From staff reports | Buckeye Xtra Big Ten play begins for the Ohio State women’s basketball team on Dec. 19 against Iowa, meaning the Buckeyes have only two more nonconference games to prepare for what promises to be a rugged 20-game league season. In those two remaining games, on Thursday against Miami University and Tuesday against St. Mary’s in Value City Arena, coach Kevin McGuff will be looking for his team to continue its fine play on one end of the court and improve it on the other. Offensively, the Buckeyes (3-0) have been humming in lopsided victories over Duquesne, Kent State and Northern Kentucky, in which they are averaging 93.7 points per game and winning by a margin of more than 41 points per game. “We’re trying to play with great pace and energy,” McGuff said after OSU’s 96-63 win over Northern Kentucky on Sunday. “We want to put pressure on the defense.” It is at the other end…
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