Ohio State Travels to Maryland for Top-20 Matchup on Thursday
2/16/2022 10:30:14 AM | Women's Basketball
No. 18/19 Ohio State at No. 13/13 Maryland
Date: Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022
Venue: Xfinity Center (College Park, Md.)
Game: at No. 13/13 Maryland (8 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | BTN
Rosters: Ohio State | Maryland
Game Notes: Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 18/19 Ohio State women’s basketball team (19-4, 11-3 Big Ten) travels to College Park on Thursday to face No. 13/13 Maryland (19-6, 11-3 Big Ten) for the second time this season. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on BTN (TV login required) and AM 1460.
MARYLAND COVID PROTOCOLS: All attendees 12 years of age and older are required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result from a test within 48 hours of the game for entry into XFINITY Center. Attendees under the age of 12 are not required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test result. UMD students – already required to be vaccinated – do not have to provide proof of vaccination. All attendees must be masked during their time in the building. All patrons who are not in compliance with the requirement will be issued a verbal warning. If that patron continues to not be in compliance with our policies, they will be required to leave the arena, without refund.
Fans can purchase single-game tickets for the 2021-22 season in Value City Arena in the Schottenstein Center. All group tickets must be bought in advance by calling 1-800-GO-BUCKS and then selecting option two. Fans with ticketing questions should call the Ohio State Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-BUCKS or email athletic.tix@osu.edu.
- Ohio State is ranked 18th in the AP Poll released on Monday and 19th the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
- Ohio State earned the series sweep against Illinois with a decisive 86-67 victory in Champaign on Monday. OSU scored the most third-quarter points of any game this season with 33, the previous season-high was 31 against Illinois on Jan. 6.
- The Buckeyes recorded a season-high 19 steals as Rikki Harris, Jacy Sheldon and Braxtin Miller led with four apiece. The last time OSU had more than one player with at least four steals was against Memphis on Nov. 23, 2017 as Linnae Harper had five and Sierra Calhoun had four.
- Harris scored a career-high 17 points and drained a career-high five triples as Sheldon (22), Rebeka Mikulasikova (14) and Taylor Mikesell (13) also reached double figures.
- Maryland enters the game with a 19-6 overall record and an 11-3 mark in conference play. The Terps most recently beat No. 22 Iowa on the road on Monday by an 81-69 margin after leading by 15 at the half. Maryland has won all seven of its games since losing to OSU on Jan. 20.
- Angel Reese leads the Terrapin roster in scoring (17.9 ppg) and on the boards (10.6 rpg) as Maryland boasts five averaging double figures.
- Ohio State trails 11-8 in the all-time series against Maryland but enters the matchup on a two-game win streak. The Terrapins have a 6-2 advantage when playing in College Park.
- Earlier this season, the Buckeyes captured a 95-89 victory in Columbus on Jan. 20 – OSU’s first ranked win of the season.
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