More on the OSU Loss

The "official" recap on mgoblue.com, though (as of now), no "Notes & Quotes".

The Michigan Daily:

Live by the 3: All season, the Michigan offense has been notorious for shooting 3-pointers. In each of the past 3 contests, the Wolverines shot more than 20. Mostly, it has been working. The team leads the Big Ten with 6.55 3-pointers per game.

But last night, Michigan was limited to just 13 shots from behind the arc.

"That's the beauty of film," Ohio State coach Jim Foster said. "We saw what they like to do and I've seen them get pretty good at it the last four to five games."

Foster adjusted his game plan to be more aggressive on the perimeter. With Michigan scoring just one 3-pointer in each half, the strategy clearly paid dividends for the Buckeyes.

But Borseth was reluctant to give credit to the Ohio State defense, instead focusing on his own team's temerity.

"We didn't have confidence when we stepped on this court when the game started," Borseth said. "Were they that much better than us? I don't know. This is frustrating watching the way we played."

Diamond in the rough: Bright spots are hard to find in a 24-point loss, but junior Jessica Minnfield's performance warrants some attention, even in a blowout. Beside scoring a team-high 18 points, the Toledo, Ohio native played a key role in limiting Buckeye guard Marscilla Packer.

Coming into the game averaging nearly 15 points per game, Packer was held to 4-of-14 shooting from the field and just 11 points.

Minnfield drew the primary responsibility of guarding Parker, and immediately made her presence felt. After the Wolverines fell behind by 9-0 early, Minnfield got two steals that sparked her team's own 8-0 run.

"She's the only kid who showed up to play," Borseth said.

Mlive.com:

Ohio State (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) shot 46 percent (28-of-61) and had four players finish in double figures. Michigan, which lost its 10th consecutive game to OSU, shot 14-of-53 (26 percent) from the floor and made two of 13 3-point attempts.

"It was frustrating to watch us play,'' Michigan coach Kevin Borseth said. "We have practiced and played better than this.''

Ohio native Jessica Minnfield led the Wolverines (8-4, 1-1) with 18 points. Sophomore Krista Phillips added nine points and six rebounds.

"Our offense is the kind that likes to move the ball,'' Minnfield said. "But today, we were not moving and there was a lack of communication. It wasn't our style of play.''

Also, the Columbus Dispatch and the Detroit News.