As the heat began to rise on the Ohio State women’s basketball team, the Buckeyes did the only thing they could. They turned the heat up on James Madison. No. 3 seed Ohio State overcame early cold shooting and a 16-point deficit with pressure defense. The Buckeyes forced the Dukes into 21 turnovers to rally for an 80-66 victory in a first-round NCAA Tournament game Saturday at Value City Arena. Ohio State (26-7) will play the winner of the North Carolina-St. John’s game that followed the OSU victory. Cotie McMahon, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, had 18 points for OSU. Jacy Sheldon, who missed much of the season with a foot injury, started for the first time since Feb. 5 and added 17 points and nine assists in 36 minutes. Sheldon had played only 23 minutes total in four games since returning from the injury. Ohio State hadn’t…
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