Sheldon leads four Buckeyes in double figures as Ohio State routs Maine

Jacy Sheldon - The Canadian PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- — Jacy Sheldon had 19 points and three other Ohio State players scored in double figures as the Buckeyes ran away from Maine 80-57 in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Friday.

The bigger and faster Buckeyes swarmed the Black Bears with a stifling press, forcing 22 turnovers. Second-seeded Ohio State advances to play either Richmond or Duke on Sunday. “I thought we had some great moments today,” Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. “I thought the thing we did well today was we moved the ball. We made the extra pass, and we got some balance in our offense. They played zone for 40 minutes. We were still able to get the ball around the basket. We were able to get open 3s. We were able to get to the free throw line, and if you look at the stat sheet, we really spread the scoring around.

“ showed up like a championship team should, and they were ready to go, and they made some big shots early,” McGuff said. “I think we adjusted finally to kind of get them out of the rhythm.”“I think we said it in the locker room. That’s the standard. The standard is making it to the NCAA Tournament,” Black Bears coach Amy Vachon said. “We know it’s difficult. We haven’t been here for five years. We are fortunate to come two in a row. We went on a little drought. We know how hard it is.

“We looked much more like ourselves than we did in the Maryland game,” he said. “I think we handled the time and the loss appropriately where we watched film, we processed it and we kind of put it behind us and moved on to this one.”

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