No. 2 Ohio State Upset by No. 7 Duke in March Madness, Leaves WCBB Fans Stunned

Jack MurrayMarch 24, 2024

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A major contender in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament fell in the second round Sunday afternoon.

Ohio State, a No. 2 seed, fell to seventh-seeded Duke 75-63, ending a Buckeyes season that looked like it had more to accomplish.

Bleacher Report @BleacherReportNO. 7 DUKE UPSETS NO. 2 OHIO STATE ‼️

BLUE DEVILS KEEP DANCING 😈 pic.twitter.com/0zI54SIHMG

NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessWBB(7) DUKE COMPLETES THE COMEBACK TO UPSETS (2) OHIO STATE ‼️#MarchMadness x @DukeWBB pic.twitter.com/0Bj5vLeqiT

Duke Women’s Basketball @DukeWBBHOW SWEET IT IS pic.twitter.com/G4VFcgTX50

Ohio State led at halftime, but a second-half surge from the Blue Devils led it to the upset victory.

Reigan Richardson led the charge for Duke, scoring 28 points with seven rebounds. Ashlon Jackson chipped in 13 points, four rebounds and three assists and Taina Mair had 11 points, three rebounds and four assists.

Duke advances to the Sweet 16, where it will face either UConn or Syracuse. This is the farthest the program has gone since 2017-18. The Blue Devils have not advanced past the Sweet 16 since 2012-13.

The Buckeyes season comes to an end at 26-6. Cotie McMahon had 27 points and five rebounds, while Jacy Sheldon had 13 points with four assists and three rebounds.

Ohio State looked like a team that was a true contender, as it boasted wins over Iowa and Indiana. Fans took to social media to express shock at the result and congratulate the Buckeyes on a great season.

NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessWBBFrom all of us, thank you @_celeste620.#MarchMadness x @OhioStateWBB pic.twitter.com/TEr1G71iW1

Tyler Shoemaker @TShoeIndexSince I wrote about Ohio State women’s basketball as a long shot title contender, they’ve completely face-planted.

Sounds about right.

Andy Backstrom @andybackstromFINAL: Duke 75, Ohio State 63.

OSU, at one point winners of 15 straight games, won the outright Big Ten regular season title.

But the #Buckeyes suffered a quarterfinal exit in the Big Ten Tourney, and now they’ve been bounced from the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.

Championship Connoisseur @UMvsEveryoneYou gotta be sick to laugh at Ohio State WBB failing to make the Sweet 16 as a 2 seed pic.twitter.com/45zeZ0kVq7

12 🤠 @probablyatypoNOOO!! i was looking forward to that ohio state uconn rematch in the sweet 16 💔pic.twitter.com/j8g9KzMqvw

kevin harrish @KevinishPretty much everything went wrong for Ohio State here.

When Jacy Sheldon gets shut down, Celeste Taylor fouls out with like 8 minutes left in the game, you get out-rebounded by double digits and don’t hit a single three the entire game, you’re gonna have a bad day.

Rickea Jackson’s headband @AceFacesWOhio State blowing my bracket to hell pic.twitter.com/gIbmYSsD3H

Claire Watkins @ScoutRipleyI think it was fairly obvious momentum was not on Ohio State’s side going into the NCAA tournament but not making it off home court is gonna feel like a big disappointment

The Hoodie and The Headband @TheHandHShowDuke overcomes an 11 minute scoring drought to get the comeback upset win over 2-seed Ohio State. Reigan Richardson put the team on her back with a 28-point performance!

Duke is the first team to go dancing!! pic.twitter.com/qKcSfoYOp6

Kyle Huesmann @HuesmannKyleThe first round of the NCAAT on the WBB side did not have many surprises.

That being said, I think the upsets will ramp up the rest of the way. Duke taking down Ohio State is just the beginning.

This is the lowest finish the Buckeyes have had in the NCAA tournament since 2017-18.