Ohio State Women’s Basketball News: #10/10 Buckeyes travel to #8/9 Maryland Terrapins for 4 PM Sunday Tip-Off

No. 10/10 Ohio State at No. 8/9 Maryland

Date: Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023

Venue: XFINITY Center (College Park, Md.)

Game: at No. 8/9 Maryland (4 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | ESPN2

Rosters: Ohio State | Maryland

Notes: Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 10/10 Ohio State women’s basketball team (20-3, 9-3 B1G) travels to No. 8/9 Maryland (18-5, 9-3 B1G) on Sunday for the Buckeyes’ third top-10 matchup in 14 days. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. in the teams’ first meeting of the season. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and FM 97.1.

  • Ohio State travels to College Park with a 20-3 overall record and a 9-3 Big Ten mark after beating Wisconsin 90-67 on the road on Wednesday.
  • Taylor Thierry led all scorers with a career-high 25 points, while Taylor Mikesell had 21 points and Cotie McMahon added 19 points.
  • Mikesell scored her 1,000th point as a Buckeye on Wednesday despite this being just her second season in Columbus, becoming the 36th player in program history to reach this milestone.
  • Maryland holds an 18-5 overall record and a 9-3 Big Ten record after losing at No. 6/6 Iowa on Thursday night by a 96-82 margin.
  • The Terrapins are 4-3 this season when facing a ranked opponent, previously earning wins over then No. 17 Baylor, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 6 UConn and No. 13 Michigan.
  • Maryland’s conference losses include Nebraska in the Big Ten opener and on the road against then No. 6 Indiana and No. 6 Iowa.
  • Diamond Miller leads Maryland with 19.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Shyanne Sellers and Abby Meyers are also averaging double figures for the Terps with 15.3 and 13.8 points per game, respectively.
  • Ohio State trails 12-6 in the all-time series with Maryland, after later vacating a pair of wins in the series due to an NCAA ruling. Maryland has the 7-2 advantage when playing in College Park.
  • Last season, the teams split their meetings with each winning at home. Ohio State took the Jan. 20 game by a 95-89 margin before Maryland won on Feb. 17 by a 77-72 mark.

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