The Buckeyes were able to come back against West Virginia 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
The Buckeyes fell behind early when Mountaineers Forward Bri Rodriguez drilled a shot far post from 20 yards out past a diving Rachel Middleman in the 38th minute.
The Buckeyes then came out on fire after halftime as they went on to score three goals in the second half. Lauren Granberg got the Buckeyes on the board when she found the back of the net in the 52nd minute. Granberg scored her first goal of the season on a volley off of a nice ball from Tiffany Cameron.
A little over a minute later, Granberg struck again, scoring the go-ahead goal off of a great feed from midfielder Lauren Steuer.
The Buckeyes would later tack on an insurance goal when Caitlyn Martin scored off of a Courtney Jenkins corner kick to give Ohio State a 3-1 advantage. The goal was Caitlyn Martin's first as a Buckeye.
The Buckeyes will travel down I-70 and take on the Dayton Flyers on Friday night at 6:00 pm. They will then come back home to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium and take on the Akron Zips on Sunday night at 6:00 pm.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Ohio State Women's Volleyball Double Header
The Sports Imports Classic Continued Saturday, August 28th, as Ohio State Defeated Western Michigan and Pittsburgh at St.John Arena. The lady Buckeyes won 3-1 (25-14, 25-27, 25-18, 25-12). Buckeyes, now (2-0 overall) were lead by Senior, Katie Dull with a match-high 22 points. Dull, also added 19 kills, one solo block, 2 assisted blocks, and one ace serve. After leading 6-5 in set one, Ohio State went on a 9-1 scoring run, pushing the score to 15-6. This run was exactly was OSU needed to secure the win in the first set. The second set was taken by the Broncos as this game had multiple lead changes. An error by the Buckeyes at 26-25 (Broncos) ended the second set allowing Western Michigan to tie it 1-1. Ohio State hit .364 for the match while Western Michigan hit .129.
Ohio State swept Pittsburgh Saturday night (3-0). This victory gave Ohio State their second consecutive Sports Imports Classic title in St. Johns Arena. Katie Dull, registered a match-high 15.5 points, 11 kills, one ace serve, 2 solo blocks, and three assisted blocks. Anna Szerszen, also added 13.5 points will 13 kills, and one assisted block. The shinning star in the match was Emily Danks, as she posted 13 points with seven kills, and career-high six ace serves. These upper-classman for Ohio State are amazing and their seniority and experience show when on the court. This victory over Pittsburgh pushes Ohio State to (3-0 overall) as they hit the road for the Kentucky Classic ( Sept 3-4). The Buckeyes return home to host Michigan Friday, October 1st at 7:00pm.
Ohio State Women's Volleyball Season Opener
Friday, August 27th, The Ohio State Women's Volleyball team started the 2010 season by co-hosting the Sports Imports Classic at St John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The lady Buckeyes defeated Virginia Commonwealth 3-1, (17-25, 25-13, 25-16, 25-16). It was a 1-2- uh 16 punch for the buckeyes, as #1 Emily Danks, #2 Kelli Barhorst, and #16 Katie Dull for Ohio State were completely dominate in Friday's Match. Barhorst, recorded a career-high 19.5 points and tied her career-high with 13 kills. Danks and Dull locked in 14 and 13.5 points to contribute in the victory over the Rams. Ohio State still has a few kinks to work out before they get set for the heat of their schedule, as they committed 12 service errors. At the end of the day a win is a win, and head coach Geoff Carlston, was happy to head into Saturdays matchup with a victory.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Ohio State Women's Soccer Picks Up 1st Win of the 2010 Season, 2-0 over Pittsburgh Panthers
The Ohio State Women's Soccer team got their first win of the season, shutting out the Pittsburgh Panthers 2-0 on Friday night.
Tiffany Cameron got the Buckeyes on the board with her first goal of the 2010 campaign when she found the back of the net off a corner deflection from Caitlyn Martin in the 20th minute.
Liz Sullivan would later tack on another goal as she scored off of a free kick from midfield in the 63rd minute. The insurance tally by Sullivan was her first ever goal as a Buckeye.
After playing Marquette last Sunday and Pittsburgh on Friday night, the Buckeyes (1-1-1) will take on another team from the Big East Conference in the West Virginia Mountaineers (1-1-0) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 pm. West Virginia has made the NCAA tournament 10 years running and continues to be one of the top Women's Soccer programs in the Big East Conference.
Tiffany Cameron got the Buckeyes on the board with her first goal of the 2010 campaign when she found the back of the net off a corner deflection from Caitlyn Martin in the 20th minute.
