Athletics Good Stuff – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/27/2009 12:00:00 AM | General
Athletes of the Week
• Ashley Hughes, a senior on the women’s volleyball team, directed the Buckeyes to 3-1 wins over Purdue and Indiana last week at setter to earn Co-Big Ten Player of the Week. She had 48 assists against Purdue, adding five kills, seven digs and one solo block. Hughes posted a career-high 53 assists in the Indiana match, adding three kills, one ace serve, three assist blocks and a career-high 19 digs.
For the weekend, Hughes averaged 12.62 assists and 3.25 digs per set. The weekend wins were OSU’s first weekend sweep of conference opponents in 19 weeks dating back to 2007 with wins at Iowa (3-0) and at Minnesota (3-2). It was the first home weekend sweep since the last weekend in 2006 with wins over Northwestern (3-0) and Illinois (3-0).
• Hokey Langan, a forward on the women’s hockey team, tallied four points, including the gamewinning goal, in Ohio State’s first split at Wisconsin since 2003. The freshman from Chatham, Ontario, had a goal and assist in each game. She set up the second Buckeye goal Oct. 23 before scoring unassisted with less than five minutes remaining for the 4-3 victory, snapping Ohio State’s 21-game winless streak against the Badgers. The following night Langan assisted on the team’s first goal and scored the third as the Buckeyes fell 5-3.
Langan now leads the WCHA freshmen in scoring with nine points on four goals and five assists. Her nine points also lead the Buckeyes and she is tied for the team lead in goals.
• Senior women’s soccer goalkeeper Lauren Robertson picked up her second-consecutive Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award after she tallied a pair of shutouts, at Illinois and home against Purdue. She has posted 12 clean sheets in 2009 and 29 for her career, placing her alone in second place in Big Ten history.
Athletics Good Stuff
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• Just past the mid-point of its third year, The Ohio State University’s Scarlet, Gray and Green sustainability program is on the verge of eclipsing 200 total tons of recyclable materials on football home dates in and around Ohio Stadium. Currently the program total stands at more than 196 tons entering the homecoming game vs. Minnesota Oct. 24.
Men’s Basketball
Head coach: Thad Matta
• The Ohio State Department of Athletics and the men’s basketball program recognized LeBron James during pregame ceremonies at the preseason NBA game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics Oct. 21 at Value City Arena for his support of the program.
Up Next: vs. Walsh (Exh.), 8 p.m. Nov. 4 at Value City Arena
vs. Alcorn State, 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Value City Arena
vs. James Madison, 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at Value City Arena (Big Ten Network)
Women’s Basketball
Head coach: Jim Foster
Up Next: vs. Eastern Illinois Preseason WNIT, 5 p.m. Nov. 13 at St. John Arena
vs. Chicago State/Bowling Green, WNIT, 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at Value City Arena
vs. Alabama-Birmingham, 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at Value City Arena
Men’s Cross Country
Head coach: Robert Gray
• Ohio State placed 11 runners among the Top 13 at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic in final preparation for the upcoming Big Ten championships. Jeff See led the Scarlet and Gray on the rain-sodden 5k course, taking the title in a time of 15:03 while freshman Donny Roys continued an outstanding start to his collegiate career, placing third in 15:15.
Up Next: at Big Ten Championships, 10:45 a.m. Nov. 1 in University Park, Pa.
at NCAA Great Lakes Regional, noon Nov. 14 in Bloomington, Ind.
at NCAA Championships, noon Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.
No. 15 Field Hockey (12-5; 3-2 Big Ten)
Head coach: Anne Wilkinson
• For the first time in program history, Ohio State downed No. 13 Duke, 2-1, Oct. 25 at North Turf Field, putting the icing on the cake for Senior Day. The Buckeyes end 2009 with a 9-1 record at home which ranks as the program’s second-best ledger in Columbus this decade. In 2006, Ohio State was perfect at home, going 6-0.
• Sophomore captain Aisling Coyle dived to get a stick on the Buckeyes’ first goal and assisted Maria Briones on the second goal to help Ohio State down the Blue Devils.
