News in a Nutshell: February 19, 2019

Buckeyes Stun Spartans, Win Third in a Row

All five Buckeye starters scored in double figures and Ohio State handed Michigan State its first loss at home this year with a 77-70 victory Thursday night. The Buckeyes, who improve to 13-12 on the season and 9-7 in Big Ten play, shot 50 percent for the game. That is their highest percentage in a Big Ten game this season.

No. 6/5 Buckeyes Hit the Road for B1G Matchup with the Wolverines

The No. 6/5-ranked Ohio State men’s hockey team heads to Ann Arbor for its final regular season road games, taking on Michigan in a Big Ten series in Yost Ice Arena. With four regular season games remaining, the Buckeyes need three points to clinch the outright Big Ten regular season title and two to clinch at least a share of the title. Ohio State is looking for its first Big Ten crown, the second regular season title in program history and the first since winning the four-team CCHA in 1972.

Buckeyes Look to Defend Big Ten Title in Ann Arbor

Your Ohio State Buckeyes will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to compete in the 2019 edition of the Big Ten Championships. Ohio State’s first event is projected to start at 12:45 p.m. with the men’s 60 meter hurdles prelims. The first field event will start at 3:30 p.m. with the men’s weight throw and women’s pole vault competitions taking place

Kaleb Wesson Scores 22 as Buckeyes Top Wildcats

Kaleb Wesson scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Ohio State men’s basketball team over Northwestern, 63-49, Wednesday night at Value City Arena. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 17-9 overall and 7-8 in the Big Ten while the Wildcats drop to 12-14, 3-12 in conference play.

The Lantern: Ohio State heads to California for Mary Nutter Classic

The Ohio State softball team will head to Palm Springs, California, to take on Army (4-6), Utah (5-5), Duke (5-5) and New Mexico (4-4) in the Mary Nutter Classic. After three losses in the ESPN Elite Invitational tournament, head coach Kelly Kovach Schoenly remarked that the competition gave the Buckeyes a feel of what the postseason will be like.

Ohio State Treks to Cornell for Dual Finale

The 2018-19 regular comes to end Friday night (Feb. 22) in Ithaca, N.Y., when No. 2 Ohio State rolls east to take on the seventh-ranked Big Red of Cornell University. Numerous clashes of nationally-ranked wrestlers are expected, highlighted by three potential top-10 tilts. The non-conference scuffle will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Buckeyes Take 4-0 Record to Texas Tourney

The Ohio State baseball team hits the road Thursday morning to Texas to participate in the 2019 Kleberg Bank College Classic Friday-Sunday in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Buckeyes will play three games at the early season tournament hosted by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Whataburger Field, home of the Corpus Christi Hooks baseball club.

Ohio State Silences Akron 7-0

The No. 11-ranked Ohio State women’s tennis team posted a 7-0 win over Akron in its second shutout victory of the day in the Varsity Tennis Center. The Buckeyes, now 6-2 on the year, head to Tempe, Ariz., this weekend to take on Arizona State and TCU.

Ohio State Hosts No. 20 Notre Dame

The Ohio State women’s lacrosse team is set for its biggest test of the season yet, facing No. 20 Notre Dame on Friday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. on the indoor field at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Admission to the game is free, and action will be streamed on BTN Plus.

Yoder and Melton Earn National Team Spots

Alec Yoder of the Ohio State University Men’s Gymnastics team has been named to the United States Senior Men’s National Team through the 2019 U.S. Championships, USA Gym officials announced on Monday. Yoder joins Sean Melton, who secured his spot with a strong performance in the all-around competition at the Winter Cup on Feb. 15.

Men’s Tennis Wins ITA Indoor National Championship

The Buckeyes capped a dominate weekend by winning the ITA Indoor Team National Championship with a 4-2 victory over Wake Forest. This is Ohio State’s second indoor championship as they also won the title in 2014 in Houston. The win was made a bit sweeter as it came over a Demon Deacon squad that defeated the Buckeyes in last year’s NCAA Championship.