Buckeyes Close 2018 at Home vs. Nebraska
12/30/2018 6:05:05 PM | Women's Basketball
| Ohio State vs. Nebraska | |
|---|---|
| Date: | December 31, 2018 |
| Time: | 1 p.m. |
| Venue: | Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio |
| Watch: | BTN |
| Listen: | TuneIn |
| Live Stats: | Statbroadcast |
| Game Notes: | Ohio State | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| Special Events: | Holiday Special BOGO Ticket (Pre-Purchase Online Only) |
Noting Ohio State
- The Buckeyes are looking to snap a three-game losing skid and grab its first Big Ten win of the year when it hosts Nebraska on New Year’s Eve.
- This is the fourth-consecutive season the Buckeyes are playing on the year’s final day and they have won each of the last three times.
- Overall, OSU is 9-2 on New Year’s Eve and has won seven-straight.
- The Buckeyes have won five-straight vs. Nebraska and leads the short all-time series 9-7.
- The current five-game winning streak followed a five-game win-streak by the Cornhuskers.
- The Buckeyes finished non-conference play 4-5 overall and dropped their B1G opener at Purdue last Friday.
- Dorka Juhász has recorded four double-doubles this season. She was 10-of-14 shooting, including 3-of-3 from long range vs. Virginia Tech (12/21) to finish with a season-high 27 points.
- Point guard Carmen Grande notched her 700th career assist on Nov. 9 vs. Detroit Mercy. She currently has the most assists of any active player in the country, male or female with 747.
- Grande is averaging 5.0 assists per which is tied for fifth in the conference.
- Guard Carly Santoro is just 31 points shy of 1,000 for her career.
- Adreana Miller notched the 1,000th point of her career on Dec. 2 vs. Cincinnati.
- Ohio State is one of just three teams in the country (Florida St. and Grand Canyon) that have to replace all five starters from last year.
- Ohio State’s 12 player roster boasts eight new faces including five graduate transfers and three true freshmen.
- Head coach Kevin McGuff and his staff signed a top-5 class for 2019.
Series History vs. Nebraska
- Monday’s game will be the 17th meeting all-time between Ohio State and Nebraska.
- Ohio State stopped Nebraska’s five-game win streak in the series in 2015 and has since won the last five meetings.
- The Buckeyes lead the series 6-5 since Nebraska joined the conference in 2011.
- Ohio State has a 5-3 lead in the series at home, winning each of the last two meetings at the Schott.
- With the win last year, OSU has taken a 4-3 edge in the games played in Lincoln with the last three wins all coming by double digits.
- The 39 points OSU scored in the game on Feb. 14, 2013 were the fewest points scored by Ohio State in a Big Ten game.
McGuff vs. Nebraska
- Head coach Kevin McGuff is 5-2 in his meetings against Nebraska.
- He lost 61-58 in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament in College Park, Md., when he was coaching at Xavier. He also lost his first meeting with Nebraska as Ohio State’s coach in 2014.
- Since then, McGuff and the Buckeyes have won the last five games in the series, including the last two contests in Columbus.
Last Year vs. Nebraska
- The Buckeyes opened Big Ten play last season with a 73-61 victory at Nebraska on Dec. 28.
- Kelsey Mitchell, who scored a game-high 25 points, and Stephanie Mavunga combined to score the Buckeyes final nine points in the last three minutes to seal the 12-point win. Mavunga grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds to go with her eight points.
- Senior Asia Doss scored nine points, grabbed a season-high tying six rebounds and snatched a career-high seven steals.
- Linnae Harper scored four of her 14 points at the start of the fourth quarter to stem a Nebraska run and keep the Buckeyes’ lead in double-digits.
- Sierra Calhoun made three three-pointers and finished with 13 points.
- The Buckeyes went on a 14-1 run midway through the first quarter to open up a 12-point lead. The scoring slowed in the second quarter as the teams combined for just 21 points. Ohio State, paced by 13 points from Mitchell, led 34-24 at halftime.
- The Buckeyes came out of the break and shot 56 percent in the third quarter to open up as much as a 19-point advantage in the third quarter. At the start of the fourth, the Huskers would go on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 60-49 with 7:20 to play.
- Nebraska got within eight on a couple of occasions but Mitchell hit a three and Mavunga had a lay-in to end the Huskers’ threat.
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