• Down 2-0 at the half, Ohio State made a valiant second-half comeback, chipping away No. 8 Michigan State’s lead to one but ran out of time, falling 2-1 Oct. 23 in a Big Ten Network Game in East Lansing, Mich. The Buckeyes remain in second-place in the Big Ten standings with a 3-2 record while Michigan State holds onto first with a 4-0 ledger
• Senior goalkeeper Lindsay Quintiliani ended the day with a season-high eight saves vs. the Spartans while freshman Berta Queralt, a five-time Big Ten rookie of the week honoree, scored her 15th career goal in the 46th minute to put Ohio State within one of tying the game.
Up Next: at Northwestern, 1 p.m. Oct. 31 in Evanston, Ill.
at Big Ten Tournament, TBA Nov. 5-8 in East Lansing, Mich.
No. 17/17 Football (6-2; 4-1 Big Ten)
Head coach: Jim Tressel
• Terrelle Pryor threw for 239 yards, rushed for another 104 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to spark Ohio State to a 38-7 win over Minnesota Oct. 24. The Buckeyes totaled 509 yards of offense with DeVier Posey (eight catches for 161 yards and two touchdowns) and Jordan Hall (seven carries for 75 yards and a touchdown) providing plenty of support for Pryor.
• Junior defensive end Thaddeus Gibson was honored as the Big Ten conference co-defensive player of the week for his outstanding performance in the 38-7 win over Minnesota Oct. 24 at Ohio Stadium. Gibson recorded a career-high three sacks (for -13 yards) in the victory, just one shy of the OSU single-game record and the fifth-best effort in Buckeye history. The native of Euclid, Ohio, also recovered a Gopher fumble and had six tackles in the contest.
• Ohio State senior safety and co-captain Kurt Coleman was named one of the 20 quarterfinalists for the annual Lott Trophy Oct. 20. Coleman is tied for the team lead with two interceptions, one of which he returned 89 yards for a touchdown against Wisconsin.
Up Next: vs. New Mexico State, noon Oct. 31 at Ohio Stadium
at Penn State, 3:30 Nov. 7 in University Park, Pa.
vs. Iowa, TBA Nov. 14 at Ohio Stadium
at Michigan TBA Nov. 21 in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Men’s Golf
Head coach: Donnie Darr
• Ohio State jumped seven spots to finish in sixth place at the sixth-annual Memphis Intercollegiate Oct. 20. The Buckeyes battled back with the second-lowest team score of the event, a 3-over 291, to climb up the leaderboard with junior Bo Hoag’s 4-under 68 leading the charge.
• The tournament was held on the par 72, 7,259 yard South Course at the Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tenn. Ohio State finished the tournament with a team score of 905 in the 16-team field, one stroke ahead of Big Ten foe Wisconsin, tournament host Memphis and Mississippi State.
• Freshman Matthew Turner was Ohio State’s top finisher, tying for 24th at 9-over 225 in his first collegiate event.
Up Next: at Corde Valle Collegiate, All Day Nov. 9-11 in San Martin, Calif.
Women’s Golf
Head coach: Therese Hession
• With four Buckeyes competing as individuals, Ohio State occupies four of the top 5 places in the player standings at the All-Ohio Invitational after the opening round Oct. 25. The two-day, 36-hole event is being held on the par 71, 6,039-yard Scarlet Course and also includes Bowling Green, Dayton and Ohio. The schools are not competing as teams except for Dayton.
• Sophomores Nara Shin and Vicky Villanueva lead the field with opening rounds of 72.
Up Next: hosting All-Ohio Invitational, 11 a.m. Oct. 25-26 at Scarlet Course
Men’s Hockey (2-4-0; 1-1-0 CCHA)
Head coach: John Markell
• Ohio State came from behind twice to defeat Lake Superior State, 4-3, Oct. 24 in Taffy Abel Arena. The Buckeyes trailed 2-0 in the first period until Matt Bartkowski’s goal with seven seconds remaining cut the lead to one and Sergio Somma tallied just 37 seconds into the second to tie the game at 2. The Lakers responded with a goal at 3:56 to again go ahead but goals by Peter Boyd at 8:35 and Patrick Schafer at 18:19 lifted the Buckeyes to the win.
