Ohio State
Stony Brook
No. 18 Buckeyes cruise past Stony Brook, 84-37 – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/25/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 25, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Samantha Prahalis had 25 points and 11 assists in only 28 minutes to lead No. 18 Ohio State to an 84-37 rout of Stony Brook on Friday.
Prahalis equaled her season scoring average of 15 in the first half, despite sitting the final 5 minutes, and the Buckeyes (4-0) forced Stony Brook into missing 24 of its first 26 shots. Ohio State took a 42-12 lead into halftime, the fewest points the Buckeyes have allowed in a first half since leading Longwood 41-9 on Nov. 30, 2006.
The Buckeyes scored the game’s first 10 points and it was all Prahalis, who had eight points and assisted on the other basket in the opening run. Tayler Hill added 16 points for the Buckeyes, who face No. 20 LSU at home on Sunday.
Ohio State’s defensive pressure proved too much for the Seawolves, forcing them to shoot just 21.3 percent, the lowest by an OSU opponent since Colgate shot 18.6 percent in November 2007.
Jessica Previlon had seven points for Stony Brook (1-4).
Postgame Notes
- The Buckeyes improve to 4-0 in the month of November this season and 49-5 since the 2002 campaign.
- Ohio State is 144-13 at home overall under Jim Foster and 117-9 since the start of the 2004-05 season.
- Ohio State shot a season best 57.4 percent from the field (31-of-54) for the game.
- The Buckeyes held Stony Brook to 21.3 percent shooting from the field. The Ohio State record for lowest FG percentage by an opponent is 18.6 percent vs. Colgate Nov. 30, 2007.
- Ohio State held Stony Brook to 12 points in the first half. The 12 points is the lowest scored by a Buckeye opponent in the first half since Longwood scored nine Nov. 30, 2006. The Buckeyes led 41-9 at the half. Ohio State also held Colgate to 13 points in the opening half in the 2007 Buckeye Classic.
- The Buckeyes out scored Stony Brook, 28-8, in the paint and scored 19 points off turnovers.
- Senior guard Samantha Prahalis recorded her first double-double of the season and 17th of her career on 25 points to lead all scorers and 11 assists.
- Junior guard Tayler Hill recorded the 100th steal of her career Friday and now has 101 after two steals on the afternoon.
- Redshirt sophomore Aleksandra Dobranic recorded a career high seven points on 3-fo-3 shooting.
Postgame Quotes
Jim Foster, Ohio State head coach
On the game
“We did a good job today. We were more focused today all day long. It started at the shoot around and lasted through the first half and the start of the second half.”
On the development of players
“The team is starting to understand things. Games are great learning lessons if people are willing to apply it. [The coaching staff] is just doing things to make them aware.”
“Sammy plays at a certain tempo. She has a high-running engine. Sometimes she gets a little too fast, but when she lets the game come to her she is great. With her skill set, she has a chance to be a great player. At this point, most of the growth is between her ears. She is a very willing student.”
Samantha Prahalis, senior guard
On the game
“Each game is a test of focus. We have had spurts where we’re good and then we will have spurts where we’re unfocused. This game we showed a lot of good focus. Every player that came in was active and made good cuts and kept our focus high.”
On Ohio State’s young players
“It’s important for everyone to develop a connection on the court, not just in practice but against other teams. So far they have done a great job.”
On the Ohio State offense
“Our offense has changed. Now I’m not looking for one person, but there is a bunch of people I’m getting assists to. Jantel [Lavender] left, but people have been stepping up in their roles.”
