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Longwood 'star-struck' in loss to Ohio State women


By the Associated Press

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Longwood women's basketball coach Pamela Bass wanted to use the game against Ohio State to show her players what she hopes the Lancers will become.
They certainly got an eyeful.
Marscilla Packer and Brandie Hoskins scored 15 points apiece and No. 6 Ohio State scored repeatedly from in close en route to a 68-33 victory Thursday night.
The Buckeyes (6-0) opened the game on a 17-4 run over the first seven minutes and led 41-9 at halftime before clearing the bench in the second half. For the game, Ohio State scored 38 points in the paint and 26 off turnovers.
"In the first half, I think we did a good job of being aggressive and we communicated well," Ohio State coach Jim Foster said. "In the second half, we fell asleep a little bit and we let them play their game."
The Lancers (4-4) never led and tied the game for just over a minute ? Becky Fernandes made a jumper to tie it 2-2 with 16:25 to play in the first half. Ohio State responded with a 39-7 run to end the first half and never led by fewer than 28 points in the second half.
"The first half was rough," Bass said. "We were a little star-struck."
Anna Steg led Longwood with eight points and 13 rebounds. Jessica Davenport scored 12 points for Ohio State and Star Allen had 11 and eight rebounds.
More importantly for Bass, Steg played well against Davenport, the two-time Big 10 player of the year and a two-time All-American.
"I need to commend Ann on tonight's game," Bass said. "We've been preparing her for a few weeks on going against Jessica Davenport."
While Bass was pleased with Steg's work against Davenport, Ohio State coach Jim Foster wasn't happy with his team not pushing the ball to her more.
"We forgot a little bit about Jessica, which is not a smart thing to do," Foster said. "At the same time, Jess needs to be a little more vocal when she sees that happening."
Longwood shot 4-for-18 in the first half, turned the ball over 14 times ? leading to 20 Ohio State points ? and went scoreless for the last 6:33 of the half.
Eleven Ohio State players played at least five minutes and nine scored.
"They are an excellent team with a little bit of everything," Bass said. "They have a shooter, a driver, a post player, rebounders, and they attack."

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Canton

No. 6 Ohio State women cruise

Friday, December 1, 2006

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS Longwood women?s basketball Coach Pamela Bass wanted to use the game against Ohio State to show her players what she hopes the Lancers will become.

They certainly got an eyeful.
Marscilla Packer and Brandie Hoskins scored 15 points apiece and No. 6 Ohio State scored repeatedly from in close en route to a 68-33 victory Thursday night.
The Buckeyes (6-0) opened the game on a 17-4 run over the first seven minutes and led 41-9 at halftime before clearing the bench in the second half. For the game, Ohio State scored 38 points in the point and 26 points off turnovers.
?In the first half, I think we did a good job of being aggressive and we communicated well,? Ohio State Coach Jim Foster said. ?In the second half, we fell asleep a little bit and we let them play their game.?
The Lancers (4-4) from Farmville, Va., never led and tied the game for just over a minute ? Becky Fernandes made a jumper to tie it 2-2 with 16:25 to play in the first half. Ohio State responded with a 39-7 run to end the first half and never led by fewer than 28 points in the second half.
?The first half was rough,? Bass said. ?We were a little star-struck.?
Anna Steg led Longwood with eight points and 13 rebounds. Jessica Davenport scored 12 points for Ohio State and Star Allen had 11 and eight rebounds.
While Bass was pleased with Steg?s work against Davenport, Foster wasn?t happy with his team not pushing the ball to her more.
?We forgot a little bit about Jessica, which is not a smart thing to do,? Foster said. ?At the same time, Jess needs to be a little more vocal when she sees that happening.?
Longwood shot 4-for-18 in the first half, turned the ball over 14 times ? leading to 20 Ohio State points ? and went scoreless for the last 6:33 of the half. Eleven Ohio State players played at least five minutes and nine scored.

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Dispatch

OSU wins mismatch
Buckeyes build 41-9 halftime lead, coast in second half

Friday, December 01, 2006

Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH


CHRIS RUSSELL DISPATCH OSU?s Star Allen goes between Longwood?s Becky Fernandes, left, and Claire Belvins for a rebound.


