Ohio State Women’s Basketball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 2, 2024 · CSM Staff
Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten (25-5, 16-2)
Big Wins: 1/21 Iowa (100-92), 2/4 Indiana (74-69)
Bad Losses: 12/30 at Michigan (60-69), 3/8 vs Maryland (61-82)
Coach: Kevin McGuff
Probable Starters:
Rebeka Mikulasikova, Senior, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.5 apg
Cotie McMahon, Sophomore, Forward, 14.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.2 apg
Taylor Thierry, Junior, Forward, 11.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Jacy Sheldon, Senior, Guard, 18.0 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.1 spg
Celeste Taylor, Senior, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 3.4 apg, 4.1 rpg
Key Role Players:
Taiyier Parks, Senior, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Emma Shumate, Sophomore, Guard, 4.0 ppg
Rikki Harris, Senior, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.3 apg
Madison Greene, Senior, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 1.6 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.4 (15th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.2 (158, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.1 (15, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.8 (213, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (52, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (38, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.8 (151, 12)
Rebound Margin: -1.4 (232, 13)
Assists Per Game: 17.8 (20, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.5 (48, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over James Madison |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over North Carolina |
| 2023 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Connecticut |
| 2023 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Virginia Tech |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Missouri State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over LSU |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Texas |
| 2019 | NIT | First Round loss to Morehead State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over George Washington |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Central Michigan |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Western Kentucky |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Kentucky |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Notre Dame |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Buffalo |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over West Virginia |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Tennessee |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over James Madison |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to North Carolina |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Florida |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UCF |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Georgia Tech |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Tennessee |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over St. Francis (PA) |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Mississippi State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Sacred Heart |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Mississippi State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Stanford |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Florida State |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Marist |
*all team stats through 3/7
