Ohio State Heads South for West Palm Beach Inv.
12/19/2018 8:09:46 AM | Women's Basketball
| Ohio State at West Palm Beach Invitational | |
|---|---|
| Date: | December 20-21, 2018 |
| Time: | 12:15 p.m. ET |
| Venue: | Countess de Hoernle Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla. |
| Watch: | Butler ($) | Virginia Tech ($) |
| Listen: | Butler | Virginia Tech |
| Live Stats: | Butler | Virginia Tech |
| Game Notes: | Ohio State | Butler | Virginia Tech |
Noting Ohio State
- The Buckeyes are heading south for the winter!! Ok, maybe just for a few days as they will take part in the West Palm Beach Invitational this week in West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Ohio State will take on Butler on Thursday Dec. 20 and then Virginia Tech on Friday, Dec. 21. Both games will start at 12:15 p.m.
- This will be just the second all-time meeting with Butler (the first being an OSU win in 2008) and the first meeting between Ohio State and Virginia Tech.
- The two Buckeye opponents have combined to taste defeat just once this season. Butler is 8-1, having only lost at in-state rival Indiana and Virginia Tech is a perfect 10-0 and on the cusp of the top-25.
- The Buckeyes are one of the better rebounding teams in the country, ranking in the top third of the country in most all rebounding metrics including No. 23 in defensive rebound rate.
- Dorka Juhász has recorded four double-doubles this season including a big 18-point, 16-rebound double-double vs. North Carolina.
- Point guard Carmen Grande notched her 700th career assist on Nov. 9 vs. Detroit Mercy. She currently has the most assists of any active player in the country, male or female with 730.
- Guard Carly Santoro is just 59 points shy of 1,000 for her career.
- Adreana Miller notched the 1,000th point of her career on Dec. 2 vs. Cincinnati.
- Ohio State is one of just three teams in the country (Florida St. and Grand Canyon) that have to replace all five starters from last year.
- Ohio State’s 12 player roster boasts eight new faces including five graduate transfers and three true freshmen.
- Head coach Kevin McGuff and his staff signed a top-5 class for 2019.
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