Ohio State Athletics Good Stuff – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/1/2014 12:00:00 AM | General
Dec. 1, 2014
Athletes of the Week
Ezekiel Elliott, football
- Elliott scored untouched on a 44-yard run on fourth-and-1 with 4:58 left to help Ohio State beat Michigan 42-28 on Saturday. The 44-yard touchdown was the longest run allowed by the Wolverines this season. He rushed for 121 yards in the win, his seventh career 100-yard game and sixth this season.
Luisa Schirmer, women’s volleyball
- Schirmer recorded back-to-back double-doubles in Ohio State’s final two regular season matches of the season, leading the Buckeyes to a five-set win vs. Minnesota on Senior Night and a sweep of Rutgers on the road to cap the regular season.
Football (11-1, 8-0 B1G)
- No. 6 Ohio State topped rival Michigan 42-28 on Saturday in Columbus. Ohio Stadium, leading the nation in average home attendance, packed in a facility-record 108,610 people for the matchup.
Women’s Volleyball (21-11, 12-8 B1G)
- The 20th-ranked women’s volleyball team went five rounds with Minnesota for the second time in as many scuffles this season, knocking out the Golden Gophers 25-21, 28-26, 27-29, 13-25, 15-8 Wednesday on Senior Night. The squad capped its regular season by beating Rutgers on the road with a score of 75-48 (25-18, 25-13, 25-17).
- The program qualified for its 20th NCAA Tournament, receiving an at-large bid to the 2014 postseason. The Buckeyes will be sent to Lexington, Ky., for a first round match-up against Lipscomb University (21-8).
Men’s Basketball (5-0)
- Marc Loving scored a career-high 18 points and four teammates joined him in double figures as the 16th-ranked men’s basketball team defeated Campbell 91-64 on Wednesday night.
- The Buckeyes followed it up Friday with a 73-56 win over James Madison. Senior Sam Thompson led Ohio State with 13 points and six rebounds.
Wrestling (4-1)
- No. 4 Ohio State won eight of 10 matches, highlighted by a pin from redshirt senior Logan Stieber and a major decision by true freshman Kyle Snyder, to defeat No. 9 Virginia, 30-7, on Monday evening at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
- The win snapped Virginia’s 23-match win streak at JPJ Arena.
Women’s Basketball (4-3)
- Freshman Kelsey Mitchell scored 26 of her season-high 35 points in the second half to help lead the women’s basketball team to an 86-77 comeback victory over Clemson Thursday in the first game of the 2014 Paradise Jam.
- Moving on to its third game in three days, the short-handed Buckeyes gutted-out a 90-83 double-overtime victory over Florida Gulf Coast in the finale of the tournament. Ohio State finished the 2014 Paradise Jam with a record of 2-1.
Men’s Hockey (5-8-1, 1-1-0 B1G)
- With points from 10 players, including two goals by Tanner Fritz and three assists from Nick Schilkey, the men’s hockey team skated to a 5-1 win at Notre Dame Saturday in the third-place game of the Shillelagh Tournament.
Women’s Hockey (8-7-1, 5-6-1 WCHA)
- The women’s hockey team downed Robert Morris by a score of 5-1 Friday evening in 84 Lumber Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. Senior Kayla Sullivan led the Scarlet and Gray with three points on two goals and an assist.
Ohio State Athletics Schedule
12.1.14 – 12.7.14
Tuesday, Dec. 2
- Men’s Basketball vs. Louisville, 9:30 p.m. – Louisville, Ky.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
- Women’s Basketball vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. – Columbus, Ohio
Thursday, Dec. 4
- Rifle vs. Air Force, 10 a.m. – USAFA
- Men’s and Women’s Swimming – USA Nationals – Greensboro, N.C.
Friday, Dec. 5
- Rifle – USA Shooting Winter Air Rifle Championships, 8 a.m. – Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Women’s Volleyball vs. Lipscomb, 5 p.m. – Lexington, Ky.
- Women’s Hockey vs. Minnesota Duluth, 6:07 p.m. – Columbus, Ohio
- Men’s Hockey vs. Michigan, 7 p.m. – Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Fencing – December NAC Cup – Dallas, Texas
- Wrestling – CKLV Wrestling Invitational – Las Vegas, Nev.
- Men’s and Women’s Swimming – USA Nationals – Greensboro, N.C.
Saturday, Dec. 6
- Rifle – USA Shooting Winter Air Rifle Championships, 8 a.m. – Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Men’s Basketball vs. Colgate, 4:30 p.m. – Columbus, Ohio
- Women’s Hockey vs. Minnesota Duluth, 6:07 p.m. – Columbus, Ohio
- Football vs. Wisconsin, 8:17 p.m. – Indianapolis, Ind.
- Men’s and Women’s Swimming – USA Nationals – Greensboro, N.C.
- Wrestling – CKLV Wrestling Invitational – Las Vegas, Nev.
- Fencing – December NAC Cup – Dallas, Texas
Sunday, Dec. 7
- Rifle – USA Shooting Winter Air Rifle Championships, 8 a.m. – Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Women’s Basketball vs. Winthrop, 2 p.m. – Columbus, Ohio
- Fencing – December NAC Cup – Dallas, Texas
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