2017-18 Big Ten Olympic Sports thread

[Brutus Buckeye]

Men's Tennis 

Ohio State defeated Michigan



http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/032518aab.html

COLUMBUS, Ohio - It was Beat Michigan week for Ohio State tennis, as both the men's and women's teams had to face Michigan State and Michigan. The No. 2 Buckeyes got the job done today, as they defeated the Wolverines, adding both a Big Ten win and a top-10 team win to their season resume. The Buckeyes move up to 16-2 and 3-0 in the Big Ten. Michigan drops to 12-3 and 2-1 in B1G play.

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Fencing 

Dude wins individual NC



http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/c-fenc/spec-rel/032518aac.html

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Buckeyes end the 2018 NCAA Fencing Championships in third place with 147 points. Senior Marc-Antoine Blais Belanger earned the men’s epee title in his fourth appearance at the championships.

[ELA]

That guy has the fencing-est name of all time.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Big Ten Lacrosse gets underway this weekend.

They aren't doing nearly as well as last year, when all six teams were ranked in the top 20 going into Conference play. But they do have four.

Week 1 out of 5 

Saturday
#2Marylland @ #17Michigan Noon
Penn State @ Ohio State 3:pm

Easter Sunday
#7Hopkins @ #10Rutgers 7:pm

Big Ten

                                   Conference          Overall
    Team                            W   L   T    Pct.   W  L  T    Pct.
1   Maryland                        0   0   0    0.00   7  1  0    0.88
2   Michigan                        0   0   0    0.00   7  2  0    0.78
3   Rutgers                         0   0   0    0.00   7  2  0    0.78
4   Johns Hopkins                   0   0   0    0.00   6  2  0    0.75
5   Penn State                      0   0   0    0.00   6  3  0    0.67
6   Ohio State                      0   0   0    0.00   5  4  0    0.56

[Geolion91]

I guess Rutgers is good for something after all.

[Brutus Buckeye]

In addition to posting a perfect 3-0 record vs Michigan this year, OSU Synchronized Swimming brings home their 31st National Championship.

Put it on the board!

[Brutus Buckeye]

Big Ten Lacrosse

Week 1 out of 5

Road sweep: Maryland won 13-5 @ Michigan, Penn St won 12-4 @ Ohio St, Hopkins won 13-12 @ Rutgers

Big Ten

                                   Conference          Overall
    Team                            W   L   T    Pct.   W  L  T    Pct.
1   Maryland                        1   0   0    1.00   8  1  0    0.89
2   Penn State                      1   0   0    1.00   7  3  0    0.70
3   Johns Hopkins                   1   0   0    1.00   7  2  0    0.78
4   Michigan                        0   1   0    0.00   7  3  0    0.70
5   Rutgers                         0   1   0    0.00   7  3  0    0.70
6   Ohio State                      0   1   0    0.00   5  5  0    0.50

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Week 2 out of 5

Saturday 4/7: Ohio St @ #6Hopkins, Noon EspnU
Sunday 4/8: #2Maryland @ #18Penn St, 7:pm Btn
Sunday 4/8: #17Michigan @ #9Rutgers, Noon EspnU

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W Lacrosse: Kicking off April

Big Ten

                                   Conference          Overall
    Team                            W   L   T    Pct.   W  L  T    Pct.
1   Maryland                        2   0   0    1.00  10  1  0    0.91
2   Northwestern                    2   0   0    1.00   9  3  0    0.75
3   Penn State                      3   0   0    1.00   8  4  0    0.67
4   Ohio State                      1   2   0    0.33   5  6  0    0.45
5   Michigan                        1   2   0    0.33   5  7  0    0.42
6   Johns Hopkins                   0   3   0    0.00   7  5  0    0.58
7   Rutgers                         0   2   0    0.00   5  7  0    0.42

[FearlessF]

Bloomington, Ind. - The Nebraska softball team (26-12, 4-3 Big Ten) handed Indiana (13-22, 6-1 Big Ten) its first Big Ten loss of the season on Friday with a 5-0 victory. 

In a game that just had three hits and no runs through the first four innings, Nebraska needed to get something going on offense. In the fifth inning, the Huskers did just that, scoring five runs off three hits and an error. That would be it for the scoring efforts, but it was enough for Nebraska to earn the win. 

Kaylan Jablonski had a spectacular game in the circle for Nebraska. She pitched a complete seven innings and improved to 18-7 on the year. In addition to shutting out the Hoosiers, Jablonski allowed just two hits and two walks. She also had six strikeouts.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Men's Volleyball

Ohio State wins Conference Title



FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Ohio State University men's volleyball team (20-4, 11-2 MIVA) captured its 26th Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association regular season championship by sweeping past the 15th-ranked Mastodons of Fort Wayne (17-10, 5-8 MIVA) in straight sets (25-18, 25-23, 25-16). The No. 7 Buckeyes also clinched the conference tournament's top seed and will face No. 12 Ball State Saturday evening with an outright title on the line.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-volley/recaps/040618aab.html
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[FearlessF]

men's volleyball team???

[Brutus Buckeye]

What's next? Men's Softball? 

[FearlessF]

Men's synchronized swimming

Men's bowling

Men's beach Volleyball

yikes!

[Brutus Buckeye]

Men's Tennis, Men's Gymnastics, Men's Cheerleading... it is indeed a slippery slope.

Although I have an Egyptian co-worker who insists that Field Hockey is primarily a Men's sport in that part of the World. (Of course I am taking him entirely at his word, and have done absolutely zero amounts of independent research to either confirm or deny his outlandish and extravagant claim).

[Brutus Buckeye]

Lacrosse

Week 2 out of 5

Hopkins beats OSU 13-10, Rutgers beats Michigan 16-8, and Maryland beats Penn St on the road 13-12. 

The Terps collect the #1 ranking in this week's poll.


Big Ten

                                   Conference          Overall
    Team                            W   L   T    Pct.   W  L  T    Pct.
1   Maryland                        2   0   0    1.00   9  1  0    0.90
2   Johns Hopkins                   2   0   0    1.00   8  2  0    0.80
3   Rutgers                         1   1   0    0.50   8  3  0    0.73
4   Penn State                      1   1   0    0.50   7  4  0    0.64
5   Michigan                        0   2   0    0.00   7  4  0    0.64
6   Ohio State                      0   2   0    0.00   5  6  0    0.45

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Week 3 out of 5

Saturday
#5Hopkins @ #15Penn St 1:pm
#20Michigan @ Ohio St (before Spring FB Game) 10:am

Sunday
#7Rutgers @ #1Maryland 6:pm

[FearlessF]

The Nebraska softball team (27-13, 5-4 Big Ten) hosts boarder rival Iowa (18-17, 4-4 Big Ten) on Tuesday for a mid-week conference doubleheader. Game one is set for 4 p.m. CT. Both games will be televised on BTN and will also be available on BTN2GO and the BTN mobile app. Additionally, there will be a live radio broadcast on Huskers.com, courtesy of the Husker IMG Sports Network.

Last Time Out
The Huskers made a trip to Bloomington, Ind., last weekend for a three-game series against Indiana. Nebraska finished the weekend 2-1, handing IU its first conference losses of the season. Kaylan Jablonksi picked up both of the wins against the Hoosiers and pitched complete games in both.