Athletics Good Stuff – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/6/2011 12:00:00 AM | General
Dec. 6, 2011
Athletes of the Week
TaylerHill led the women’s basketball team to two big wins last weekover Florida State and on the road at #18 Oklahoma. She averaged25.5 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 steals, 3.0 assists and hitsix 3-pointers while playing 82 total minutes in two games. In theovertime win over LSU, Hill converted the tying basket at theregulation buzzer to send the game into overtime. She finished thegame with a career-high 31 points and also registered career bestsin FGs (11), 3FGs (4) and steals (6). In the win at Oklahoma Dec.4, Hill played all 40 minutes, scoring 20 points and dishing outfive assists. She was 8 of 9 from the FT line to help put the gameaway in the final minutes. Mariah Booth, a middle blocker from Kennesaw, Ga., combined for19 kills and 13 blocks last weekend and helped guide the Ohio Statewomen’s volleyball team to its second-consecutive Sweet Sixteenappearance at the 2011 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championships. Inthe Buckeyes’ opening round win over Middle Tennessee State, Boothfinished with three block assists and 10 kills, hitting a team-best.474 at the net. In the 3-2 upset over 14th-seeded Tennessee, the6-2 junior totaled nine kills and led the team with 10 blocks (2s,8a). Up 13-12 in the fifth set, a block and kill by Boothsolidified the 15-12 victory and the match win. She finished theweekend hitting .341 at the net and also tallied three serviceaces.
No. 2 Men’s Basketball (8-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Head coach: Thad Matta
JaredSullinger scored 21 points and three teammates were closebehind as No. 2 Ohio State roared out to an 11-0 lead and neverlooked back in beating third-ranked Duke 85-63 Nov. 29 in theACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Evan Ravenel scored a career-high 11 points in place ofSullinger and No. 2 Ohio State beat Texas Pan-American 64-35 Dec. 3to give coach Thad Matta his 300th career win.
No. 17 Women’s Basketball (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Head coach: Jim Foster
Ohio State senior point guard Samantha Prahalis has been named the Big Ten player of the weekin recognition of her performance last week in wins over Howard,Stony Brook and LSU. Prahalis posted a pair of 20-point games,averaging 20.3 points, 8.7 assists and 6.0 rebounds while recordinga +6.5 assist/turnover ratio with 26 assists and just 4 turnoversin three games as Ohio State improved to 5-0.
Prahalis has been named to the 2011-12 Naismith Women’s watch list,the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Nov. 30.
Tayler Hill had a career-high 31 points, including 20 afterhalftime and five in overtime, to lead No. 17 Ohio State to a 78-75win against Florida State Nov. 30 in the Big/Ten ACCChallenge.
Hill scored 20 points, Prahalis added 19 and Ohio State made itsfirst nine shots of the game in a 69-63 win over No. 18 OklahomaDec. 4 in the Big 12/Big Ten Challenge.
Football (6-6, 3-5 Big Ten)
Head coach: Luke Fickell
Ohio State freshman quarterback Braxton Miller has earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors,the conference office announced Nov. 28. The Huber Heights, Ohio,native posted career highs in total offense (335 yards),completions (14) and passing yards (235) in a 40-34 loss atMichigan Nov. 26. Miller ran for 100 yards with a touchdown on 16carries while completing 14 of 25 passes for 235 yards and twotouchdowns.
Ohio State Athletics Director GeneSmith announced Nov. 28 that he has named alumnus Urban Meyer head coach of the University’s football program.Meyer, who has the all-time 10th-highest winning percentage amonghead coaches, returns to the institution from which he earned hismaster’s degree and where he began his collegiate coachingcareer.
Ohio State junior defensive lineman John Simon was named to the 2011 All-Big Ten First Team Nov. 28by the coaches. Senior center Mike Brewster, senior linebackerAndrew Sweat and junior safety C.J. Barnett earned second team All-Big Ten honors by thecoaches while Simon and senior offensive tackle Mike Adams garnered second team laurels from the media. Sweatalso was named the Buckeyes’ Big Ten Sportsmanship Awardhonoree.
Miller, was named the Big Ten Conference’s Thompson-Randle ElFreshman of the Year Nov. 30. The award is named in honor ofDarrell Thompson, from the University of Minnesota, and IndianaUniversity’s Antwaan Randle El.
