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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2886504, member: 5798"] After [URL='http://www.vanguardlions.com/roster/0/2.php']Vanguard[/URL] University (CA) visits Gampel for an exhibition opener on Nov 4, Ohio State (28-7 last year) will come to Connecticut on Nov. 11 to take on UConn, looking for revenge from the first two games which the Buckeyes lost decisively in 2015 and 2016. This will be the third game of the season for the Buckeyes, as they open their season at home with an exhibition game against [B]IUP[/B] on Oct 28, then games against [B]USF[/B] on Nov 6 and [B]Detroit Mercy[/B] on Nov 9. Ohio State will feature a new-look [URL='http://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-baskbl/roster/']roster[/URL] this season after the team graduated its top-six scorers and all five starters, three of which are currently playing in the WNBA. The Buckeyes will lean heavily on returning contributors Makayla Waterman and Jensen Caretti, but brought in nine new players, including five graduate transfers, as reinforcements. The graduate transfers are Najah Queenland from Pacific and [URL='https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-womens-basketball/2018/03/92084/bowling-green-graduate-transfer-carly-stantoro-commits-to-ohio-state']Carly Santoro[/URL] from Bowling Green, [URL='https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-womens-basketball/2018/05/93303/lasalle-graduate-transfer-guard-adreana-miller-commits-to-ohio-state-womens-basketball-team']Adreana Miller[/URL] from LaSalle, [URL='https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-womens-basketball/2018/05/93313/ohio-state-womens-hoops-adds-cleveland-state-graduate-transfer-forward-ashanti-abshaw']Ashanti Abshaw[/URL] from Cleveland State, and [URL='https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-womens-basketball/2018/05/93432/ohio-state-womens-basketball-adds-carmen-grande-its-fifth-grad-transfer-of-the-offseason']Carmen Grande[/URL] from Ball State. The freshman class is the largest the team has signed since 2014. It features two international players – four-star post player [URL='https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-womens-basketball/2018/03/91559/four-star-forward-dorka-juhasz-commits-to-the-ohio-state-womens-basketball-team']Dorka Juhasz[/URL] from Hungary and four-star forward [URL='https://prospectsnation.com/player/aixa-wone']Aixa Wone[/URL] of Spain – as well as four-star guard [URL='https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-womens-basketball/2017/11/87429/four-star-guard-janai-crooms-commits-to-the-ohio-state-womens-basketball-team']Jannai Crooms[/URL] and three-star forward [URL='https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-womens-basketball/2017/10/86499/three-star-post-aaliyah-patty-commits-to-ohio-state-womens-hoops-team']Aaliyah Patty.[/URL] Head coach Kevin McGuff landed a gem of a prospect this year when he secured a commitment from five-star 6-1 guard [B]Kierstan Bell[/B], the No. 5 player in the country. Bell, out of Canton's McKinley high school, is the nation's 3rd ranked guard behind Jordan Horston (Tennessee) and Ashley Owusu (Maryland) in the[URL='http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2019'] 2019 class (Hoopgirlz)[/URL]. She is one of the most decorated players in the country entering her senior season. Bell has already been named named the Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year and the Division I Co-Player of the Year in 2018, the AP Division I Ohio Player of the Year in 2017, and has been named AP 1st-team All-Ohio every season. [B]Note [/B]- Katie Lou’s older sister Karlie begins her second season as an assistant coach with Vanguard. [B]This just in -[/B][URL='http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/25027301/tennessee-lady-vols-forward-lou-brown-tears-acl-practice'] [SIZE=4]Tennessee forward Lou Brown tears ACL in preseason practice[/SIZE][/URL] - is out indefinitely. [/QUOTE]

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