1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

American college basketball season

1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
Big Ten co-champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record28–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Nancy Darsch (8th season)
Home arenaSt. John Arena
Seasons
← 1991–92
1993–94 →
1992–93 Big Ten women's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Ohio State 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 4 Iowa 16 2   .889 27 4   .871
No. 8 Penn State 14 4   .778 22 6   .786
Northwestern 13 5   .722 20 9   .690
Minnesota 9 9   .500 14 12   .538
Purdue 8 10   .444 16 11   .593
Illinois 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Michigan State 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Indiana 5 13   .278 14 13   .519
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 7 20   .259
Michigan 1 17   .056 2 25   .074
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball represented Ohio State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes were led by head coach Nancy Darsch in her eighth year, and played their games at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio as a member of the Big Ten Conference.[1][2] The team shared the Big Ten title with Iowa, and reached the first Final Four in program history.

Roster

1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 15 Audrey Burcy 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr    
G 22 Averrill Roberts 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr    
G/F 30 Katie Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Logan Logan, OH
G 31 Adrienne Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Butler Traditional Louisville, Kentucky
F/C 43 Stacie Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Orrville Orrville, Ohio
F/C 44 Lisa Negri 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Powers Catholic Flint, Michigan
F 50 Nikki Keyton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 4, 1992*
Bowling Green W 76–65  1–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 13, 1992*
at Boston College W 104–65  2–0
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 14, 1992*
at UMass W 81–48  3–0
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Dec 18, 1992*
Central Michigan
Buckeye Classic
W 97–65  4–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 19, 1992*
Georgia
Buckeye Classic
W 89–72  5–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 22, 1992*
No. 23 UCLA W 91–80  6–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 30, 1992*
No. 20 Syracuse W 84–55  7–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 2, 1993*
No. 20 No. 5 Virginia
Big Ten-ACC Challenge
W 91–84  8–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 7, 1993*
No. 13 at No. 1 Vanderbilt L 67–70  8–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 1993
No. 13 Illinois W 87–57  9–1
(1–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 15, 1993
No. 10 at No. 12 Purdue W 84–78  10–1
(2–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 17, 1993
No. 10 at Indiana W 81–67  11–1
(3–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 22, 1993
No. 8 Michigan W 90–73  12–1
(4–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 24, 1993
No. 8 Michigan State W 78–57  13–1
(5–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 27, 1993
No. 4 at No. 6 Penn State L 64–70  13–2
(5–1)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 29, 1993
No. 4 at Wisconsin W 70–66  14–2
(6–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 5, 1993
No. 6 at No. 3 Iowa L 62–79  14–3
(6–2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 12, 1993
No. 7 Indiana W 99–58  15–3
(7–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 14, 1993
No. 7 Purdue W 72–61  16–3
(8–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 19, 1993
No. 7 Michigan State W 88–51  17–3
(9–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 21, 1993
No. 7 Michigan W 79–59  18–3
(10–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 24, 1993*
No. 4 No. 6 Iowa W 73–71  19–3
(11–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 26, 1993*
No. 4 Wisconsin W 95–58  20–3
(12–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 4, 1993*
No. 4 Minnesota W 95–76  21–3
(13–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 7, 1993*
No. 4 No. 2 Iowa W 72–60  22–3
(14–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 11, 1993
No. 3 Northwestern W 76–66  23–3
(15–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Mar 13, 1993
No. 3 Illinois W 94–78  24–3
(16–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 20, 1993*
(1 E) No. 3 (9 E) Rutgers
Second round
W 90–61  25–3
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 25, 1993*
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (4 E) No. 13 Western Kentucky
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 86–73  26–3
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 27, 1993*
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (2 E) No. 9 Virginia
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 75–73  27–3
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Apr 3, 1993*
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (2 ME) No. 4 Iowa
National Semifinal – Final Four
W 73–72 OT[4] 28–3
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
April 5, 1993*
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (2 W) No. 5 Texas Tech
National Championship
L 82–84[5]  28–4
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also

  • 1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ Benatar, Orri (September 7, 2022). "Full Ohio State women's basketball schedule". WCMH-TV. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Morton, Chrissy (September 21, 2022). "Ohio State women's basketball TV schedule announced for the 2022-23 season". WSYX. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "1992-93 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "OHIO ST. WOMEN GAIN BIG 10'S 1ST NATIONAL TITLE BERTH". The Chicago Tribune. April 4, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Texas Tech's Swoopes Pounces on Ohio State". The Washington Post. April 5, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
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