Athletics Good Stuff – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | General
Jan. 10, 2012
Athletes of the Week
Senior Natalie Spooner had a record-breaking weekend in the women’s hockey team’s series split at St. Cloud State, Jan. 6-7. The assistant captain finished with three goals and one assist for the Buckeyes in route to become Ohio State’s all-time leading goal scorer. With the three goals, Spooner leads all current and former Buckeyes with 87 goals in her career and also has 140 career points. That mark is fourth-best in the program’s history and is six points shy of tying Jeni Creary career point total of 146 for third.
Sophomore Michelle Williams of the women’s swimming and diving team wontwo individual races and part of two winning relays at Toledo: 50free (23.72), 100 free (51.59), 200 medley relay (1:42.40) and 400free relay (3:28.18). Ohio State won the meet against Toledo 201-99to move to 6-0 in dual meets on the season and has won both thePitt and OSU invitationals.
No. 6 Men’s Basketball (15-2, 3-1 Big Ten)
Head coach: Thad Matta
JaredSullinger had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 6 Ohio Stateshook off its most recent loss with a 71-40 victory over NebraskaJan. 3.
Sophomore guard Aaron Craft was named one of 20 finalists for the 2012 BobCousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award Jan. 4.
Sullinger scored a season-high 28 points and sixth-ranked OhioState pounded Iowa 76-47 Jan. 7.
No. 12 Women’s Basketball (15-1, 2-1 Big Ten)
Head coach: Jim Foster
SamanthaPrahalis scored 30 points and Tayler Hill added 28 to rally Ohio State from a 15-pointfirst-half deficit for an 84-71 victory over Iowa Jan. 2.
Courtney Boylan scored 19 points to help Michigan give Ohio Stateits first loss of the season, a 73-62 decision, Jan. 7.
Field Hockey
Head coach: Anne Wilkinson
Ohio State has added Andy Smith to its staff as an assistant coach, head coachAnne Wilkinson announced Jan. 3.
Football
Head coach: Urban Meyer
BraxtonMiller was honored Jan. 7 by the College Football PerformanceAwards (CFPA) as its 2011 National Freshman Performer of the Year.Recipients of the CFPA awards are chosen based on the extent theyincrease the overall effectiveness of their team.
Women’s Gymnastics
Head coach: Carey Fagan
Ohio State opened the 2012 campaign with a 195.375-195.075victory over Minnesota Jan. 7 at the Sports Pavilion inMinneapolis.
No. 2 Men’s Ice Hockey (14-4-3, 10-3-3-1 CCHA)
Head coach: Mark Osiecki
NickOddo, a forward on the No. 2-ranked Ohio State men’s hockeyteam, has been named the CCHA Gongshow Rookie of the Week, theCentral Collegiate Hockey Association announced Jan. 2.
Oddo has been selected as the CCHA Gongshow Rookie of the Month,the Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced Jan. 4. Oddo,from Omaha, Neb., averaged a point a game during December as theBuckeyes went 4-1 en route to a No. 2 national ranking.
With goals from freshmen Al McLean and Max McCormick in the final 3:48 of regulation, along with 35saves from senior Cal Heeter, No. 2-ranked Ohio State camee from behind for a 2-2overtime tie at Bowling Green Jan. 7 in the BGSU Ice Arena inBowling Green, Ohio.
No. 2-ranked Ohio State skated to a 1-1 tie at Bowling Green andthen dropped the shootout, 2-1 in five rounds, Jan. 8 at BGSU IceArena in Bowling Green, Ohio. Heeter had a season-best 38 saves inthe game, with McCormick recording the Ohio State goal.
Women’s Ice Hockey (10-8-4, 7-8-1-1 WCHA)
Head coach: Nate Handrahan
Senior forward Natalie Spooner scored a pair of goals to lead Ohio State to a2-0 win over St. Cloud State at the National Hockey Center in St.Cloud, Minn., Jan. 6.
Spooner scored the game-tying goal early in the third, but a lateSt. Cloud State score gave the Huskies a 4-3 win over Ohio StateJan. 7 at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn.
Pistol
Head coach: James Sweeney
Ohio State defeated Michigan State 5,420-4,543 Jan. 7 at theMSU Demmer Shooting Sports Center. The Buckeyes won all five eventsand took first place individually in each event.
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Head coach: Bill Dorenkott and Vince Panzano
In its first competition of the new year, Ohio State posted a201-99 victory at Toledo in a dual meet Jan. 7. The Buckeyes wonboth relays, and Ohio State had all but four of the individualwinners in the meet.
Men’s Tennis
Head coach: Ty Tucker
Ohio State will begin its spring schedule in the same positionin the ITA standings as it finished the 2011 campaign. The Buckeyesopen their season Jan. 18th with a doubleheader against Butler andWright State as the No .3 ranked team in the nation in theinaugural 2012 Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings.
Men’s Track and Field
Head coach: Robert Gary
Ohio State opened the 2012 season with a clean sweep of the14-event Buckeye Classic Jan. 6 at French Field House.
Women’s Track and Field
Head coach: Karen Dennis
Ohio State officially opened its season Jan. 6 with the BuckeyeClassic. The Buckeyes started the season strong with 11 first-placefinishes in front of a hometown crowd at French Field Housecompeting against runners from Wright State, Ohio University, theNAIA’s Shorter, and several unattached athletes from thearea.
