Ohio State Travels to San Diego Invitational
12/19/2022 4:05:29 PM | Women's Basketball
No. 3/4 Ohio State at the San Diego Invitational
Dates: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 and Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022
Venue: Pechenga Arena (San Diego, Calif.)
Games:
- Tuesday vs. South Florida (6:30 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | FloSports
- Wednesday vs. Arkansas/Oregon (TBD) | FloSports
Rosters: Ohio State | South Florida | Arkansas | Oregon
Notes: Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3/4 Ohio State women’s basketball team (11-0, 2-0 B1G) travels to the San Diego Invitational this week. Other teams in attendance include No. 17/22 Arkansas, No. 16/15 Oregon and -/RV South Florida.
On Tuesday, Arkansas and Oregon kick off the tournament with a 4 p.m. ET game. Ohio State and South Florida will follow at 6:30 p.m. ET. The losing team of each game will play on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, while the winning teams will face off on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
- Ohio State enters the San Diego Invitational with an 11-0 record, the program’s best start since the 2011-12 season.
- The Buckeyes defeated UAlbany on Friday evening by an 82-57 margin.
- Cotie McMahon led the OSU offense with 17 first-half points on her way to a career-high 24 as well as a team-high seven rebounds. Taylor Mikesell (13) and Madison Greene (11) joined McMahon in double figures.
- McMahon was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday for the second-consecutive week.
- -/RV USF enters the tournament with a 10-3 record and on a two-game win streak after beating La Salle on Saturday by a 75-50 margin.
- South Florida has already faced four ranked opponents this season, losing 63-58 against then No. 22/23 Michigan, losing 72-50 against No. 23/RV Villanova, beating No. 22/18 Texas 70-65 and falling 65-57 to No. 8/10 NC State – all in consecutive games.
- Ohio State trails 2-1 in the all-time series against South Florida. The Buckeyes won the first-ever meeting with the Bulls, 101-74, on Dec. 18, 1982 in Tampa.USF comes into the game on a two-game win streak against OSU, winning in February 2018 and November 2018.
- 17/22 Arkansas enters the tournament with a 13-0 record after beating No. 16/16 Creighton by an 83-75 margin on the road on Saturday.
- Arkansas now has two ranked wins on the season, defeating then No. 25 Kansas State 69-53 over Thanksgiving weekend.
- If Ohio State plays Arkansas, it will be just the second meeting in program history. Arkansas earned an 86-80 win on Nov. 19, 1995 on its home court.
- 16/15 Oregon enters the tournament with a 9-1 record and has extended its win streak to five games with a 97-33 win against the College of Charleston on Sunday.
- The Ducks’ lone loss of the season was against their lone ranked opponents of the season, then No. 8 UNC, by an 85-79 margin on Thanksgiving.
- If Ohio State faces Oregon, it will be the fourth all-time meeting, but only the second since the 1980’s. The Ducks claimed the first game of the series, but the Buckeyes have won the last two – including a 73-58 decision on Dec. 18, 2004 in the most recent game.
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