With a win Monday at No. 12 Michigan, the No. 16 Ohio State women’s basketball team locked up the fourth seed in next week’s Big Ten Tournament, securing a double-bye. That’s good news for the Buckeyes, because if securing that double-bye came down to Friday’s regular-season finale against No. 7 Maryland, it would be a tall mountain to climb. On Feb. 5, the Terrapins handed Ohio State its ugliest loss of the season — a 90-54 shellacking that featured both the most points the Buckeyes had given up this season and the fewest they’d scored. Even Jacy Sheldon’s return from injury — which proved to be temporary, as she hasn’t played since that game — couldn’t help Ohio State salvage what turned into a dismal performance. “(Maryland) played a great game and we were really bad,” coach Kevin McGuff said. “That’s to their credit. They coached better, they played better, just…
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