Buckeye Best – Feb. 13-19
2/20/2023 10:14:07 AM | General
Wrapping up another busy week in Buckeye athletics …
The women’s swimming and diving team won its fourth consecutive Big Ten championship this weekend in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Women’s hockey won the first-ever WCHA regular season championship in school history yesterday in Madison, Wisc. The team trailed 1-0 late in the game, but rallied with three goals in the final four minutes to win the historic title.
The men’s hockey team defeated Michigan, 4-2, in front of an OSU record crowd of 45,523 fans Saturday in FirstEnergy Stadium. The win, coupled with a tie/OT win on Thursday, lifted the men into a second-place tie in the Big Ten with and to an 18-11-3 overall record.
In front of a sellout crowd of 2,363, the men’s lacrosse team, now 3-0, came from behind to defeat No. 19 North Carolina, 8-5, Sunday afternoon at the Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium.
Event wins on vault, floor and beam powered the women gymnasts to a 196.725-196.125 win at Penn State, improving their record to 10-1 overall and 4-1 in the Big Ten.
The men’s tennis team, 14-1 on the year, went 2-1 at the ITA indoor national championships, including a second win this season over defending national champion Virginia.
Women’s tennis improved to 7-2 on the season with a home court win over No. 20 Arizona State Sunday.
Baseball opened its season in Sarasota, Fla., and congratulations to coach Bill Mosiello, who won his first game as our new head coach, a 3-0 win over UConn. The Buckeyes are finishing a four-game set with UConn Monday.
The wrestlers capped a 13-3 regular season with a 22-14 win over No. 4 Cornell at the Spartan Combat Duals in Tampa, Fla.
Men’s volleyball is now 10-4 and 3-1 in the MIVA after splitting matches this weekend against Purdue Fort Wayne and Loyola Chicago.
The women’s lacrosse team is 3-1 after a West Coast swing that featured a win over San Diego State and a loss to nationally ranked USC yesterday.
The softball team split two games with Notre Dame and also battled twice against Clemson, a College World Series-caliber team, this weekend in Clemson, S.C.
Some track and field competitors were at the Arkansas Qualifier on Friday in front of this week’s Big Ten championships. Jaimie Robinson topped all with a win in the triple jump.
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