Buckeye Spotlight – Jan. 3
1/3/2023 3:23:01 PM | General
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Week in and week out, Buckeye student-athletes raise the standard of excellence set at Ohio State, whether that be in competition, in the classroom or in the community. ‘Buckeye Spotlight’ recognizes student-athletes who had noteworthy accomplishments both in contests and beyond the box score.
On Dec. 18, 49 current and former Ohio State student-athletes received degrees from the University. Learn more about the Autumn 2022 graduates on OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
Throughout the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Ohio State Athletics continues to celebrate exceptional female student-athletes and women’s teams throughout history, highlighting a new moment or person every week. This week’s feature is Emma (Laaksonen) Terho, a pioneer for women’s hockey at Ohio State and internationally. To learn more about her incredible career, both on and off the ice, visit OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
Here are this week’s Buckeye Spotlight student-athletes:
Quinn Kuntz & Emma Maltais | Women’s Hockey
- Senior goaltender Quinn Kuntz and graduate forward Emma Maltais organized a clothing drive in December to benefit the Star House.
- The duo collected over 600 articles of clothing from Ohio State student-athletes, coaches and staff to donate to the organization ahead of the holidays.
- The Star House helps aid youth, ages 14-24, who are experiencing homelessness in Central Ohio.
- On the ice, Kuntz is coming off two consecutive starts and wins in goal for the top-ranked Buckeyes. Maltais recently became the Ohio State record holder for career assists and has recorded 25 points this year. The team begins its second half of the 2022-23 campaign next week against No. 2 Wisconsin.
Proud of @quinnkuntz + @emmamaltais17 for organizing a clothing drive benefiting @StarHouseCbus
They coordinated the collection of over 600 articles of clothing that were donated to the charity this month#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/jIbV50X454
— Ohio State Women's Hockey (@OhioStateWHKY) December 23, 2022
Cotie McMahon | Women’s Basketball | Fr. | Centerville, Ohio
- Freshman forward Cotie McMahon led the Buckeyes to four wins over the past two weeks (including two against ranked opponents) as OSU improved to 15-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play. Over the past two weeks, McMahon averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game, shooting 56 percent from the floor.
- McMahon scored a career-high 30 points against South Florida on Dec. 20 in the San Diego Invitational, also grabbing five rebounds and recording three assists and three steals and shooting 10-of-18 from the floor.
- On Dec. 28, she scored 24 points at Northwestern on 10-of-15 (.667) shooting from the floor. McMahon added four rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks.
- Against the Wolverines on NYE, McMahon had 12 points, three steals and three rebounds while shooting 5-of-9 (.555). McMahon was the first to reach double figures in both games last week and has eight such games on the season.
- McMahon has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week the past four weeks. She’s averaging 12.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 2.1 assists per game this season as a freshman starter.
Four-in-a-row for @cotiemcmahon23
: https://t.co/TIXzmuAaKp#GoBucks x @B1Gwbball pic.twitter.com/PV8foZj8EK
— Ohio State WBB (@OhioStateWBB) January 2, 2023
Sean McNeil | Men’s Basketball | Grad. | Union, Ky.
- The team’s “sharp-shooter”, Sean made three three-pointers in both games last week and has three games of three or more three-pointers this season
- He surpassed the 1,000 career-point mark on Dec. 21 before Christmas and averaged 12.0 ppg in the Buckeyes’ two wins last week.
- He averaged nearly 30 minutes per game and had three assists and zero turnovers last week as well
- One of the most veteran players on the team, Sean has started every game and is averaging 9.9 points per contest
- He has battled through a lot off the court this season and has remained a steady rock for the team. A day after one of his close friends unexpectedly passed away, his father suffered a heart attack in the stands during the game at Duke. Remarkably, Sean remained poised and nearly led the Buckeyes to a win. Thankfully, all is well with his father, and he was able to be in attendance for his 1,000th point.
"Big Three McNeil"
OSU: 29
NW: 8#Team124 | #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/1nLFIlIOS1— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) January 2, 2023
C.J. Stroud | Football | Third Year | Inland Empire, Calif.
- C.J. Stroud completed 23 of 34 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns in the Peach Bowl on Saturday. He also rushed for 34 yards on eight carries for the Buckeyes.
- In his three-year Ohio State career, he is currently second all-time in passing yards (8,123) and passing touchdowns (85).
Touchdown makers
41 @CJ7STROUD 2022 TD throws
85 career TDs
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14 @MarvHarrisonJr scores in 2022
17 in his last 14 games#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/eAg2P901c4— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) January 1, 2023
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