Liz Sullivan would later tack on another goal as she scored off of a free kick from midfield in the 63rd minute. The insurance tally by Sullivan was her first ever goal as a Buckeye.
After playing Marquette last Sunday and Pittsburgh on Friday night, the Buckeyes (1-1-1) will take on another team from the Big East Conference in the West Virginia Mountaineers (1-1-0) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 pm. West Virginia has made the NCAA tournament 10 years running and continues to be one of the top Women's Soccer programs in the Big East Conference.
Friday, July 9, 2010
LeBron James to Miami Heat
LeBron James has fooled us all these years. Not just Cleveland fans, but the NBA as well. He came in to this league with the goal of being the greatest player the league has ever seen. Up until this last season with the Cavaliers people were quick to anoint him the best player in the league. “He gets it” people had said. “He’s a born leader.” I bought it, and chances are you bought it.
Then the Cavs faced the Celtics in the playoffs last year. LeBron James within the course of 6 games regressed into a toddler, showing just how not devoted he was to winning a championship for his hometown. When that series was over I was convinced he would no longer be a Cleveland Cavalier. It does not surprise me he left. What does surprise me is the absolute lack of class he showed in the process, and his ultimate choice cannot be described as anything but the easy way out. LeBron James is a man who loves to hog the spotlight, but God forbid you put any pressure on him.
James has been adamant that all that matters to him is winning a championship. By going to the Miami Heat, he shows that this is true, and ultimately to a fault. This was not a decision he thought all the way through, and even though it has been reported the people around him tried to talk him out of it, his knowledge is so shallow he looked at the team with the shiniest features and was attracted. He may win a few championships there, but ultimately he has dramatically hurt his legacy. One could make the argument that he is now the second best player on the Miami Heat. (For the record, that’s probably not true.) He has forever diminished the LeBron James brand, because he will not be THE guy. If he went to Chicago, he would be THE guy. If he went to New York, he would be THE guy. If he stayed in Cleveland, he would be THE guy. He now goes to Miami, the only situation in the entire NBA in which he will not be THE guy. You know what? It’s easier on him that way.
This brings us to Mr. Happy-go-Lucky Dan Gilbert. His open letter to the fans of Cleveland is a stroke of genius as far as I’m concerned, minus his interesting choice in font. It may not do him a lot of favors amongst the national scene, but last night he had one objective: winning back the fan base of Cleveland which was about to desert him. He pulled that off incredibly well. There are reports that bars in Cleveland started cheering when they heard the letter. Gilbert now has the city back on his side. Now, I have a REALLY hard time believing Gilbert’s claim the Cavs will win a title before the Heat. Down, boy. The Cavs will likely not make the playoffs next year, and barring a nuclear explosion the Miami Heat will. Other than that, I thought the letter was something that needed to happen to the Cavs fans. Around the nation Dan Gilbert may look like a whiner, but Cavs fans are now ready to rally behind this guy.
LeBron scheduled his national television appearance with the intention of it seeming like a service to Boys and Girls Club, but instead it is an ego-stroking of mammoth proportions. He doesn’t tell anybody what his decision is beforehand, so he has some of the most respected figures in the NBA sitting on their couches watching television to see who the prettiest girl at the dance chooses. If he leaves Cleveland, he looks like he made the whole country watch him make a U-Turn. If he leaves Cleveland, he embarrasses the entire region on national television and says “Screw you” to every team he doesn’t choose. Obviously, he left for Miami, or as he put it: “I’m going to South Beach”.
Not only does the departure of LeBron ruin the Cleveland economy for the foreseeable future, but he might have destroyed the Cleveland sports culture forever. What major free agent in any sport would go to a region that could not keep their hometown player, not to mention he could have made a lot more money if he stayed? It’s all about perception, and the city of Cleveland does not come out good in any way.
ESPN also made a gigantic mistake by agreeing to broadcast this special. The media has been LeBron’s greatest enabler, and here they just keep appeasing the monster they’ve created. If LeBron simply announced it like a normal person the uproar would not resemble what it has been, but because ESPN agreed to this LeBron has now ruined his own reputation and humiliated many others. LeBron’s announcement should have been a celebration of one the NBA’s greatest stars announcing where he will be taking his talents, but instead I feel like I’m watching his star falling from the sky. The Miami Heat are now the New York Yankees of the NBA, and I don’t know if you’ve noticed but most people who aren’t Yankees fans HATE the Yankees. Every NBA fan north of Tallahassee will be rooting against the Heat. LeBron will likely be greeted with boos wherever he goes, not to mention the thrashing he will receive when he returns to Cleveland.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers sit quietly in the Western Conference. No Twitter accounts, no free agency drama. All they do is go out and play basketball, and they do it better than any other team in the NBA. Maybe next year in the Finals the Lakers can show the Heat how it’s really done. Thank God for Kobe Bryant. Do you think it’s a coincidence the Western Conference is so much better and all the prima donnas are in the East? I think not.
