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Freshman Avery Clark’s work is paying off on the field, with influence from older sister and former player Emily. ON PAGE 10
SIDELINED Ohio State upset win against Maryland marred by Young injury
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JACK EMERSON Lantern reporter emerson.131@osu.edu Ohio State men’s basketball’s upset win against No. 7 Maryland came at a cost. With 4:29 remaining in the first half, junior forward Kyle Young went down with a high right ankle sprain that sidelined him for the rest of Sunday’s game. Young returned to the bench late in the second half with a walking boot on. The ankle is just the latest in a series of injuries Young has dealth with in the past two sea-
CORI WADE | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
Ohio State junior forward Kyle Young (25) gets walked off the court after an injury in the first half against Maryland Feb. 23. Ohio State won 79-72.
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Welcoming the Wildcats
She’s one of the best players in college basketball. You can really see her game starting to round out and flourish in a big way.
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KEVIN MCGUFF Ohio State women’s basketball head coach
Ohio State looks to get back on track JACK EMERSON Lantern reporter emerson.131@osu.edu
JOHN HUETHER | FOR THE LANTERN
Ohio State sophomore forward Dorka Juhasz (14) defends during the second half of the game against Minnesota. Ohio State won 99-76.
Ohio State women’s basketball’s six-game winning streak was snapped Saturday, and in order to get back on track, the Buckeyes will have to go through one of the conference’s top teams. Ohio State (17-10, 10-6 Big Ten) awaits No. 14 Northwestern (24-3, 14-2) Tuesday at the Schottenstein Center, where the Buckeyes seek to
regain momentum heading into the postseason, while the Wildcats try to keep pace with Maryland at the top of the Big Ten standings. “We need to quickly turn the pages to Northwestern, who is a great team,” Ohio State head coach Kevin McGuff said. The Buckeyes come into this matchup off a razor-thin loss on the road against Rutgers. Prior to the loss, Ohio State had gained control of the fourth seed and the BASKETBALLL CONTINUES ON 10
