Ohio State guard Jacy Sheldon (4) drives to the basket between Syracuse guard Christianna Carr (43) and guard Teisha Hyman (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus) The No. 18 Ohio State women’s basketball team had yet to play a road game this season. And it showed. After jumping out to a 15-3 lead against a Syracuse team that was picked 13th in the ACC preseason poll and had been blown out by two other ranked teams this season, Ohio State struggled to get stops on the defensive end and lost its first game of the season, 97-91. The Buckeyes (5-1) entered the game with the nation’s top offense, averaging almost 90 points per game against a weak schedule. A flurry of points late in the fourth quarter as the Buckeyes tried to come back from…
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