Longwood University had about as much chance against the Ohio State women?s basketball team last night in Value City Arena as a Volkswagen matched with a monster truck in a Demolition Derby tug-of-war.
The physical mismatch became crystal clear when the Lancers (4-4) sent 5-foot-8 guard Keiva Small to center court to contest the opening tip with All-American center Jessica Davenport.
For the record, Small didn?t bother to jump and the sixthranked Buckeyes (6-0) hardly broke a sweat while methodically pulling the front bumper, axel and wheels off the undersized visitors in a 68-33 win.
The Buckeyes broke to a 41-9 lead in the first half and coasted home. The two teams traded baskets in the second half, but largely because Ohio State stopped pressuring the ball and rotated younger players into the game.
"They were going to eat time off the shot clock, and we were going to work on staying in front of the ball," Buckeyes coach Jim Foster said. "We weren?t going out and trapping in the second half, or forcing."
Foster found playing time for freshmen guards Cherise Daniel and Shavelle Little.
"We were using it as an opportunity to work on a couple of things, especially when we had the freshmen in there just to try to get them to understand some concepts," he said. "I don?t think they did a particularly good job of understanding some of it, but that?s why they?re freshmen."
The evening, however, did provide an epiphany for Marscilla Packer. The junior guard, the top three-point shooter on the roster, had struggled from the perimeter through the first five games of the season.
Packer abandoned the threepoint line for most of the game while scoring a season-high 15 points on drives to the basket and pull-up jumpers.
"We put a couple wrinkles in that almost forced her to get away from it," Foster said.
Packer took advantage of the opportunities.
"It?s just something that I?ve been trying to work on, and coach has been having me try to do," she said. "It?s just about me actually doing it. People are going to guard the three-point line and crowd you, and you?re not going to get your shots off. You have to be able to do something else. That?s what I?m trying to do."
Brandie Hoskins matched Packer with 15 points and had seven assists. Davenport?s string of double-doubles ended at three. She finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
"We could have picked it up a lot more in the second half, but I guess we got a win out of it," Hoskins said. "We?ve got to keep executing no matter what. We were up by 20 against Boston College and they took us into double-overtime. So we?ve got to keep executing no matter the score."
The first half was a disaster for Longwood. The Buckeyes made nine consecutive field goals while building a 23-6 lead. The Lancers were outscored by Star Allen 11-9 in the first 20 minutes and had 14 turnovers against no assists.
Ohio State senior forward Stephanie Blanton missed a second game because of a left knee injury.
jmassie@dispatch.com

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Dispatch

OHIO STATE WOMEN
Huskies coach knows her Ohio State history
Daugherty was part of first scholarship class in mid-?70s
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
</IMG> Washington coach June Daugherty is grateful for the opportunities her playing career at Ohio State has afforded her.


