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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said his team accomplished what it set out to do Saturday in a blowout win over less-talented NIU Brooklyn: The Buckeyes improved.Sierra Calhoun scored 22 points and Kelsey Mitchell added 21 as No. 7 Ohio State routed the Northeast Conference team 113-54.Obviously, today was going to be more about us, and how we handled this game and this situation, McGuff said. Because were really trying to focus on ourselves and getting better, and we did that. If we were going make it about the score or something like that, then we were going to get distracted and caught up in some things that we shouldnt be doing.The more aggressive Buckeyes had 18 steals and with a size advantage inside, outrebounded the Blackbirds 56 to 30.Makayla Waterman added 15 points and nine rebounds for Ohio State, and Kiara Lewis had 12 points. Tori McCoy had nine points and 12 rebounds.I think we played good as a team, Calhoun said. I felt like the ball was moving a lot more than it normally does. I feel like were getting better as a team gradually as the games go on.Drew Winter led LIU Brooklyn with 12 points, and Brianna Farris Drew had 10. The Blackbirds are winless in their first three starts.Mitchell, an All-American and arguably the Big Tens best player, was her usual hot-shooting self, going 8 for 11 from the floor, hitting four 3-pointers and dishing five assists.With a front-court size advantage of a couple inches, Ohio State (3-1) dominated under the basket, logging 62 points in the paint compared with zero by the Blackbirds. Ohio State shot 50.4 percent from the floor, while LIU Brooklyn made just 31.5 percent of its shots.Ohio States 11-0 run to begin the game set the tone. The Buckeyes led 32-8 after the first period on the strength of Duke transfer Calhouns 5 for 5 shooting from beyond the arc. The Blackbirds played better in the second period but still trailed 59-20 at the half. Ohio State led by 53 after three quarters.My team did a great job of finding me after they saw I was hitting all those 3s, Calhoun said. Once that first shot goes in your confidence goes up, and I just kept shooting.LIU Brooklyn coach Stephanie Oliver said there were bright spots for her team.It prepared us for our conference, she said. Look, we can score 54 points on a good basketball team. Our out-of-bounds plays work, our offense works. If we can execute against them and get better against them, its really going to help us down the line.BIG PICTURELIU Brooklyn: After their third straight loss by double-digits to open the season, the Blackbirds have much room for improvement.Ohio State: The Buckeyes lighter preconference schedule continues, giving them a chance to work out the bugs before the tougher games begin. 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Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou says hell make some - but not a lot - of changes to his team to face Japan in a critical World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night.A win at Melbournes Etihad Stadium would be a huge stride towards the 2018 tournament for Australia, maintaining their top place in the group and earning them a four-point buffer over their arch-rivals.But Postecoglou has plenty to ponder in picking his side, including the fitness of captain Mile Jedinak.Jedinak, 32, didnt take part in the Socceroos light training session on Sunday at Lakeside Stadium, instead heading to the Victorian Institute of Sports pool next door.The Aston Villa midfielder was spared training between national team matches last month, and didnt play in the second qualifier against United Arab Emirates.Earlier on Sunday, Postecoglou said every player was fit and available for selection, but the same team wouldnt feature.Well make at least a couple (of changes) because weve got an opportunity to do that, he said.Weve got some players in the squad who didnt play in the first game and have got a bit of energy about them.Its going to take another big effort on Tuesday so well make sure we put the strongest team out there we think will get the job done.Two days out from the match, the priority for the other 22 squad members seems to getting some shut-eye.A challenging transit from Jedddah in Saudi Arabia to Melbourne was lengthened by an unwanted stopover in Adelaide to refuel.dddddddddddd.Three hours was a popular response from players when asked of their sleep on Sunday night, but none said theyd let it affect their match preparation.Massimo Luongo appears likely to come into the side after playing just half an hour against Saudi Arabia.Postecoglou said he had been impressed by the young midfielders form for Queens Park Rangers and was unlucky not to start in Jeddah.When he came on again, as he did in the UAE, he really drove us forward. 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