One day after Ohio State was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament, the first Buckeye hit the transfer portal, with center Faith Carson announcing her departure from Ohio State via social media.

The 6-foot-4 sophomore redshirted the 2024-25 season and played just seven games during her freshman year.

“For those who supported and believed in me over the past two years, thank you,” Carson said via Instagram. “I can’t put into words how much it truly means to me. … With that being said, it is in my best interest to enter the transfer portal.”

Recruited out of Buchanan, Michigan, in November 2022, Carson was named the 2023 Prep Girls Hoops-Michigan Player of the Year following her senior season at Buchanan High School.

Ohio State already has four players graduating from the program this season. Carson’s departure puts the roster at nine players.

The Buckeyes fell to Tennessee 82-67 in the NCAA Tournament’s second round on Sunday at Value City Arena. The transfer portal officially opened on Monday.

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The women’s college hockey game between Wisconsin and Ohio State ended in chaos Sunday night.

The Badgers are the greatest women’s hockey program in America and entered the national title game with seven championship banners already hanging.

The Buckeyes entered the game with two national titles (2022 and 2024), and the two teams gave fans a game that will be remembered for a very long time.

Wisconsin beats Ohio State in OT to win the national title.

Wisconsin star Kirsten Simms drilled a goal with 18.9 seconds left in regulation to tie the game 3-3 and force overtime, and she was just getting started.

Simms followed up her goal at the end of regulation by threading the needle in overtime for one of the sexiest goals you’ll ever see.

Check out the incredible game-winning shot to secure the Badgers’ eighth national title in the video below.

Women’s college hockey is one of the coolest sports in America. It doesn’t get nearly the respect it deserves, but there’s no doubt it’s awesome.

The Badgers and Buckeyes gifted fans an all-time classic Sunday night. Simms made herself a legend. She locked up the game-tying goal to force OT with seconds remaining, and then scored one of the greatest goals you’ll see in women’s hockey.

It really doesn’t get much better than that.

Wisconsin beat Ohio State to win the national title Sunday night. (Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Also, huge shoutout to Mark Johnson. The man was the best player on the Miracle on Ice team in 1980 and is now the most dominant coach in the history of women’s college hockey.

He has eight rings. Eight!

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – MARCH 23: Wisconsin Badgers head coach Mark Johnson looks on after winning the Women’s Frozen Four Championship game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers on March 23rd, 2025, at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, MN. (Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Congratulations to both teams on a truly incredible matchup, and congrats to the Badgers for locking up another national title. As a Wisconsin man, it’s great to see. Let me know what you think at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Lady Vols basketball almost let the win slip away.

No. 5 seed Tennessee went on a 14-0 run to take a 17-point lead over No. 4 seed Ohio State in the third quarter. But the Buckeyes wouldn’t go out that easily, especially at home in the Schottenstein Center in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Ohio State stormed back, going on a 16-0 run to cut Tennessee’s lead to one point.

Coach Kim Caldwell wanted to see how the Lady Vols would respond after taking a punch. Tennessee (24-9) showed it could punch right back Sunday in an 82-67 win over Ohio State (26-7).

Tennessee fought back, battling on every possession. It played like its season was on the line, and it led to an upset to return to the Sweet 16. It’s the Lady Vols’ third trip to the Sweet 16 in the last four seasons.

Talaysia Cooper led the Lady Vols with 19 points, eight rebounds, seven steals, five assists and a block. Ruby Whitehorn added 14 points.

The Lady Vols will play the winner of No. 1 seed Texas and No. 8 seed Illinois in the Sweet 16 on Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama. The game will tip off at either 1 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

Lady Vols win battle of the full-court presses

Tennessee turned a four-point deficit after the first quarter into a five-point lead at halftime after outscoring Ohio State 23-14 in the second quarter.

The Lady Vols stepped up their defensive pressure in the second quarter and strung together stops to slow down the Buckeyes. They also started getting looks inside, scoring 12 points in the paint in the second compared to only six in the first.

Tennessee scored 14 points off of nine OSU turnovers in the first half. It only committed seven of its own, and those only led to seven points for the Buckeyes. The Lady Vols scored 35 points off 23 OSU turnovers, which was a season-high for the Buckeyes.

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Zee Spearman comes up big for Tennessee

Zee Spearman turned the tide for the Lady Vols in the second quarter when she got more aggressive.

Four of her six points in the second gave Tennessee a lead it carried into halftime. Spearman had eight points on 4-for-4 shooting in the first half with four rebounds.

Spearman was aggressive again in the third, hunting her shot and getting in the paint. Ohio State couldn’t contain her off the dribble, and she added five more points. She finished with 17 points on 8-for-10 shooting and five rebounds.

Cora Hall covers University of Tennessee women’s athletics. Email her at cora.hall@knoxnews.com and follow her on X @corahalll. If you enjoy Cora’s coverage, consider a digital subscription that allows you to access all of it.