In the archaeological history of the Ohio State women?s basketball program, Washington coach June (Brewer) Daugherty left her sneaker prints in St. John Arena during what kids today consider the Paleolithic-TV (or Pre-ESPN) period.
"I?m a Title IX baby and proud of it," said Daugherty, laughing.
Between 1974 and ?78, Daugherty played center and power forward for the Buckeyes and as a sophomore was part of the first scholarship class in the sport. She credits Phyllis Bailey, the first head coach of the program and now a senior women?s administrator at Ohio State for leading the effort.
"Phyllis Bailey obviously was huge in pushing for opportunities for women athletes at Ohio State," Daugherty said. "And Ohio State was way ahead of the curve over the rest of the country. I know that I wouldn?t be in this profession without the opportunities I got through Title IX."
A generation later, Daugherty now is coaching players accustomed to the bells and whistles of the modern arenas and the warm glow of the media spotlight. Even after 11 seasons at Washington, she and husband Mike Daugherty, an assistant coach and a former player on the OSU men?s basketball team, remain unabashed Buckeyes fans.
That doesn?t mean the two wouldn?t love to pull off an upset at 2 p.m. today when the Huskies (3-3) play the sixthranked Buckeyes (6-0) in Value City Arena. They understand the challenge presented by a team that includes All-American center Jessica Davenport.
"We get to see Ohio State on TV pretty often," June Daugherty said. "Jessica Davenport is phenomenal. I?ve been watching her for a long time. Not only is she unbelievable, she seems to improve every time she goes back onto the floor. She?s got to be a coach?s dream."
Davenport was unaware of Daugherty?s history with Ohio State.
"Everybody?s a Buckeye, just about," Davenport said. "Just a couple of days ago, we saw Phyllis Bailey and we joked about how long she?s been here. You see her pictures on the wall. People like her paved the way for us to play basketball.
"I mean basketball has given me the opportunity to travel around the world. I?ve seen just about every place in the country. Without basketball, I don?t know if I would have been able to go to Ohio State because Ohio State is an expensive school. It?s great."
Earlier this season, Davenport picked up the 830 th rebound of her career and pushed Brewer into fifth place in program history. Brewer is one of six former players that senior guard Brandie Hoskins has passed on the career scoring list this season.
"Tell them that they lost part of the records from when I played," Daugherty said. "They lost the stats for 1974-75. Maybe they?ll find them in a box in the archives someday."
Davenport laughed at that unlikely news and understood how things have changed.
"I don?t think they?d do that now," she said.
Family ties aside, the Buckeyes are expecting a stiff challenge from the Huskies.
"I hear they?re pretty good, and like to run," Hoskins said. "It?s going to be a great challenge for us to play a good Pac-10 team. I think we?re ready for it. Every day in practice we compete to be able to compete against anybody in the country. As long as we play our game, I don?t think there?s a team in the country that can beat us."
jmassie@dispatch.com

Sunday, December 03, 2006

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CPD

No. 6 Ohio St. 84, Washington 79

12/3/2006, 4:20 p.m. ET By RUSTY MILLER
The Associated Press


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Jessica Davenport and Marscilla Packer each scored 25 points and Brandie Hoskins added 23 to lead No. 6 Ohio State back from an 11-point second-half deficit Sunday to beat Washington 84-79.
The Buckeyes (7-0) are off to their best start since going 10-0 in 2000-2001.
But it wasn't easy this time. The Huskies (3-4) led for a 32-minute span until Hoskins' three-point play with 2:05 left put Ohio State ahead to stay at 76-74.
Packer hit four foul shots in the final 31 seconds to maintain the lead.

Only four players scored for the Buckeyes. Davenport also had 16 rebounds.
Cameo Hicks had 29 points and Cheri Craddock 11 for the Huskies. Emily Florence added five points and 11 assists.
The Huskies led by 11 points at 64-53 with 10:30 left. At that point, they held a 25-17 rebounding edge over the taller Buckeyes and had forced 17 turnovers.
But Ohio State had only two turnovers the rest of the way.
Breanne Watson's high-arcing jumper off an assist from Hicks put Washington ahead 74-69 with 2:56 left but Packer countered with a left-handed layup at the other end. After a timeout, Ohio State point guard Maria Moeller stole the ball from Florence and fed Hoskins with a long pass. She hit the driving layup and was fouled to give the Buckeyes their first lead since early in the game.
Packer then hit a turnaround in the lane to push the lead to 78-74 with 1:22 left.
The Huskies pulled within two points twice more, the last time on Hicks' long 3-pointer with 10.3 seconds remaining. But Packer made two free throws with just under 9 seconds left and Tamarah Riley added a free throw to close the scoring.
Washington outrebounded the Buckeyes 35-32 and forced 19 turnovers, one fewer than they committed.
The Huskies were without their second-leading scorer and rebounder, Andrea Plouffe, a 6-foot-2 junior who was out with tendinitis in her knees. The Huskies had to scrap on the boards and scramble on defense to cover the bigger Buckeyes.
They led 35-34 at the break even though Davenport scored 15 points and had eight rebounds and the Buckeyes shot 55 percent from the field.
They did it by scoring in transition with a smaller, more mobile lineup. Hicks was the biggest problem for Ohio State, scissoring through the defense to challenge Davenport or making layups on long passes behind the lagging Buckeyes defense.
Hicks had 16 points, hitting 7-of-10 field-goal attempts.
Ohio State was without one of its top reserves, 5-11 swingman Stephanie Blanton, due to pain in her left knee.