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  On 12/15/2023 at 6:00 PM, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Not Akron-related, but BUGS women's basketball hosts South Carolina - the #1 team in the country - next week. How cool is that? 

 

Wish men's sports had this type of genuine competition instead of "buy games" for the big programs. 

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The BG coach was a South Carolina assistant.  I'm sure that's why BG was able to schedule them.

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  On 12/15/2023 at 9:06 PM, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Schedule them, sure. At BUGS? If she's pulling South Carolina to BUGS, she might be the most respected assistant of all time. 

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Well, HE was a big part of Staley's staff. Also, Staley has had no issues traveling to small schools. She has played and had her team travel to some HBCUs as well. 

 

Plus, she probably wanted to give her two players on the roster from Ohio a game in their home state. 

 

EDIT: There is also a class of 2025 recruit & Class of 2026 recruit from Ohio that South Carolina has offered. So that may be an additional, bonus reason for it too. 

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  On 12/21/2023 at 6:13 AM, mes102 said:

Well, HE was a big part of Staley's staff. Also, Staley has had no issues traveling to small schools. She has played and had her team travel to some HBCUs as well. 

 

Plus, she probably wanted to give her two players on the roster from Ohio a game in their home state. 

 

EDIT: There is also a class of 2025 recruit & Class of 2026 recruit from Ohio that South Carolina has offered. So that may be an additional, bonus reason for it too. 

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I'm assuming Naomi Benson from Streetsboro is the 2026 athlete.

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  On 12/21/2023 at 2:24 PM, blueandgold said:

I'm assuming Naomi Benson from Streetsboro is the 2026 athlete.

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It is.  Saw and talked to her last week at a local HS game they dominated at.  Watched her several times last year as well.  She's excited to go to SC.  Class act too.  They've also got a sophomore that is showing well for them, bookends with Naomi.  Her name is Carlee Bedford, combo G and F.

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  On 12/22/2023 at 8:47 PM, zippy-claws said:

It is.  Saw and talked to her last week at a local HS game they dominated at.  Watched her several times last year as well.  She's excited to go to SC.  Class act too.  They've also got a sophomore that is showing well for them, bookends with Naomi.  Her name is Carlee Bedford, combo G and F.

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My daughter played against Naomi in the past. Luckily my daughter is almost as tall and was stronger so she was able to keep her away from the basket, but not so much for anyone else on our team or any other team for that matter. Naomi dominated almost everyone else. She's very good.

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  On 12/21/2023 at 2:24 PM, blueandgold said:

I'm assuming Naomi Benson from Streetsboro is the 2026 athlete.

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2025 is Dee Alexander from Cincinnati Purcell Marian & the 2026 is actually Saniyah Hall from Shaker Heights Laurel. Alexander is ranked #4 in the country for the class of 2025 and Hall is ranked #3 in the country for the class of 2026. Benson is actually ranked #57 in the country for class of 2025. South Carolina could be looking at Benson and some of the others you mentioned (I haven't seen an offer from South Carolina for Benson yet), but I know for a fact that South Carolina has offered Alexander and Hall. 

South Carolina has a small pipeline to Ohio now. They had Zia Cooke from Toledo Rogers HS, and currently they have Bree Hall (Huber Hts Wayne HS) and Sakima Walker (Columbus Africentric HS) on their roster. Those that don't follow girls basketball closely, don't realize how talented of a state Ohio is in girls basketball. I guarantee there will be at least one or two Ohioans on a Final Four roster this season when it's in Cleveland. 

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  On 1/3/2024 at 2:48 PM, csims0917 said:

Zips girls are back tonight against Ohio. Excited to see how the new staff handles conference play this year. Also unrelated Caitlin Clark is insane 🔥

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She needs to be because the rest of that team is underwhelming. It's going to take all-time performance(s) for them to make it to Cleveland for the Final Four. 

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I watched the women at OU. Without Haney we are pathetic at PG. Woods is a turnover machine. She doesn't run the point as much as she dribbles hoping something will surface. She repeatedly went into the paint only to be blocked or lose the ball. Bass is incredible, far better than the rest of the team. I thought coach Ryan had recruited a few good D1 players to support Bass. Mobley is a good, young addition, but that is not the case with the rest of the newbies, except Haney. I hope during the course of the season he can put a  more cohesive team out. Against OU they looked lost w/o Haney. 

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