Rachel Sheffer was calm as she approached the free throw line with a chance to help Michigan earn a memorable win over Ohio State.
She capped a career-best 23-point performance with a pair of free throws with 29 seconds to play to help the Wolverines beat the Buckeyes 69-66.Sheffer's free throws put the Wolverines up 67-66 after they trailed by 14 early in the second half."Just like every day in practice, no pressure really," she said to herself.
From the Columbus Dispatch:
The Wolverines already had served notice defensively that center Jantel Lavender was in for a long evening. The three-time Big Ten Player of the Year wore two, three and even four Michigan defenders every time the ball went inside.
Although her 14 rebounds allowed her to set a Big Ten career record of 1,279, Lavender scored 10 points and was a nonfactor at the end.
"I wasn't real happy with our first half other than we made shots," Ohio State coach Jim Foster said. "We never established Jantel. And we never established her throughout the course of the game. We were taking too many outside shots. And again, you've got to make foul shots."
The Michigan Daily
The Michigan women’s basketball team defied history last night.
After trailing by 14 points early in the second half, the Wolverines climbed all the way back to beat the six-time defending Big Ten champion Buckeyes, 69-66. It was the first time in Michigan women’s basketball history that they swept the two-game season series with Ohio State.
And it was arguably one of the most hard-fought victories in Wolverine history too.
With the Buckeyes' 6-foot-4, two-time All American Jantel Lavender lurking in the post, Michigan knew it would have to key its defense down low.
And for the most part, the Wolverines succeeded. Lavender was held to just 10 points, which ties her career low for points in a game. Michigan hounded her in the post all night long, often putting three or four defenders in her face as soon as she touched the ball.
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