Ohio State’s Jacy Sheldon battles Missouri State’s Mariah White for the ball on Saturday. The Ohio State women’s basketball team endured lengthy shooting droughts in its first NCAA tournament game in four years. Missouri State outrebounded the Buckeyes by 18. Yet Ohio State, behind 25 points from Dublin Coffman grad Jacy Sheldon, was able to prevail over the Bears 63-56 in a first-round game in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ohio State’s Jacy Sheldon scores against Missouri State on Saturday. The sixth-seeded Buckeyes (24-6) will play the winner of host LSU and Jackson State in the second round on Monday. “I’m really happy for our players because most of the team had not been able to participate in the NCAA Tournament,” OSU coach Kevin McGuff said. “I’m really happy for them to get a chance to experience this in general. But then to get a win and be able to move on…
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