Buckeyes Beat Bobcats 85-45

Tuesday, December 5

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Buckeyes Beat Bobcats 85-45

12/5/2023 10:42:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball

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Ohio State tied a season-low 13 points allowed in the first half.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 12/11 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) beat Ohio (2-4) by an 85-45 margin on Tuesday evening inside Value City Arena.

Both teams started slowly offensively but Ohio State scored four of its final five attempts in the opening quarter to lead 16-6. The Buckeyes built the lead to 42-13 at halftime after a 26-7 advantage in the second quarter. Ohio State extended its lead to 66-29 after 30 minutes and finished with an 85-45 win.

Emma Shumate finished with a career-high 22 points, including a career-high six three-pointers. Rebeka Mikulášiková reached double figures before Ohio did as a team and finished with 13 points. Taylor Thierry (15) and Cotie McMahon (14) also reached double figures. Celeste Taylor tied her season-best seven assists. Kaia Henderson also scored a career-high six points, going 3-of-3 from the field.

How it Happened
Rebeka Mikulášiková opened scoring with a three-pointer as each team started slowly on the offensive end. The Buckeyes held a 4-3 lead midway through the quarter. Ohio State strung together a 13-0 run, holding Ohio scoreless for more than seven minutes and led 16-6 after 10 minutes.

The teams traded three-pointers to open the second quarter before a 10-0 Buckeye run extended OSU's lead to 29-9 with 5:49 remaining in the half. Shumate hit three-unanswered three-pointers to extend the Buckeyes' lead to 38-11 with 2:21 to play. Another Shumate triple gave the Buckeyes a 42-13 advantage at halftime.

Ohio opened second-half scoring with a three-pointer before another 10-0 OSU run over the next two minutes increased the Buckeye lead to 52-16 with 6:19. Neither team scored more than five-unanswered points for the remainder of the quarter as the Buckeyes led 66-29 after 30 minutes.

Taiyier Parks and Kaia Henderson opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back layups. The Buckeyes finished the game with a three-pointer from Diana Collins to cap an 85-45 win after a back-and-forth quarter.

Highlights

Game Notes

This is the sixth game of the season that Ohio State has totaled at least 10 steals, reaching 10 in the first half and finishing with a season-high 15 total.
This is the seventh time this season that the Buckeyes have forced at least 20 turnovers as Ohio committed 26 turnovers tonight.
The Buckeyes did not allow a double-figure scorer, doing so for the first time since Dec. 7, 2021 against Mount St. Mary's.
Ohio State only allowed 13 points in the first half, which ties its season low with the first half against Cornell.
Rebeka Mikulášiková was the first in the game to reach double figures, doing so in the second quarter when Ohio only had nine points as a team. This is her fifth time of the season in double figures as she finished with 13 points and a season-high seven rebounds.
Emma Shumate had a career-high 22 points as she finished with a career-high six three-pointers made. This is the first time this season that a Buckeye has made five or more triples in a game.
Taylor Thierry scored at least 10 points for the seventh time this season, totaling 15 points.
Cotie McMahon's 14 points was her seventh double-figure performance this season. She also tied her season-high seven rebounds.
Kaia Henderson scored a career-high six points and was 3-of-3 from the floor.
Q1: The Buckeye defense forced nine turnovers and had seven steals in the quarter, also forcing Ohio to shoot just 2-of-11 (.182) from the floor.
Q2: Ohio State's offense picked it up in the second quarter, shooting 9-of-17 (.529) from the floor and 6-of-9 (.667) from long range.
Q3: Ohio State forced eight turnovers and had five steals in the quarter.
Q4: The Buckeyes won the battle on the board 13-4 in the quarter.

What They Said

Head Coach Kevin McGuff:
- "We've seen [Emma Shumate] do this a lot in practice and now she's starting to have confidence in herself. I'm confident in her right now and I want her to have confidence in herself."
Redshirt sophomore guard Emma Shumate:
- "It's fun to get out there and play with my teammates. I think we have a really good team this year and adding what we can and being helpful in the ways we can – it's fun."
- "I think the more practices we get together and the more games we get together, just more reps. We're getting to know each other better and I think we're getting better."
Sophomore guard Kaia Henderson:
- "Coming off the bench and watching our stars play and us all getting better during practice – it means a lot to me and the team to be more comfortable out there."
- "At first I was a little timid being out there but I saw my teammates get up and cheer for me. It made me attack the basket more and just be more confident."

Up Next
Ohio State opens conference play on Sunday, hosting Penn State at 1 p.m. for alumni day. The game will be broadcast on B1G+ and AM1460.

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