Ohio State Falls Short at No. 10 Iowa

Sunday, January 25

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Ohio State Falls Short at No. 10 Iowa

1/25/2026 4:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Jaloni Cambridge earned her first career double-double with 26 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, while Elsa Lemmilä recorded her 100th career block.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The No. 12/11 Ohio State women's basketball team (18-3, 7-2 B1G) fell to No. 10/10 Iowa (18-2, 9-0 B1G) on Sunday afternoon by a 91-70 margin inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Ohio State got off to a quick start before Iowa settled in and built a 24-14 lead after 10 minutes. The Hawkeyes extended their lead to 48-32 at halftime and then 71-51 after three quarters of play. Both teams shot the ball well in the fourth quarter and Iowa earned the 91-70 win.

Ava Watson was the first Buckeye to reach double figures, scoring 10 points in the game. Chance Gray (16) and Jaloni Cambridge (26) joined Watson in double figures. Elsa Lemmilä became the 12^th player in program history to reach 100 career blocks after five blocks today. J. Cambridge earned her first career double-double by adding a career-high 10 rebounds.

Quarter-by-Quarter Recap

Q1: Ava Watson opened scoring on the game's first possession and back-to-back Buckeye three-pointers gave Ohio State an early 8-2 advantage. Iowa responded with six unanswered points to tie the game at eight with 6:28 to play. The Hawkeyes took their first lead of the game just past the midway point of the quarter and used a 12-0 run to take a 20-11 lead. Iowa held the 24-14 advantage after 10 minutes.
Q2: The Buckeyes scored the first five points of the second quarter to cut the Hawkeyes' lead in half at 24-19. Iowa got hot from long range to push its lead back to double digits at 38-27 following a three-point play. The Hawkeyes led by as many as 19 and had the 48-32 lead going into the locker room.
Q3: Kennedy Cambridge scored the Buckeyes' first five points of the third quarter as the teams traded baskets to begin the second half. J. Cambridge made a trio of three-pointers on consecutive possessions, but Iowa had an answer each time. The Hawkeyes led by a 71-51 margin after 30 minutes.
Q4: The Buckeyes got to the charity stripe to begin their fourth-quarter offense. Each team had eight points in the frame by the midway point of the quarter as the score was 79-59. J. Cambridge went on an 8-0 run on her own as the Buckeyes trailed 81-67 with 2:42 to play. Scoring was capped with back-to-back Hawkeye baskets as the score was 91-70 at the final whistle.

Game Notes

This is the Buckeyes' fifth game of the season against a top 10 opponent and fourth away from Columbus. This is the second top 10 opponent Ohio State has faced this week.
This is the Buckeyes' fifth time this season making 10 or more three-pointers as a team.
Elsa Lemmilä tallied her 100^th career block today. She's the 12^th player in program history to record 100 career blocks.
Kennedy Cambridge has recorded 85 steals this season, which is tied for the 10^th most by a player in a single season in program history. Her 85 steals is the most by a Buckeye since the 2008-09 season.
Ava Watson was the first Buckeye to reach double figures, doing so for the sixth time this season and second straight as a starter. She scored 10 points.
Chance Gray scored in double figures for the 15^th time this season and totaled 16 points today.
Jaloni Cambridge has scored at least 10 points in each of the Buckeyes' 21 games this season. She earned her first career double-double with 26 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. This is J. Cambridge's 11^th game with 20 or more points this season. She also made a career-high six triples.

Up Next

Ohio State hosts Wisconsin on Thursday at an 8 p.m. ET tip on sneakerhead night. The game will be broadcast live on BTN and AM1460.

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