Lavender leads Buckeyes with 33 points, 14 boards

Jantel Lavender broke out of a shooting lump to score 11 points during a big second-half surge, and No. 3 Ohio State beat California (No. 15 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) on Sunday 83-71 in the finals of the Buckeye Classic.

Prahalis' 12 points, 10 assists lead Ohio State's romp of IUPUI

Samantha Prahalis had 12 points and 10 assists to key Ohio State's lethal transition game, leading the third-ranked Buckeyes to an 88-33 victory Saturday over IUPUI in the semifinals of the Buckeye Classic.

Cal's balanced scoring overwhelms Southern

DeNesha Stallworth scored 13 points and three teammates also hit double figures to lead California (No. 15 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) past Southern U. 78-47 in Saturday's opening game of the Buckeye Classic.

Lavender, Prahalis power Buckeyes to easy victory

Jantel Lavender scored 27 points and Samantha Prahalis added 13 points and 11 assists to lead No. 3 Ohio State to an 89-56 win over UNC Greensboro on Wednesday night.

Ohio State's Samantha Prahalis, right, drives the lane past Oklahoma State's Lakyn Garrison during the second...

Huskies lead parade at top of poll

If you liked last week's top five in the ESPN/USA Today women's basketball poll, you'll like this week's as well. Nothing has changed.

Lavender, Prahalis share MVP honors as Ohio St. wins Preseason WNIT

Jantel Lavender scored 26 points, Brittany Johnson had a career-high 23 and Samantha Prahalis added 22 to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 93-72 victory over Oklahoma State on Sunday to win the Preseason WNIT.

Lavender's 19 points help Ohio State cruise past West Virginia

Samantha Prahalis had 14 points and 12 assists, and No. 3 Ohio State scored the first 17 points to roll past West Virginia 92-69 Thursday night in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT.

Lavender powers Ohio State's rout of UAB

Jantel Lavender scored 21 of her 30 points in the first half and No. 3 Ohio State beat Alabama-Birmingham 88-55.

Huskies unanimous No. 1 selection

One win, one more week as the unanimous No. 1 team in the country for the Connecticut Huskies.

Lavender has 23 points, 14 rebounds as No. 3 Buckeyes beat Bowling Green

Jantel Lavender had 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 91-72 victory over Bowling Green on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Preseason WNIT.

Mitchell helps No. 6 Duke stomp Houston Baptist

Bridgette Mitchell scored 18 points, Krystal Thomas added 14 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 Duke cruised to a season-opening 104-35 win over Houston Baptist on Friday night.

No. 3 Ohio State romps as Lavender scores 24, grabs 13 boards

Jantel Lavender had 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 91-68 win over Eastern Illinois on Friday in the first round of the preseason Women?s National Invitational Tournament.

Spartans ready to make mark, move on

After a huge win in the second round of last season's NCAA tournament, Michigan State lost in a bad way four days later. But the Spartans have since used the Sweet 16 loss to motivate them.

ESPN.com's Preseason All-Americans

UConn and Stanford each put two players on our preseason All-America first and second teams.