• In the first game of the series, Ohio State led 2-1 entering the third period but Lake Superior State scored in the first and last minute of the stanza en route to a 3-2 win over the Buckeyes Oct. 23.
Up Next: at Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m. Oct. 30 in Notre Dame, Ind.
at Notre Dame, 5:05 p.m. Oct. 31 in Notre Dame, Ind.
vs. Northern Michigan, 7:05 p.m. Nov. 6 at Value City Arena
vs. Northern Michigan, 7:05 p.m. Nov. 7 at Value City Arena
Women’s Hockey (2-3-3; 2-3-1-0 WCHA)
Head coach: Jackie Barto
• Rookie forward Hokey Langan scored with just under five minutes remaining in the third period to lead Ohio State to a 4-3 upset at No. 5 Wisconsin Oct. 23 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. It was the Buckeyes’ first win against the defending NCAA champs in the last 22 meetings and the first victory in Madison since 2003.
• The Buckeyes fell by a score of 5-3 to Wisconsin Oct. 24 in front of 2,803 fans at the Kohl Center to leave Madison with a series split. Ohio State came back once to take the lead at 2-1, but the Badgers regained the lead in the second period held on to it for the rest of the game.
• Minttu Tuominen, a freshman forward for Ohio State, was named WCHA Rookie of the Week Oct. 21. Tuominen continued her strong start to her freshman campaign with a three-point performance at Bemidji State to help Ohio State take three points from the Beavers, Oct. 16-17.
Up Next: vs. Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. Oct. 30 at OSU Ice Rink
vs. Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. Oct. 31 at OSU Ice Rink
at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. Nov. 6 in Grand Forks, N.D.
at North Dakota, 4:07 p.m. Nov. 7 in Grand Forks, N.D.
Men’s Lacrosse
Head coach: Nick Myers
• Seniors Scott Foreman, Brandon Freeman and Andrew Stimmel have been elected team captains for the 2010 Ohio State team. The captains were selected by a vote of their teammates.
Pistol
Head coach: Jim Sweeney
• Ohio State won at Missouri State, 6,086 to 5,661 Oct. 23-24 with Blake Reburn winning two events and shooting a meet-high three-gun aggregate of 1,555. He posted a 494 in open free pistol and a 545 in open air pistol.
• OSU’s Kelsey Imig finished first in open standard pistol with a 533. Buckeye Peter Orban was second in standard pistol at 524 while Matt Rottler was second in free pistol at 467 and Alex Pederson was second in air pistol with a 543 for Missouri State.
Up Next: at Purdue, TBA Nov. 6-7 in West Lafayette, Ind.
No. 25 Men’s Soccer (8-4-4; 2-2-0 Big Ten)
Head coach: John Bluem
• The Buckeyes lost 2-0 to Wisconsin at the McClimon Complex Oct. 25 in Madison, Wis. Konrad Warzycha led the Buckeyes in scoring attempts, taking six shots.
• Ohio State battled Big East foe West Virginia to a 0-0 tie through two overtimes Oct. 21 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Up Next: at Indiana 1 p.m. Nov. 1 in Bloomington, Ind.
vs. Michigan, 6 p.m. Nov. 7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
at Big Ten Tournament, TBA Nov. 12-13 in Bloomington, Ind.
No. 19 Women’s Soccer (13-2-2; 6-1-1 Big Ten)
Head coach: Lori Walker
• Senior goalkeeper Lauren Robertson picked up her second-consecutive Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award after she tallied a pair of shutouts, at Illinois and home against Purdue. She has posted 12 clean sheets in 2009 and 29 for her career, placing her alone in second place in Big Ten history.
• Colleen Brady’s header in the 92nd minute lifted Ohio State over Purdue, 1-0, in overtime Oct. 25 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes remain atop the Big Ten with 19 points.
• Junior Lauren Steuer scored a pair of goals and freshman Tiffany Cameron added a goal and two assists to lift the Buckeyes over Illinois, 3-0, Oct. 22 in Champaign, Ill.
