Ohio State
3-0,0-0Big Ten
Northern Kentucky
0-4,0-0Horizon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ky. | 23 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 63 |
| Ohio St. | 32 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 96 |
Buckeyes Improve to 3-0 with 96-63 Victory over Northern Kentucky
12/6/2020 4:17:04 PM | Women's Basketball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State women’s basketball, the 19th-ranked program nationally, continued its winning ways with a 96-63 victory over Horizon Conference member Northern Kentucky Sunday afternoon at Value City Arena. Ohio State improves to 3-0 on the season while Northern Kentucky, from Highland Heights, Ky., falls to 0-4.
Sophomore Jacy Sheldon, who hit her season’s average of 18.0 points per game in the first 16 minutes, led Ohio State with 20 points off 7 of 10 shooting from the field. Dorka Juhasz added 18 points while Madison Greene had 17 and seven assists. Aaliyah Patty and Rikki Harris also reached double figures in points with 13 and 11, respectively. Patty led the way with eight rebounds.
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“We’re getting a chance to play a lot of people, which is great,” Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. “We’re getting a lot of players on film and that’s good stuff. We have to make sure we continue to make progress, though. I felt we did that from game one to game two, but I think we kind of slid back a little this game.
“We’re a good offensive team. We can score the ball. I just didn’t think our energy was good enough, though.”
Sheldon scored 11 of Ohio State’s first 13 points and finished with 13 first quarter points as Ohio State built a 32-23 lead after one. Greene added 10 points in the quarter as both teams were on fire from the field: Ohio State shot 80 pct. for the quarter (12 of 15) while NKU did its best to stay close by shooting 56.3 pct. (9 of 16).
The Buckeyes then went on a 15-3 run in the first six minutes of the second quarter to open up a 48-26 lead and cruised to the victory from that point. It was 53-34 at the half and 74-46 at the start of the fourth quarter.
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Ohio State shot 57.6 pct. for the game and limited the Norse to 30 pct. shooting. The home team also outrebounded its guests, 40-35 and hit 10 three-point field goals compared to seven for NKU.
The Buckeyes non-conference season continues Thursday with a 4 p.m. game against Miami (Ohio) at Value City Arena.
