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Team Chemistry, Leadership, Resiliency and Versatility All Key to Ohio State’s Historic 18-0 Start

The Ohio State women’s basketball team entered the 2022-23 season with confidence that it could be one of the best teams in the country this year, but the Buckeyes didn’t quite expect this.

Ohio State has never had a longer undefeated start to a season than it’s had this year by winning its first 18 games. The Buckeyes are now ranked second in the AP Top 25, behind only defending national champion South Carolina, matching the highest ranking the program has ever achieved.

It’s unprecedented territory for Kevin McGuff’s squad. But now that the Buckeyes have established themselves as one of the top teams in the nation, they feel like that’s exactly where they belong.