Up Next: vs. Indiana 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
at Michigan State, 3 p.m. Nov. 6 in East Lansing, Mich. (Big Ten Network)
Women’s Tennis
Head coach: Chuck Merzbacher
• Seven Buckeyes were in the hunt for an ITA Midwest Regional singles title Oct. 24 after three players advanced to the main draw from qualifying round. Sophomore Kelsey Haviland and freshmen Fidan Manashirova and Gabby Steele earned three of eight available spots into the 48-player main draw that runs through Oct. 27 in Evanston, Ill. They will be joined in the main draw by seniors Kirsten Flower and Christina Keesey and juniors Paloma Escobedo and Cami Hubbs. Flower advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles draw and the tandem of Hubbs and Haviland reached the quarterfinals of the doubles main draw.
Up Next: at ITA National Indoor Championships, TBA Nov. 5-8 in New Haven, Conn.
at ASU Thunderbird, TBA Nov. 6-9 in Tempe, Ariz.
Women’s Volleyball (17-6; 5-5 Big Ten)
Head coach: Geoff Carlson
• Ohio State improved to 17-6 overall and 5-5 in the Big Ten conference with 3-1 victories over Purdue Oct. 23 and Indiana Oct. 24. Katie Dull posted match-highs of 15 kills and 12 digs in the won over Purdue. Kristen Dozier added 11 kills and Emily Danks 10. Ashley Hughes posted a match-high 48 assists against the Boilermakers.
• Dull had a match-high 19 kills against Indiana and added 17 digs. Kelli Barhorst and Danks added 10 kills each. Hughes posted career-highs of 53 assists and 19 digs in the contest. Chelsea Noble contributed a match-high 21 digs against the Hoosiers.
• The Buckeyes travel to top-ranked Penn State Oct. 28 for a match that will be carried live at 7 p.m. ET by the Big Ten Network. Ohio State then returns home Saturday at 7 p.m. to face Minnesota in St. John Arena.
Up Next: at Penn State, 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in University Park, Pa. (Big Ten Network)
vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at St. John Arena
at Iowa, 7 p.m. Nov. 6 in Iowa City, Iowa
at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Nov. 7 in Madison, Wis.
No. 3 Wrestling
Head coach: Tom Ryan
• In the second major preseason poll released, this time by InterMat, Ohio State was tabbed the No. 3 team in the country Oct. 23. Earlier this month, the Buckeyes were ranked fourth by Wrestling Insider Magazine (WIN).
• Ohio State, which returns a trio of All-Americans in Reece Humphrey (141), Lance Palmer (149) and Mike Pucillo (184), as well as seven NCAA qualifiers from a year ago, is third behind two-time defending national champion Iowa and Iowa State.
• Tickets to Ohio State home matches at St. John Arena went on sale Oct. 21. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youth. Groups of 10 or more can pre-purchase tickets for $4. Ohio State students are admitted free with a valid BuckID.
Up Next: at Oklahoma Gold Classic, TBA Nov. 14 in Brockport, N.Y.
vs. Lehigh, 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at St. John Arena hosting Buckeye Duals, noon Nov. 22 at St. John Arena
Ohio State Athletics Schedule
Oct. 28-Nov. 1
Oct. 28
Women’s volleyball at Penn State, 7 p.m.
University Park, Pa.
BTN
Oct. 30
Men’s swimming and diving vs. Kenyon, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio
Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Women’s swimming and diving vs. Kenyon, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio
Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Women’s hockey vs. Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio
OSU Ice Rink
Men’s hockey at Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m.
Notre Dame, Ind.
Oct. 31
Football vs. New Mexico State, noon
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Stadium
Field hockey at Northwestern, 1 p.m.
Evanston, Ill.
Men’s hockey at Notre Dame, 5:05 p.m.
Notre Dame, Ind.
Women’s volleyball vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio
St. John Arena
Women’s hockey vs. Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio
OSU Ice Rink
Nov. 1
Men’s cross country Big Ten Championships, 10:45 a.m.
University Park, Pa.
Big Ten Network (Tape Delay)
Women’s cross country Big Ten Championships, 11:30 a.m.
University Park, Pa.
Big Ten Network (Tape Delay)
Women’s soccer vs. Indiana, 1 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Men’s soccer at Indiana, 1 p.m.
Bloomington, Ind.
