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Buckeye Defense Stands Tall in 73-49 Win Against Grand Valley State
12/15/2023 9:28:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball
Ohio State totaled a season-high 22 steals and forced a season-high 32 turnovers in the victory.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 12/11 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1, 1-0 B1G) beat Grand Valley State (7-1, 1-0 GLIAC) on Friday evening inside Value City Arena by a 73-49 margin.
Ohio State used an 11-0 run in the first quarter to build a 24-11 lead after 10 minutes. The Buckeyes outscored the Lakers 19-8 in the second quarter to extend the lead to 43-19 at halftime. Scoring was even through the second half as the Buckeyes closed the game on top 73-49.
Jacy Sheldon (15) and Taylor Thierry (11) both reached double figures in the second quarter as they shot a collective 12-of-13 from the floor during the game. The Buckeye defense totaled a season-best 22 steals and forced a season-high 32 turnovers.
How it Happened
Rebeka Mikulášiková opened scoring with a pair of free throws as the Buckeyes held the Lakers without a shot for more than two minutes. Ohio State held an 8-7 lead at the media timeout after back-to-back GVSU baskets. The Buckeyes used an 11-0 run to build a 19-7 lead with 2:37 to play in the quarter. OSU led by a 24-11 mark after 10 minutes.
Celeste Taylor started the second quarter with a fastbreak layup before GVSU got onto the board. The Buckeyes strung together eight unanswered points midway through the quarter to extend the lead to 39-17 with 4:37 to play in the half. OSU ended the half with the final four points to take a 43-19 lead into the locker room.
Cotie McMahon scored the Buckeyes' first four points of the second half and back-to-back OSU jumpers gave Ohio State a 53-26 lead midway through the quarter. The Buckeyes ended the quarter with back-to-back jumpers, including Madison Greene's first basket after returning to injury, to claim a 61-32 lead after 30 minutes.
GVSU scored the first four points of the final quarter before Rikki Harris converted a three-point play. The teams traded free throws as the OSU defense held GVSU without a basket for nearly five minutes. Scoring was capped with a layup from Karla Vres as the Buckeyes won by a 73-49 margin.
Highlights
Ohio State hosts No. 2/2 UCLA on Monday for a 6:30 p.m. ET tip-off. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and AM1460. Fans are asked to wear white.
Tickets for the 2023-24 season are now on sale. For more information, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Contact the ticket office with any questions at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 2) or athletic.tix@osu.edu.
Ticket links: Holideals are back! Enjoy buy one, get one free tickets for select games (listed below). This offer runs through December 31st at midnight. Use promo code: TMN241
Upcoming games included in Holideals:
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 12/11 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1, 1-0 B1G) beat Grand Valley State (7-1, 1-0 GLIAC) on Friday evening inside Value City Arena by a 73-49 margin.
Ohio State used an 11-0 run in the first quarter to build a 24-11 lead after 10 minutes. The Buckeyes outscored the Lakers 19-8 in the second quarter to extend the lead to 43-19 at halftime. Scoring was even through the second half as the Buckeyes closed the game on top 73-49.
Jacy Sheldon (15) and Taylor Thierry (11) both reached double figures in the second quarter as they shot a collective 12-of-13 from the floor during the game. The Buckeye defense totaled a season-best 22 steals and forced a season-high 32 turnovers.
How it Happened
Rebeka Mikulášiková opened scoring with a pair of free throws as the Buckeyes held the Lakers without a shot for more than two minutes. Ohio State held an 8-7 lead at the media timeout after back-to-back GVSU baskets. The Buckeyes used an 11-0 run to build a 19-7 lead with 2:37 to play in the quarter. OSU led by a 24-11 mark after 10 minutes.
Celeste Taylor started the second quarter with a fastbreak layup before GVSU got onto the board. The Buckeyes strung together eight unanswered points midway through the quarter to extend the lead to 39-17 with 4:37 to play in the half. OSU ended the half with the final four points to take a 43-19 lead into the locker room.
Cotie McMahon scored the Buckeyes' first four points of the second half and back-to-back OSU jumpers gave Ohio State a 53-26 lead midway through the quarter. The Buckeyes ended the quarter with back-to-back jumpers, including Madison Greene's first basket after returning to injury, to claim a 61-32 lead after 30 minutes.
GVSU scored the first four points of the final quarter before Rikki Harris converted a three-point play. The teams traded free throws as the OSU defense held GVSU without a basket for nearly five minutes. Scoring was capped with a layup from Karla Vres as the Buckeyes won by a 73-49 margin.
Highlights
- Q1: Offense and defense
- Q1: Sheldon reverse
- Q2: Mikulášiková to Sheldon
- Q2: Steal to Thierry layup
- Q3: Harris bank shot
- Q3: Greene basket
- Q4: Harris and-one
- Q4: Mikulášiková highlights
- This is the seventh game of the season that Ohio State has totaled at least 10 steals. The Buckeyes finished with a season-best 22 steals after totaling 14 in the first half.
- The last time the Buckeyes totaled at least 20 steals was on Nov. 20, 2022 against McNeese State when they totaled 25 steals.
- This is the ninth game this season that the Buckeye defense has forced at least 20 turnovers. The defensive unit did so in the first half on the way to 32 GVSU turnovers total. This is the most turnovers OSU's defense has forced this season.
- The last time Ohio State forced 30+ turnovers was also against McNeese State last season when the Buckeye defense forced 38.
- This is the third time this season the Buckeye defense has given up less than 50 points.
- Jacy Sheldon was the first in the game to double figures, doing so for the ninth time this season and finishing with 15 points in just 21 minutes played. Sheldon shot 7-of-8 from the field.
- Taylor Thierry reached double figures in the second quarter and totaled 11 points, her eighth 10+ point game of the season. She was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor.
- Thierry and Cotie McMahon each surpassed 700 career points.
- Q1: The Buckeye defense forced 11 turnovers and totaled eight steals during the quarter.
- Q2: Ohio State shot 53.3 percent from the floor while forcing Grand Valley State to shoot just 25 percent.
- Q3: The OSU defense allowed only three field goals during the quarter.
- Head Coach Kevin McGuff:
- "[Madison Greene] is coming along – you can see it. She looked a little more comfortable tonight. I think she can be a big part of what we're doing here as we come out of Christmas. I was happy to see her get those wins."
- Redshirt senior guard Madison Greene:
- "I feel great. I'm glad to be back. I'm excited to be back with the team. It's been fun and I'm glad I got to play a little extra today. I'm excited to be back and ready to keep playing with this team."
- "The free throws I made – those were really important and then I really wanted to get an actual basket. That was a big one for me. Seeing that is going to help me regain my confidence and scoring again."
Ohio State hosts No. 2/2 UCLA on Monday for a 6:30 p.m. ET tip-off. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and AM1460. Fans are asked to wear white.
Tickets for the 2023-24 season are now on sale. For more information, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Contact the ticket office with any questions at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 2) or athletic.tix@osu.edu.
Ticket links: Holideals are back! Enjoy buy one, get one free tickets for select games (listed below). This offer runs through December 31st at midnight. Use promo code: TMN241
Upcoming games included in Holideals:
- Friday, December 22nd vs. Belmont
- Thursday, January 11th vs. Rutgers
- Thursday, February 1st vs. Wisconsin
- Wednesday, February 14th vs. Nebraska
- Wednesday, February 28th vs. Michigan
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Team Stats
GVSU
OSU
FG%
.390
.413
3FG%
.267
.100
FT%
.684
.800
RB
34
30
TO
32
12
STL
7
22
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
8
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
6
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