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By Laura Vázquez David | @lauravazquezpr Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – As the top-seeded team in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament for the first time since 2018, the Ohio State Buckeyes advanced to the semifinal round with a 74-58 victory over Michigan State on Friday afternoon. Ohio State (23-5) will meet fifth-seeded Indiana …

By Drew Hansen | @UnorthodoxDrew Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — One bad shooting night would not negate the accomplishments of the Ohio State Buckeyes, nor would it dim their bright future. At the end of January, the Buckeyes were 11-9, had a losing record against Big Ten teams, and were in ninth place in …

By Jacob Keith | @JacobKeith55 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa Hawkeye zone has caused problems for teams throughout this season, until Ohio State created a surprising, emphatic response Friday night. Starting out on a hot streak that would continue throughout most of the game, the Buckeyes netted 10 field goals on their …

By Jacob Keith | @JacobKeith55 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Six points, 16 rebounds, and four blocks might seem like an absurd stat line to many basketball fans, but for Dorka Juhasz, it’s just another night of good, team basketball. Juhasz’ 3-for-11 shooting didn’t slow down the Ohio State Buckeyes as they beat Minnesota …

By Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – In the past four years, a 13th-seeded team never won a game in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. On Thursday, Wisconsin did it for the second consecutive day. The Badgers defeated fifth-seeded Ohio State, 73-63, for their fifth victory in the last ten …

By Ryan Gregory | @Ryan_Gregory_ Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – A 26-point, 21-rebound night by Ohio State senior Stephanie Mavunga powered the Buckeyes to a 10th Big Ten championship game with a dramatic 90-88 semifinal victory over Minnesota. Mavunga, a fifth-year senior from nearby Brownsburg, blocked seven shots, including two in the final 20 …

By Jerome Bingham Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – After experiencing their first starting lineup change of the season, the regular-season Big Ten champion Ohio State Buckeyes cruised into the semifinals of the conference tournament with an 82-57 victory over ninth-seeded Rutgers. Senior guard Kelsey Mitchell scored 22 points to increase her career total to …

By Cynthia Maldonado Perez | @CDMP427 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Purdue Boilermakers earned the chance to play for a record tenth Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament championship when they ended top-seeded Ohio State’s 12-game win streak with a 71-60 victory on Saturday evening. The fifth-seeded Boilermakers (22-11) held Ohio State junior Kelsey …

By Alaa Abdeldaiem | @Abdeldaiem_Alaa Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Shocking, disappointing, heartbreaking — ­all words Ohio State’s Cait Craft could have used to describe her Buckeyes’ 82-63 Big Ten Tournament loss to third-seeded and nineteenth-ranked Michigan State Saturday night, but none would have been enough to express the senior guard’s true emotions after …

By Alaa Abdeldaiem | @Abdeldaiem_Alaa Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — It was only a matter of time until Kelsey Mitchell found her stride. Coming into the day as Ohio State’s leading scorer, the sophomore guard was held to just 2-of-9 shooting in the first quarter of Friday’s Big Ten Tournament matchup against Rutgers. Her …