The Ohio State Buckeyes will meet the Florida Gators in the 2012TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl. The game will kick off at 1 p.m. Monday,Jan. 2 in Jacksonville, Fla. The site is EverBank Field (77,511)and it will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
Men’s Gymnastics
Head coach: Rustam Sharipov
Ohio State held its annual Scarlet and Gray Intrasquad Dec. 4at Steelwood Athletic Training Facility. The Gray squad won257.200-255.400 against Scarlet with the Top 3 scores on each eventcounted in the final results.
No. 7 Men’s Ice Hockey (12-3-1, 9-2-1 CCHA)
Head coach: Mark Osiecki
No. 7-ranked Ohio State moved its winning streak to eight andunbeaten streak to 10 with a 5-2 victory over No. 11 Lake SuperiorState Dec. 2 in Value City Arena.
Buckeye sophomore Chris Crane’s third-period goal broke a 1-all tie and carriedNo. 7-ranked Ohio State to a 2-1 victory over No. 11 Lake SuperiorState Dec. 3 in Value City Arena.
Women’s Ice Hockey (9-5-2, 6-5-1-1 WCHA)
Head coach: Nate Handrahan
Ohio State senior forward Natalie Spooner was named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week,the league office announced Nov. 30. The honor is the second of theseason for Spooner and the eighth of her career.
With both teams only scoring in the first period, Ohio Stateconcluded game one of its series with Niagara in a 1-1 tie at theOSU Ice Rink Dec. 2.
Senior Laura McIntosh had four assists and five different Buckeyesscored to propel Ohio State to a 5-2 victory Dec. 3 in the finalgame of the two-game series with non-conference opponent Niagara atthe OSU Ice Rink.
Men’s Swimming and Diving
Head coach: Bill Wadley and Vince Panzano
Ohio State led start to finish against a strong field at thisweekend’s sixth annual OSU Invitational. Final team scores for themen: Ohio State 1567.5; Purdue 733.5; Penn State 629; MichiganState 418; Notre Dame (diving only) 83.
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Head coach: Bill Dorenkott and Vince Panzano
With another meet record in a relay, Ohio State finished with astrong performance Dec. 4 to capture the team title at the sixthannual OSU Invitational. Final team scores for the women: OhioState 981.50; Penn State 815; Purdue 759.5; Notre Dame 718;Michigan State 311.
Women’s Volleyball (21-14, 9-11 Big Ten)
Head coach: Geoff Carlston
Ohio State women’s volleyball junior Mari Hole was named to the 2011 All-Big Ten team and juniorEmily Danks earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention, the leagueoffice announced Nov. 29. The teams were selected by a vote of theconference coaches and were based on conference play.
Ohio State notched a 3-1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-21, 25-18) win overMiddle Tennessee State to open the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’sVolleyball Championship Dec. 1.
Ohio State battled its way to a Sweet Sixteen berth for thesecond-consecutive season with an upset victory over host and14th-seeded Tennessee , 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 15-12),Dec. 2 at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
Wrestling
Head coach: Tom Ryan
Behind five true freshmen and a pair of redshirt freshmen,sixth-ranked Ohio State captured the 2011 Cliff Keen Las VegasCollegiate Wrestling Invitational Dec. 3 at the Las VegasConvention Center.
Ohio State Athletics Schedule
Dec. 5-18
Dec. 9
Wrestling vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Miami (OH), 7:05 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Men’s Track at Kent State Early Bird, All Day
Kent, Ohio
Dec. 10
Women’s Basketball vs. Canisius, 12 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Minnesota, 3:07 p.m.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Men’s Basketball vs. Kansas, 3:15 p.m.
Lawrence, Kan.
Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Miami (OH), 7:05 p.m.
Oxford, Ohio
Men’s Track, Kent State Early Bird, All Day
Kent, Ohio
Dec. 11
Wrestling vs. Kent State, 1 p.m.
Kent, Ohio
Women’s Ice Hockey, 3:07 p.m.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Dec. 13
Women’s Basketball vs. Southern, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Dec. 14
Men’s Basketball vs. South Carolina-Upstate, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Dec. 17
Men’s Basketball at South Carolina, 12 p.m.
Columbia, S.C.
Women’s Basketball at California, 5 p.m.
Berkeley, Calif.
Dec. 18
Wrestling vs. Indiana, 2 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena
