West Virginia Falls To Ohio State Women’s Team 83-81

West Virginia University was a ranked opponent for the Ohio State women. They met in the finals of the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship. West Virginia had a reputation for getting to the free-throw line, but it was the Lady Buckeyes who hit two late free throws to secure a close win, 83-81.

The win over a ranked West Virginia team was a good win for Ohio State, which has one more non-conference game remaining before it begins its Big Ten Conference schedule. West Virginia scored 23 points from the free-throw line. Ohio State is now 5-1, and West Virginia is now 6-1. It was good to get a win, but do you think Ohio State has much of a chance to win a national championship?

West Virginia vs Ohio State Quarter Scoring Summary

In the first quarter, West Virginia scored the game’s first nine points. West Virginia led by 10 points at 15-5 before a 6-0 Buckeyes run cut the Lady Buckeye deficit to 15-11 with 3:14 remaining in the quarter. The Ohio State defense kept the Mountaineers off the board for the final three minutes, and the Buckeyes trailed 17-15 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, a jumper from Ava Watson tied the game at 19 with 8:39 to play. West Virginia used a 5-0 run to take a 26-21 lead with 6:18 remaining in the half. Ohio State strung together seven unanswered points to lead 33-30 with 50 seconds to play, and led by a 33-31 score at halftime.

In the third quarter, West Virginia tied the game to begin the third quarter before back-to-back jumpers from Jaloni Cambridge. The Lady Buckeyes led by six points just past the midway point of the quarter, 46-40, following a three-pointer from Bryn Martin. The teams traded baskets until an 8-2 West Virginia run tied the game at 55 with 1:24 to play in the quarter. The Mountaineers scored the final nine points of the quarter to take a 61-55 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Chance Gray made a pair of three-pointers to get the Buckeyes within two at 63-61 and took a 64-63 lead after a pair of free throws from Jaloni Cambridge. West Virginia responded with a three-pointer to regain the lead, and the game was tied at 66 with 6:15 to go.

The Mountaineers scored the next eight points before Martin got the Buckeyes within two at 77-75 with five unanswered points, and Kylee Kitts tied the game at 79 with 47 seconds remaining. A pair of free throws from Ava Watson gave the Buckeyes an 83-80 lead, and the Mountaineers only made one free throw to end the game.

News and Notes

• This is the Lady Buckeyes’ first win against a ranked opponent this season.
• This is the third time this season that Ohio State has totaled at least te10 steals, as the Lady Buckeyes finished with fourteen steals today. West Virginia had a total of twenty-four turnovers.
• Ohio State is playing eight underclassmen.
• Jaloni Cambridge was named the tournament MVP. Chance Gray joined her on the all-tournament team. Cambridge has scored at least ten points in all six of Ohio State’s games this season. She was the first to reach double figures today and finished the day with 22 points.
• Chance Gray recorded her fifth double-figure performance of the season. Gray also tied her career-high seven assists.
• Bryn Martin had a career-high sixteen points, including making 4-of-7 of her three-point attempts.

Conclusion

The win against West Virginia was a good one for the Buckeyes. The Lady Buckeyes play at home on November 30. That is when the Niagara University Purple Eagles head to Columbus. The two teams have never met before. The Purple Eagles are part of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and are 0-6 after a loss on Wednesday against the Fordham Rams. The Lady Buckeyes are then off until December 7, when conference play begins.