OHIO STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 15 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS • 25 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 6 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 ALL-AMERICANS • 7 B1G PLAYERS OF THE YEAR • 15 WNBA DRAFT PICKS • 13 MCDONALD’S ALLAMERICANS WAYS TO WATCH/LISTEN GAME 1 Watch: BTN+ Online Stream 20/22 OHIO STATE 00 VS. DUQUESNE 00 Listen: TuneIn / AM 1460 Sunday, November 29 • 4:00 • Columbus, Ohio • Covelli Center (Matt Andrews, Kristin Watt and Head Coach: Kevin McGuff Head Coach: Dan Burt Caity Matter Henniger) 19th year overall 8th year overall 8th year at Ohio State 8th year at Duquesne 202021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Career Record: 413-177 Career Record: 153-78 NOVEMBER Wed 25 AKRON Cancelled Sun 29 DUQUESNE1 4:00 DECEMBER Sun 6 NORTHERN KENTUCKY TBA Tue 15 SAINT MARY’S TBA Sat 19 IOWA* TBA Wed 23 at Maryland* TBA Thur 31 MICHIGAN STATE* TBA JANUARY Mon 4 PENN STATE* TBA Thur 7 at Illinois* TBA Sun 10 RUTGERS* TBA Wed 13 at Iowa* TBA Sat 16 at Nebraska* TBA Thur 21 MICHIGAN* TBA • This will be the eighth meeting all-time between Ohio State and Duquesne and Mon 25 MARYLAND* TBA the third in the last 10 years. • Ohio State leads the series 6-1. The most recent meeting, an 89-69 Buckeye FEBRUARY victory, also came in the 2016 season opener for both teams. That game wasn’t Mon 1 at Northwestern* TBA played at Value City Arena either as it was played in St. John Arena. Thur 4 at Indiana* TBA • OSU is 41-14 all-time in season openers. Sun 7 MINNESOTA* TBA • The Buckeyes fi nished last year on a pretty good run, making it all the way to Wed 10 at Wisconsin TBA the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament. They won 10 of their fi nal 13 games and were 21-12 when the season was halted. Sun 14 NORTHWESTERN* TBA • Duquesne is led by a veteran bunch that includes four graduate students and Thur 18 PURDUE* TBA two seniors. The Dukes were 20-11 last season and will again be led by All- Sun 21 at Michigan* TBA Atlantic 10 point guard Libby Bazelak, who led the team scoring, rebounding, Wed 24 at Penn State* TBA assists and steals last year. Sat 27 INDIANA* TBA • Ohio State returns all fi ve starters and six of its top seven scorers from a year • Junior Dorka Juhasz was named to the Naismith Women’s Watch List and the MARCH Preseason All-Big Ten Team. She averaged 13.2 points and 9.4 rebounds last Fr/Sa 5/6 at Rutgers* TBA year and has led the team in scoring and rebounding in each of her fi rst two seasons. Tu-Sa 9-13 Big Ten Tournament2 • Juhasz is 273 points shy of 1,000 for her career • Senior Braxtin Miller led the Big Ten and was 16th nationally in assist-to-turnover Home Games in BOLD played at Value City Arena ratio at 2.5 last year. (1) - played at the Covelli Center • The Buckeyes bring three freshmen and two transfers into the fold. Kateri Poole (2) - Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.) was ranked No. 24 in the 2020 class and was named Miss New York last year. * Big Ten Conference game Tanaya Beacham is a graduate transfer from Toledo with 95 games of experience under her belt. • Ohio State enters the season ranked No. 20 in the preseason AP poll and No. 22 in the Coaches poll. This is the fi rst time Ohio State has been ranked since the fi nal game of the 2017-18 season. GAME 1 OHIO STATE VS. DUQUESNE #0 MADISON GREENE #14 DORKA JUHÁSZ SO G 58 PICKERINGTON, OHIO / PICK. CENTRAL JR F 64 PECS, HUNGARY / PTE BABITS PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 • Played like an All-Big 10 guard over the fi nal Season ..............Highs ...............Career • On the Naismith Women’s Watch List Season ............Highs ............ Career month of last season .............................. Pts .........25 - 2/13/20 • Led team in scoring and rebounding each .............................. Pts .. 27 (2x) - 12/17/19 • Led the team in free throws made and .............................Rebs .....5 (3x) - 3/8/20 of the last two seasons .............................Rebs ... 16 (6x) - 3/5/20 attempted last year ............................. Asts ...7 (2x) - 2/22/20 • 273 points from 1,000 in her career ............................. Asts ...........4 - 1/16/20 • Has three 20+ point games ..............................Stls ......3 (2x) - 2/2/20 • Two-time All-B1G honoree ..............................Stls ............ 5 - 2/2/20 ............................. Blks ........... 2 - 3/8/20 • 22 career double-doubles ............................. Blks ............4 - 3/5/20 #1 RIKKI HARRIS #21 HEVYNNE BRISTOW RFR G 510 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / NORTH CENTRAL SO G 61 BROOKLYN, N.Y. / PROVIDENCE PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 • Redshirted last season while recovering Season ..............Highs ...............Career • Transfer from Providence who will sit out Season ..............Highs ...............Career from shoulder surgery .............................. Pts ............................. the 2020-21 season due to transfer rules .............................. Pts ..........9 - 12/29/19 • Five-star prospect who was ranked No. 29 .............................Rebs ............................ • Played in 29 games and made three starts .............................Rebs ......... 7 - 12/29/19 in the 2019 class ............................. Asts ............................ last year as a freshman for the Friars ............................. Asts ...........2 - 11/13/19 • Downhill attacking guard who will add ..............................Stls ............................. • Was a 2-time All-State honoree at Brooklyn ..............................Stls .....1 (2x) - 2/21/20 depth to the backcourt ............................. Blks ............................ Community of Arts and Media ............................. Blks ..........2 - 2/14/20 #2 GABBY HUTCHERSON #23 REBEKA MIKULASIKOVA FR F 62 WESTERVILLE, OHIO / WESTERVILLE SOUTH H.S. SO F 64 NITRA, SLOVAKIA / PIARISTICKE GYMNASIUM PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 • 5-star recruit ranked No. 12 in the 2020 Season ..............Highs ...............Career • Led the team in all three shooting cate- Season ..............Highs ...............Career class according to Prospect Nation .............................. Pts ............................. gories last season -- FG pct, 3-PT FG pct .............................. Pts ......... 19 - 11/29/19 • Averaged 14.4 ppg and was named confer- .............................Rebs ............................ and FT pct .............................Rebs ...........6 - 11/21/19 ence Player of the Year last season ............................. Asts ............................ • Shot over 46% from long range last year ............................. Asts ..........3 - 12/17/19 ..............................Stls ............................. • Missed last year’s B1G Tournament with an ..............................Stls ........... 2 - 11/10/19 ............................. Blks ............................ ankle injury ............................. Blks ............ 2 - 1/9/20 #3 ANYSSA JONES #32 AALIYAH PATTY FR G 510 WESTERVILLE, OHIO / WESTERVILLE SOUTH H.S. JR F 63 LOMBARD, ILL. / MONTINI CATHOLIC H.S. PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 • Averaged 15.8 ppg and was an All-State Season ..............Highs ...............Career • Has not missed a game over her fi rst two Season ..............Highs ...............Career honoree as a junior at Westerville .............................. Pts ............................. seasons ..............................Pts ..........20 - 1/28/19 • Was on her way to another great season .............................Rebs ............................ • Has started the last 31 games .............................Rebs ..........12 - 2/2/20 but missed the fi nal seven games and ............................. Asts ............................ • 3 career double-doubles ............................. Asts .......... 4 - 12/17/19 playoff s with a high ankle sprain ..............................Stls ............................. ..............................Stls ......3 (3x) - 2/9/20 • Left-handed point guard ............................. Blks ............................ ............................. Blks .......... 4 - 12/17/19 #4 JACY SHELDON #35 TANAYA BEACHAM SO G 510 DUBLIN, OHIO / DUBLIN COFFMAN GRAD F 61 YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO / TOLEDO PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 • Made 44 threes as a freshman Season ..............Highs ...............Career • Transfer from Toledo Season ..............Highs ...............Career • Scored in double fi gures in 8 of last 10 .............................. Pts .........23 - 12/17/19 • Played in 95 games over three seasons ..............................Pts .........22 - 12/14/19 games last season .............................Rebs ........ 10 - 11/30/19 and averaged 6.0 pts and 3.5 rebs .............................Rebs .........14 - 2/19/20 • Averaged a team-high 12.2 ppg at the B1G ............................. Asts ........... 5 - 2/6/20 • Served as a team captain in 2019-20 ............................. Asts .............2- 11/5/19 Tournament ..............................Stls ...........4 - 11/30/19 • Graduated with a degree in criminal justice ..............................Stls .......... 4 - 2/26/20 ............................. Blks ......1 (3x) - 3/7/20 ............................. Blks ......... 3 - 2/29/20 #5 KATERI POOLE KEVIN MCGUFF FR G 58 BRONX, N.Y. / SOUTH SHORE H.S. ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE IND., 1992 PPG RPG MPG BLK STL AST FG% 3FG% FT% Record at Ohio State Overall Coaching Record 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 206-81 (8th season) 413-177 (19th season) • 5-star recruit ranked No.