Toledo could not contain Ohio State.

Toledo Falls To Ohio State 85-60 as Kennedy Cambridge Sets Career High In Scoring

Kevin Sweeney

Toledo was no match for Ohio State, as the Lady Buckeyes face a string of cupcakes. Ohio State beat Toledo in this game 85-60 as Kennedy Cambridge scored a career-high 23 points. Ohio State is looking to improve upon its No. 21 ranking in both the AP and the coaches polls. With this win over Toledo, they will. It is a good thing for them that against Toledo, they got a great scoring performance from Cambridge, but she was not the only one.

She was the first Buckeye to double figures. Chance Gray (15), Jaloni Cambridge (12), and T’yana Todd (10) joined Kennedy Cambridge in double figures. Toledo was overmatched in this game. Do you think Ohio State will use this run against bad teams as a springboard into the Big Ten season?

Toledo Falls To Ohio State 85-60

In the first quarter against Toledo, Kennedy Cambridge scored the Buckeyes’ first four points, and the teams traded baskets and the lead to begin the quarter. The quarter featured 11 lead changes as neither team led by more than three during the frame. Six different Buckeyes scored. Toledo made a three-pointer to end the quarter with a 20-17 lead. The back-and-forth quarter was evidence of a slow start for the Lady Buckeyes.

In the second quarter, Toledo opened the scoring, but Ohio State responded with an 11-0 run to take a 28-22 lead with 5:26 remaining in the half. The Rockets scored the next five points to get within one at 28-27 and tied the game at 31 and 33. Ella Hobbs and Kylee Kitts each scored in the final 20 seconds to give Ohio State a 37-33 advantage at halftime.

In the third quarter, Toledo scored first after the break to get within one at 37-36. The Buckeyes used four unanswered points to push their lead to five and led by a 47-42 margin just past the midway point of the quarter. Ohio State used an 8-0 run to extend its lead to 55-43 with 2:14 to play in the third. The Buckeyes led by a 59-47 margin when the quarter ended.

In the fourth quarter, Ohio State scored eight unanswered points in 1:07 to increase its lead to 70-51 with 7:41 remaining. The Buckeyes strung together another 8-0 run to lead 78-53 just past the midway point of the quarter. Ava Watson capped the game’s scoring with a three-pointer.

News and Notes

  • Jaloni Cambridge was not the leading scorer in this game; her sister was.
  • This was the Lady Buckeyes’ sixth consecutive win.
  • The high scorer for Toledo was Ella Weaver, who came off the bench.
  • Kitts had a game-high 13 rebounds. The game against Toledo was her third game of the season with 10+ rebounds. The Buckeye defense recorded 10 or more steals for the fifth consecutive game as nine different Buckeyes tallied a steal. Theft seems to be a major strength of the Lady Buckeyes.
  • The second leading scorer for the Lady Buckeyes was Gray.

Conclusion

Ohio State, with this win, improved to 9-1. Ohio State looks to go 10-1 as it hosts Norfolk State on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Ohio State will likely rise in the rankings in the next couple of weeks. In the next game against Norfolk State, Ohio State fans will celebrate 614 Night with hats given away to the first 500 fans.

Kevin Sweeney is a published author. He has written 5 books to date: Trapped (an autobiography), Back to School (a guide to stroke recovery), One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State (Presidential elections), Coaching Baseball (all about baseball), and an associated workbook. Kevin has a Ph.D. in political science; he has published 12 scholarly articles. He lives in Purcellville, VA, with his 3 sons and wife, Kelly. They were married in 2000.

You can get his books here:
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