Spokane, Wash. — Rikki Harris didn’t seem interested in a brief history lesson on how long it’s been since Ohio State reached the Elite Eight in the women’s NCAA Tournament. “I’m pretty sure we didn’t know that,” Harris quickly said of the nearly 30-year drought, drawing chuckles. “We just want to win and play. At this point we’re coming in as the underdogs in most of our games right now. Just playing hard and playing together, no chip on our shoulders.” The sixth-seeded Buckeyes have a chance to end their 29-year drought on Friday night against No. 2 seed Texas in the Spokane Region semifinals. The other game in the bracket features defending national champ No. 1 seed Stanford facing No. 4 seed Maryland. It’s the first meeting between the powerhouse programs in the NCAAs since the Cardinal beat the Terrapins in the 2008 regional final in the same building.…
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