Buckeyes Blow Out West Virginia 92-69

The third-ranked Ohio State women's basketball team started like it wanted to finish off visiting West Virginia in time to join fellow students at Mirror Lake two nights before the football team takes on Michigan. Whatever their motivation, the No. 3 Buckeyes had little trouble Thursday night in Value City Arena.   Full Story

With the frontcourt of Jantel Lavender and Sarah Schulze leading the way, No. 3 Ohio State began the 2009-10 campaign with a 91-68 victory against Eastern Illinois at St. John Arena in the first round of the WNIT on Friday night.   Full Story

If the people voting in the Big Ten’s preseason poll have much knowledge of the situation, Ohio State basketball fans should have plenty to be excited about this season. The men's basketball team is picked to finish third with the women slated to win another conference title.   Full Story

Ohio State women’s basketball fans waiting for the national breakthrough that has eluded the program through the past five years of Big Ten domination, Jantel Lavender has good news for you on the team's annual picture day.    Full Story

When he entered Ohio State in 2008, Terrelle Pryor was expected to serve as a change-of-pace to starter Todd Boeckman. Instead, the quarterback is going through his sophomore season after starting the majority of the games as a freshman. Five games into 2009, Pryor discussed his thoughts on his development and his prognosis moving forward.   Full Story

Ohio State basketball players Evan Turner and Jantel Lavender were whisked out of their comfort zones when they played in the World University Games earlier this month in Belgrade, Serbia. From the food to language to the game atmospheres, little was familiar for the two basketball stars, so it helped to have a connection to home.   Full Story

Amy Scullion of Salem, Ohio, picked Ohio State in part because of the talent head coach Jim Foster has been stockpiling in Columbus over the past couple of seasons. The chance to play on a special team swayed her to give up another sport she loves, too.   Full Story

According to multiple published reports, the Ohio State women’s basketball team has received another verbal commitment for the class of 2010. Amy Scullion, a 6-0 forward from Salem, Ohio, told the Salem News she picked pursuing a basketball career as a Buckeye rather than continue her standout volleyball career anywhere else.   Full Story

Ohio State women’s basketball stars Jantel Lavender and Samantha Prahalis both made preliminary cuts for national teams in their respective age groups during tryouts last weekend at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Col.    Full Story

The remaking of the Ohio State women’s basketball team continued with the verbal commitment Wednesday of 2010 prospect Martina Ellerbe. Though standing 6-2, the Teaneck, N.J., native is a threat as a three-point shooter and more comfortable facing the basket, her AAU, Earl Elliotte, coach told BuckeyeSports.com.    Full Story

Stanford showed why it was ranked No. 2 in the final Associated Press poll, using superior frontcourt depth to overwhelm Ohio State down the stretch and win an NCAA women’s basketball regional semifinal 84-66 Saturday night in Berkeley, Calif.    Full Story

And now for something completely different: The Ohio State women’s basketball team as underdog. While the third-seeded Buckeyes have mostly beaten up on their Big Ten conference foes in recent years, they have generally played the role of bully. Such will not be the case Saturday night against No. 2 Stanford in the Cardinal's backyard.   Full Story

As Ohio State gathered for the penultimate media timeout of their NCAA tournament second-round game Monday, the Buckeyes were about to go down four points to Mississippi State. OSU's answer? To not let the Lady Bulldogs score again. The Buckeyes put together one of their best defensive stretches of the season, paving the way to a hard-fought win that sealed a Sweet 16 berth.   Full Story

Ohio State, the No. 3 seed in the Berkeley Regional, survived a serious challenge from No. 11 Mississippi State on Monday night at Nationwide Arena, pulling out a 64-58 victory in round two of the NCAA tournament.   Full Story

Ohio State advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament with a victory over Sacred Heart at Nationwide Arena on March 21. Check out the action captured by BSB photographer Sonny Brockway from the win.   Full Story

Tonight at Nationwide Arena, Ohio State and Mississippi State will square off for the right to go somewhere no player on either team has been before: the Sweet 16 of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.   Full Story

Over the past three seasons, the Ohio State women's basketball team has welcomed in three players to play the point guard position. On Saturday, Samantha Prahalis, Shavelle Little and Maria Moeller played their current roles to near perfection as the Buckeyes won their first NCAA tournament game since all arrived.   Full Story

The Ohio State women’s basketball team broke its NCAA tournament first-round hex with a 77-63 win over Sacred Heart but not before some tense moments at Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus on Saturday afternoon.    Full Story

Postseason basketball is not over for Ohio State, but now it will up to the Buckeye women's team to carry the flag. After nearly two weeks off, Ohio State said Friday in Columbus that it's ready to get off and running. Past postseason failures are not on the mind; instead, the team mind-set is on recent strong play and spirited practice sessions.   Full Story

One would guess Jim Foster hopes this is the last week he has to answer questions about early NCAA tournament exits. The next tests in the head coach’s plans to remake the Ohio State women’s basketball team come this weekend at Nationwide Arena on the opening weekend of play in the NCAA tournament.    Full Story

With this being akin to the day after the MLB All-Star Game, I figured it was an appropriate time to muse about the various ways the two most-popular NCAA sports pick their champions. What can football learn from basketball and vice versa?    Full Story

An overview of what the Ohio State women’s basketball team accomplished over the weekend while winning the Big Ten tournament championship, including how they looked doing it and what that could mean for the rest of this month.    Full Story

The Ohio State women’s basketball team hopes to use its Big Ten tournament championship as a stepping stone to bigger and better things later this month. With one postseason demon exorcised, the players are optimistic their NCAA tournament showing will not resemble the past few.    Full Story

The Ohio State women's basketball team defeated Illinois, Iowa and Purdue en route to the 2009 Big Ten tournament championship. Check out the action captured by BSB photographer Sonny Brockway.   Full Story

After two seasons of disappointment in the Big Ten tournament, the Ohio State women's basketball team outlasted Purdue 67-66 in a classic Sunday night at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Jantel Lavender scored the winning point and was named the most outstanding player of the tournament.   Full Story