No. 8 Men’s Volleyball (1-2)
Head coach: Pete Hanson
No. 8 Ohio State opened the 2012 season with acome-from-behind, 3-2 (19-25, 18-25, 25-19, 28-26, 15-9), victoryover No. 14 UC Santa Barbara in the first round of the UC SantaBarbara Invitational Dec. 6.
No. 8 Ohio State finished fourth at the UCSB/asics CollegiateInvitational after falling 3-0 to No. 3 UCLA late Jan. 6 and then3-2 to No. 6 Long Beach State Jan. 7. The two-day, eight-teaminvitational was held at UC Santa Barbara, Jan. 6-7.
Women’s Volleyball
Head coach: Geoff Carlston
Ohio State has added three recruits for the 2012 season, OhioState head coach Geoff Carlston announced Jan. 3. Middle blockers Alex Heyn andAndrea Kacsits and outside hitter Katie Mitchell will join a teamthat finished 2011 with a 21-15 record, reached the Sweet Sixteenfor the second-consecutive season and notched its third-straightseason with 20-plus wins.
No. 6 Wrestling (7-0, 1-0 Big Ten)
Head coach: Tom Ryan
Despite splitting wins with No. 14 Nebraska, sixth-ranked OhioState was edged by the Huskers, 18-16, Jan. 6 at NU Coliseum inLincoln.
No. 6 Ohio State lost, 24-13, to No. 3 Minnesota Jan. 8 at theSports Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn. A trio of freshmen inHunter Stieber, Cam Tessari and Josh Demas garnered wins for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State Athletics Schedule
Jan. 9-22
Jan. 10
Men’s Basketball at Illinois, 9 p.m.
Champaign, Ill.
Jan. 12
Women’s Basketball vs. Northwestern, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Wrestling vs. Purdue, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena
Jan. 13
Women’s Gymnastics at Michigan, 6 p.m.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Men’s Volleyball vs. Lees-McRae, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena
Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Michigan, 7:35 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Women’s Ice Hockey at Bemidji St., 8:07 p.m.
Bemidji, Minn.
Jan. 13-14
Pistol at Camp Perry Air Pistol Match, TBA
Camp Perry, Ohio
Fencing at Division 1 NAC, TBA
Portland, Ore.
Jan. 14
Rifle at Camp Perry Open, 8 a.m.
Camp Perry, Ohio
Women’s Track vs. Michigan, 11 a.m.
Columbus, Ohio, French Field House
Men’s Volleyball vs. Penn State, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena
Men’s Gymnastics at Windy City Invitational, 7 p.m.
Chicago, Ill.
Women’s Ice Hockey at Bemidji St., 8:07 p.m.
Bemidji, Minn.
Men’s Track at Michigan, All Day
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Fencing at Division 1 NAC, TBA
Portland, Ore.
Jan. 15
Rifle at Camp Perry Open, 8 a.m.
Camp Perry, Ohio
Women’s Tennis at USF, 10 a.m.
Tampa, Fla.
Women’s Basketball at Michigan State, 4 p.m.
East Lansing, Mich.
Men’s Basketball vs. Indiana, 4:30 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Michigan, 5:05 p.m.
Cleveland Ohio, Progressive Field
Fencing at Division 1 NAC, TBA
Portland, Ore.
Jan. 16
Fencing at Division 1 NAC, TBA
Portland, Ore.
Jan. 17
Men’s Volleyball vs. Sacred Heart, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena
Jan. 18
Men’s Tennis vs. Butler, 10 a.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Varsity Indoor Tennis Center
Men’s Tennis vs. Xavier, 6 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Varsity Indoor Tennis Center
Jan. 19
Women’s Basketball vs. Nebraska, 6 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Men’s Volleyball vs. George Mason, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena
Jan. 20
Women’s Swimming and Diving at Michigan State, 5 p.m.
East Lansing, Mich.
Wrestling vs. Iowa, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena
Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Ferris State, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, OSU Ice Rink
Pistol at Navy, TBA
Annapolis, Md.
Jan. 21
Rifle vs. Army, 8 a.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range
Men’s Swimming and Diving vs. Harvard, 1 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Women’s Swimming and Diving vs. Michigan, 1 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Women’s Gymnastics vs. George Washington, 4 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena
Men’s Gymnastics vs. Oklahoma, 4 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena
Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Minnesota State, 4:07 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, OSU Ice Rink
Women’s Tennis vs. Dayton, 6 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Varsity Indoor Tennis Center
Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Ferris State, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Men’s Basketball at Nebraska, 8 p.m.
Lincoln, Neb.
Pistol at Navy, TBA
Annapolis, Md.
Synchronized Swimming at OSU Tri-Meet, TBA
Columbus, Ohio, Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Fencing at NYU Duals, TBA
New York, N.Y.
Jan. 22
Rifle vs. West Virginia, 8 a.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range
Men’s Tennis vs. Mississippi State, 12 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Varsity Indoor Tennis Center
Women’s Basketball vs. Illinois, 2 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena
Men’s Volleyball vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 3 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena
Synchronized Swimming at OSU Tri-Meet, TBA
Columbus, Ohio, Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Fencing at NYU Duals, TBA
New York, N.Y.
Pistol at Navy, TBA
Annapolis, Md.
