Northern Kentucky Falls To Ohio State 94-62 As Lady Buckeyes Make History

Northern Kentucky was no match for Ohio State, although the game was close at halftime. Ohio State pulled away in the second half on the way to setting a program record for steals with 27.

The No. 21 Ohio State women’s basketball team is now 9-1 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten Conference, and Northern Kentucky is now 3-9 and 0-2 in their conference, the Horizon. Ohio State beat Northern Kentucky 94-62 in Thursday night’s game. It was a student appreciation game. Do you think Northern Kentucky was a test for the Lady Buckeyes?

Northern Kentucky Falls To Ohio State 94-62

In the first quarter, Northern Kentucky opened scoring with the game’s first four points before T’yana Todd hit a three-pointer. Northern Kentucky, however, built a 19-7 lead in the first six minutes of the first quarter. The Lady Buckeyes scored eight unanswered points in less than one minute to cut their deficit to 19-15 with 2:30 remaining in the quarter. Ohio State trailed by just two points, 22-20, after one quarter as the Buckeye defense allowed only three points in the final four minutes.

In the second quarter, both defenses started strong as the quarter’s points were 5-4 in the Buckeyes’ favor after four minutes of play. A pair of Jaloni Cambridge free throws gave the Lady Buckeyes their first lead of the game, 27-26, with 5:11 to play in the half. Northern Kentucky used a 7-0 run to take a 38-34 lead with 1:18 remaining in the frame and led 43-38 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Northern Kentucky Norse converted a pair of free throws to open the second half before Ohio State scored 16 consecutive points over the next three minutes to take a 54-45 lead with 6:36 to play in the quarter. Ohio State then scored 10 unanswered points on its way to a 68-52 lead after three quarters of play.

In the fourth quarter, Ohio State scored the first four points of the final quarter and used a 16-0 run, capped by a three-pointer from Ella Hobbs, to extend its lead to 90-57 with three minutes to play. Bryn Martin scored the Buckeyes’ final basket in a 94-62 win. Ohio State finished with twenty-seven steals, a program record.

News and Notes

• Jaloni Cambridge was the first to reach double figures, doing so on the Buckeyes’ opening possession of the second quarter on her way to tying her career-high 33 points. Ava Watson (13) and Kylee Kitts (11) joined Cambridge in double figures.
• On the defensive side of the ball, Kennedy Cambridge recorded a career-high 10 steals against Northern Kentucky to tie for the third most by a player in a single game in program history. Watson also tied her career-high with 7 steals.
• The Norse got off to a quick start, but the Buckeyes responded and trailed by a 22-20 margin after one quarter of play. Ohio State took its first lead of the game during the second quarter, but Northern Kentucky was ahead by a 43-38 margin at halftime.
• The Lady Buckeyes dominated the second half and used separate runs of 16-0 and 10-0 in a 30-9 third quarter to take a 68-52 lead after 30 minutes of play. Ohio State closed the game with a 26-10 fourth quarter to cap scoring at 94-62.
• Ohio State had 27 steals to set a program record.

Conclusion

This game against Northern Kentucky was an opportunity for the Lady Buckeyes to set program records. They did so with 27 steals. Ohio State hosts another cupcake in Toledo on Sunday. The game has a 1 p.m. tip-off. It is Nike x Lego Day in the Schottenstein Center, as fans can participate in activities on the concourse to win exclusive Lego sets.