The Buckeyes finished the 2016 – 17 season 28 – 7 , 15 – 1 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season title with Maryland . They defeated Northwestern in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women 's Basketball Tournament before losing to Purdue . They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women 's Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Lexington region . There they defeated Western Kentucky and Kentucky to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . In the Sweet Sixteen , they lost to Notre Dame
Big Ten Women 's Basketball Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team