Then the Cavs faced the Celtics in the playoffs last year. LeBron James within the course of 6 games regressed into a toddler, showing just how not devoted he was to winning a championship for his hometown. When that series was over I was convinced he would no longer be a Cleveland Cavalier. It does not surprise me he left. What does surprise me is the absolute lack of class he showed in the process, and his ultimate choice cannot be described as anything but the easy way out. LeBron James is a man who loves to hog the spotlight, but God forbid you put any pressure on him.
James has been adamant that all that matters to him is winning a championship. By going to the Miami Heat, he shows that this is true, and ultimately to a fault. This was not a decision he thought all the way through, and even though it has been reported the people around him tried to talk him out of it, his knowledge is so shallow he looked at the team with the shiniest features and was attracted. He may win a few championships there, but ultimately he has dramatically hurt his legacy. One could make the argument that he is now the second best player on the Miami Heat. (For the record, that’s probably not true.) He has forever diminished the LeBron James brand, because he will not be THE guy. If he went to Chicago, he would be THE guy. If he went to New York, he would be THE guy. If he stayed in Cleveland, he would be THE guy. He now goes to Miami, the only situation in the entire NBA in which he will not be THE guy. You know what? It’s easier on him that way.
This brings us to Mr. Happy-go-Lucky Dan Gilbert. His open letter to the fans of Cleveland is a stroke of genius as far as I’m concerned, minus his interesting choice in font. It may not do him a lot of favors amongst the national scene, but last night he had one objective: winning back the fan base of Cleveland which was about to desert him. He pulled that off incredibly well. There are reports that bars in Cleveland started cheering when they heard the letter. Gilbert now has the city back on his side. Now, I have a REALLY hard time believing Gilbert’s claim the Cavs will win a title before the Heat. Down, boy. The Cavs will likely not make the playoffs next year, and barring a nuclear explosion the Miami Heat will. Other than that, I thought the letter was something that needed to happen to the Cavs fans. Around the nation Dan Gilbert may look like a whiner, but Cavs fans are now ready to rally behind this guy.
LeBron scheduled his national television appearance with the intention of it seeming like a service to Boys and Girls Club, but instead it is an ego-stroking of mammoth proportions. He doesn’t tell anybody what his decision is beforehand, so he has some of the most respected figures in the NBA sitting on their couches watching television to see who the prettiest girl at the dance chooses. If he leaves Cleveland, he looks like he made the whole country watch him make a U-Turn. If he leaves Cleveland, he embarrasses the entire region on national television and says “Screw you” to every team he doesn’t choose. Obviously, he left for Miami, or as he put it: “I’m going to South Beach”.
Not only does the departure of LeBron ruin the Cleveland economy for the foreseeable future, but he might have destroyed the Cleveland sports culture forever. What major free agent in any sport would go to a region that could not keep their hometown player, not to mention he could have made a lot more money if he stayed? It’s all about perception, and the city of Cleveland does not come out good in any way.
ESPN also made a gigantic mistake by agreeing to broadcast this special. The media has been LeBron’s greatest enabler, and here they just keep appeasing the monster they’ve created. If LeBron simply announced it like a normal person the uproar would not resemble what it has been, but because ESPN agreed to this LeBron has now ruined his own reputation and humiliated many others. LeBron’s announcement should have been a celebration of one the NBA’s greatest stars announcing where he will be taking his talents, but instead I feel like I’m watching his star falling from the sky. The Miami Heat are now the New York Yankees of the NBA, and I don’t know if you’ve noticed but most people who aren’t Yankees fans HATE the Yankees. Every NBA fan north of Tallahassee will be rooting against the Heat. LeBron will likely be greeted with boos wherever he goes, not to mention the thrashing he will receive when he returns to Cleveland.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers sit quietly in the Western Conference. No Twitter accounts, no free agency drama. All they do is go out and play basketball, and they do it better than any other team in the NBA. Maybe next year in the Finals the Lakers can show the Heat how it’s really done. Thank God for Kobe Bryant. Do you think it’s a coincidence the Western Conference is so much better and all the prima donnas are in the East? I think not.
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