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Athletics Good Stuff
January 16-22, 2012

Jan. 24, 2012

Athletes of the Week

Freshman 141-pounder Hunter Stieber posted an impressive 4-2 decision over No. 3 Montell Marion to help the No. 7 wrestling team defeat No. 2 Iowa, 21-9, Jan. 20 in front of more than 5,000 fans at St. John Arena. Stieber limited Marion, a senior and two-time All-American, to only two escapes in the match.

Senior guard Samantha Prahalis averaged 23.5 points, 7.5 assists and 2.0 steals as the Ohio State women's basketball team went 2-0 last week in wins over No. 20 Nebraska and Illinois. She scored 28 and dished out 6 assists in the win over Illinois, hitting three 3-pointers along the way and added 19 points and nine assists in the win over the Huskers. She shot just under 50 percent for the week and hit a total of four 3-pointers.

No. 6 Men's Basketball (17-3, 5-3 Big Ten)
Head coach: Thad Matta

Jared Sullinger and William Buford have been named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Jan. 17

Buford scored 15 points, Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas had 14 apiece, and the sixth-ranked Buckeyes blew out Nebraska for the second time this month with a 79-45 victory Jan. 21.

No. 10 Women's Basketball (19-1, 6-1 Big Ten)
Head coach: Jim Foster

Tayler Hill had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Samantha Prahalis added 19 points and nine assists to lead No. 10 Ohio State past No. 20 Nebraska 82-68 Jan. 19.

Hill hit the go-ahead 3-pointer and Prahalis scored eight straight points in the waning moments to lead 10th-ranked Ohio State past pesky Illinois 96-84 Jan. 22.

Field Hockey
Head coach: Anne Wilkinson

The Ohio State field hockey team has added Kelly Terwilliger as an assistant coach to its staff, head coach Anne Wilkinson announced Jan. 17. Terwilliger is a former Buckeye who played with team the from 2004-07 and comes to Ohio State from Ohio University, where she spent three seasons on the field hockey staff - two years as a graduate assistant and one season as an assistant coach.

No. 2 Men's Gymnastics
Head coach: Rustam Sharipov

In its regular season home opener, No. 2 Ohio State fell to No. 3 Oklahoma 353.150-347.750 Jan. 21 at St. John Arena. The Buckeyes posted season highs on floor exercise (60.300), rings (57.750), parallel bars (56.400) and high bar (58.000) in the meet vs. the Sooners.

No. 12 Women's Gymnastics
Head coach: Carey Fagan

No. 12 Ohio State defeated George Washington 195.900-188.900 in front of 1,421 fans Jan. 21 in St. John Arena. The score was a season high as the Buckeyes took the top three scores in each event.

No. 5 Men's Ice Hockey (14-7-4, 10-6-4-1 CCHA)
Head coach: Mark Osiecki

No. 5-ranked Ohio State scored three unanswered goals but it wasn't enough as its comeback bid fell short in a 4-3 loss to No. 13/14 Ferris State Jan. 20 in Value City Arena.

No. 5-ranked Ohio State battled back from a one-goal deficit three times, skating to a 3-3 tie with No. 13/14 Ferris State Jan. 21 in Value City Arena. The Bulldogs won the shootout, 2-0 in three rounds, to clinch the extra point in the CCHA standings.

Women's Ice Hockey (13-9-4, 10-9-1-1 WCHA)
Head coach: Nate Handrahan

Ohio State downed Minnesota State, 3-1, Jan. 20 in a WCHA match-up at the OSU Ice Rink.

After defeating Minnesota State Jan. 20, Ohio State swept the series with a 4-2 win over the Mavericks Jan. 21 at the OSU Ice Rink.

Pistol
Head coach: James Sweeney

Ohio State competed in a quad match with the Naval Academy, Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and Virginia Jan. 22 in Annapolis, Md. The Midshipmen broke a two year win streak for the Buckeye pistol shooters, topping Ohio State 6,418-6,378. VMI and Virginia finished with 1,945 and 1,549, respectively.

Rifle
Head coach: Pat Cherry

Ohio State hosted Army Jan. 21 at Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range in Converse Hall. The Black Knights won the meet, out-shooting the Buckeyes 4,634-4,611. Army won the smallbore event 2,301-2,290 and the air rifle event 2,333-2,321.

Ohio State hosted West Virginia Jan. 22 at Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range in Converse Hall. The No. 3 Mountaineers won the meet, out-shooting the Buckeyes 4,680-4,616. West Virginia won the smallbore event 2,322-2,283 and the air rifle event 2,358-2,333.

Men's Swimming and Diving
Head coach: Bill Wadley and Vince Panzano

Ohio State used a number of strong performances to post a commanding victory over visiting Harvard 181-118 Jan. 21 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.

Women's Swimming and Diving
Head coach: Bill Dorenkott and Vince Panzano

Ohio State posted a 144-98 victory at Michigan State Jan. 20 in a dual meet in women's swimming and diving. Ohio State won both relays and seven individual events in the Big Ten competition.

Ohio State dominated its dual meet with rival Michigan 164.50-132.50 Jan. 21 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, defeating the Wolverines for just the third time in four decades.

No. 3 Men's Tennis (3-0)
Head coach: Ty Tucker

Third-ranked Ohio State handed No. 16 Mississippi State (3-1) its first loss of the season, beating the Bulldogs, 6-1, Jan. 22 at the Varsity Tennis Center.

