug. 31 and concluding with the gold medal game Sept. 6. Three of the Buckeyes are former Ohio State defensemen – Tessa Bonhomme on Team Canada, Lisa Chesson on Team USA and Emma Laaksonen on Team Finland. Incoming freshman forward Minttu Tuominen also is on Team Finland.
Men’s Soccer
Head coach: John Bluem
• Ohio State battled No. 25 Louisville to a 2-2 draw Aug. 28 in the final preseason exhibition of the season.
• The Buckeyes open the regular season with the Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic Sept. 4-6 in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Up Next: vs. Gonzaga, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
vs. Cal State Fullerton, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Women’s Soccer (1-1-1)
Head coach: Lori Walker
• Severe weather cancelled the soccer match between Ohio State and Ohio University Aug. 28 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium but the Buckeyes were back in action Aug. 30 against Pittsburgh. The squad dropped the match up at home, 2-1. Sophomore Paige Maxwell scored the only Buckeye goal, a header off a Danielle Scoliere pass.
Up Next: at San Diego, 10:30 p.m. Sept. 4 in San Diego, Calif.
at USC, 2 p.m. Sept. 6 at San Diego, Calif.
Men’s Tennis
Head coach: Ty Tucker
• Chase Buchanan, a sophomore from New Albany, Ohio, will compete against No. 7-seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the first round of the singles main draw of the U.S. Open which runs Aug. 31-Sept. 13. The U.S. Open is one of four tennis Grand Slams and is played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
Women’s Volleyball (4-0)
Head coach: Geoff Carlson
• The Buckeyes went 4-0 at the Tribe Invitational in Williamsburg, Va. Aug. 28-29. Ohio State opened the tournament with a 3-0 (25-7, 25-9, 25-11) sweep of Rider Aug. 28 behind Katie Dull’s match-high 11 points. The team then posted a 3-0 (25-5, 25-7, 25-19) decision over North Carolina A&T with Emily Danks and Kristen Dozier shared match-high honors with 10 points each in the contest.
• On Aug. 29, the squad defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore, 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-18), behind Dull’s match-high 13.5 points with 13 kills (.440) and an assist block. The Buckeyes clinched Tribe Invitational title with a 3-1 (17-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21) victory over host William & Mary. Dull again led with a match-high 22.5 points with 19 kills.
Up Next: at Colorado State, 7 p.m. Sept. 4 at Colorado State Invitational in Ft. Collins, Colo.
vs. Georgia Southern, 10 a.m. Sept. 5 at Colorado State Invitational in Ft. Collins, Colo.
vs. Texas Arlington, 5 p.m. Sept. at Colorado State Invitational in Ft. Collins, Colo.
Ohio State Athletics Schedule
Sept. 4-6
Field hockey at Syracuse, 3 p.m.
Syracuse, N.Y.
Sept. 4
Women’s volleyball at Colorado State, 7 p.m.
Colorado State Invitational
Ft. Collins, Colo.
Men’s soccer vs. Gonzaga, 7:30 p.m.
Bert and Iris Wolstein Classic
Columbus, Ohio
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Women’s soccer at San Diego, 10:30 p.m.
San Diego, Calif.