Women's Tennis (1-1)
Head coach: Chuck Merzbacher

Ohio State claimed its first victory of the 2012 season with a 7-0 win over West Virginia at home Jan. 21.

Men's Track and Field
Head coach: Robert Gary

Senior Max Mays was named Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week Jan. 16 by the conference office based on his impressive performance at "The Dual" Jan. 14.

Women's Track and Field
Head coach: Karen Dennis

Senior Christina Manning was named Big Ten Track Co-Athlete of the Week Jan. 16 by the conference office.

No. 10 Men's Volleyball (5-3)
Head coach: Pete Hanson

No. 10 Ohio State defeated Sacred Heart 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-12) Jan. 17 in St. John Arena.

No. 10 Ohio State defeated George Mason, 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11), Jan. 19 in St. John Arena.

Ohio State improved to 5-3 on the season with four-set win (25-20, 22-25, 25-18, 29-27) over St. Francis Jan. 22 in St. John Arena.

No. 7 Wrestling (9-2, 3-2 Big Ten)
Head coach: Tom Ryan

Logan Stieber, a redshirt freshman on the No. 7 Ohio State wrestling team, was named Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week the conference announced Jan. 17. It is Stieber's third-career weekly honor.

Behind seven wins, No. 7 Ohio State downed No. 2 Iowa, 21-9, Jan. 20 in front of 5,684 fans in St. John Arena.

Ohio State Athletics Schedule
Jan. 23-Feb. 5

Jan. 25
Men's Basketball vs. Penn State, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena

Jan. 26
Women's Basketball at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Bloomington, Ind.

Jan. 27
Pistol Winter Open, 3:30 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range

Men's Swimming and Diving vs. Penn State and Michigan, 6 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion

Men's Volleyball vs. Pacific, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena

Women's Gymnastics at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Men's Ice Hockey at Lake Superior St., 7:05 p.m.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Women's Ice Hockey vs. North Dakota, 7:07 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, OSU Ice Rink

Women's Swimming and Diving at Shamrock Invite, All Day
South Bend, Ind.

Women's Track at Rod McCravy Memorial, TBA
Lexington, Ky.

Men's Tennis ITA Kickoff, All Day
Columbus, Ohio, Varsity Indoor Tennis Center

Jan. 28
Pistol Winter Open, 7:30 a.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range

Rifle at Murray State Invitational, 8 a.m.
Murray, Ky.

Men's Swimming and Diving vs. Penn State and Michigan, 12 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion

Women's Tennis at Florida State, 2 p.m.
Tallahassee, Fla.

Women's Ice Hockey vs. North Dakota, 4:07 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, OSU Ice Rink

Men's Volleyball vs. Stanford, 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena

Men's Ice Hockey at Lake Superior St., 7:05 p.m.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Women's Swimming and Diving at Shamrock Invite, All Day
South Bend, Ind.

Women's Track at Rod McCravy Memorial, TBA
Lexington, Ky.

Men's Tennis ITA Kickoff, All Day
Columbus, Ohio, Varsity Indoor Tennis Center

Synchronized Swimming at Minnesota Invitational, TBA
Minneapolis, Minn.

Jan. 29
Women's Basketball at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Minneapolis, Minn.

Men's Basketball vs. Michigan, 1 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena

Wrestling at Penn State, 2 p.m.
University Park, Pa.

Men's Tennis vs. Toledo, 5 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Varsity Indoor Tennis Center

Men's Tennis ITA Kickoff, All Day
Columbus, Ohio, Varsity Indoor Tennis Center

Feb. 3
Pistol Collegiate Sectional, 3:30 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range

Men's Volleyball vs. Cal-Baptist, 5 p.m.
University Park, Pa.

Wrestling vs. Michigan, 6 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, St. John Arena

Men's Tennis vs. Pepperdine, 6 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Varsity Indoor Tennis Center

Men's Ice Hockey vs. Michigan State, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena

Women's Ice Hockey at Minnesota-Duluth, 8:07 p.m.
Duluth, Minn.

Men's Track at Akron Multi-Event, All Day
Akron, Ohio

Men's Track at Notre Dame Meyo Invite, All Day
South Bend, Ind.

Women's Track at Notre Dame Meyo Invite, All Day
South Bend, Ind.

Feb. 4
Pistol Collegiate Sectional, 7:30 a.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range

Women's Tennis vs. Syracuse, 12 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Varsity Indoor Tennis Center

Men's Basketball at Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Madison, Wis.

Synchronized Swimming Jessica Beck Memorial Competition, 2 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion

Women's Gymnastics at Illinois, 4 p.m.
Champaign, Ill.

Men's Volleyball vs. Mount Olive, 5 p.m.
University Park, Pa.

Men's Ice Hockey vs. Michigan State, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio, Value City Arena

Women's Ice Hockey at Minnesota-Duluth, 8:07 p.m.
Duluth, Minn.

Men's Track at Akron Multi-Event, All Day
Akron, Ohio

Men's Track at Notre Dame Meyo Invite, All Day
South Bend, Ind.

Women's Track at Notre Dame Meyo Invite, All Day
South Bend, Ind.

Feb. 5
Wrestling at Michigan State, 2 p.m.
East Lansing, Mich.

Women's Golf Alumni Match, All Day
West Palm Beach, Fla.