Monday, November 2
Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM
Ohio State
vs
UIC
10/31/2026 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Buckeyes and Flames begin the 2026-27 campaign on Monday at 6:30 p.m. ET in the Schottenstein Center.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 18/20 Ohio State women's basketball team opens the 2026-27 season at home against UIC on Monday. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET in a game broadcast on B1G+ and AM1460.
A schedule poster giveaway will be available to the first 1,000 fans to arrive on Monday. The Women's Final Four trophy will be on display in the Fred Taylor Room. Be sure to be in your seats early as we'll have a pre-game recognition for Kennedy Cambridge for breaking the program's single-season steals record last season.
Visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com for ticketing information. The Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office can be contacted via email (athletic.tix@osu.edu) or by calling 1-(800)-GO-BUCKS. Representatives are available Monday through Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET.
A schedule poster giveaway will be available to the first 1,000 fans to arrive on Monday. The Women's Final Four trophy will be on display in the Fred Taylor Room. Be sure to be in your seats early as we'll have a pre-game recognition for Kennedy Cambridge for breaking the program's single-season steals record last season.
- The Buckeyes' roster features eight returning from the 2025-26 roster, including five players who started at least 16 games apiece last season and 75% of the team's total scoring.
- Junior guard Jaloni Cambridge was named to the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason Watchlist, the Naismith Trophy Watch List and earned a spot on the Preseason All-Big Ten Team prior to the start of the season. These accolades come after an outstanding sophomore season where she led the Big Ten in scoring (23.2 ppg), became the second player in program history to score 800 points in a season, won the Dawn Staley Award and earned All-American honors from every major outlet.
- Junior center Elsa Lemmilä was named to the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award Preseason Watchlist. She led the Big Ten in blocks to earn a spot on the All-Big Ten Defensive Team as a sophomore last season.
- K. Cambridge enters her final season after breaking the program record for steals in a single season (130) in 2025-26, ranking second in Big Ten history since the 1981-82 season. K. Cambridge earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Defensive Team and was a semifinalist for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year.
- UIC was selected sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll.
- Four members of the Flames' squad were selected to the MVC Players to Watch List - Nevaeh Foster, Tutu Clayton, Julia Coleman and Salma Khedr. Coleman was named to the All-MVC Third Team, All-MVC Defensive Team and All-MVC Newcomer Team at the end of the 2025-26 season.
- The Flames finished the 2025-26 season with a 14-18 record and a 9-11 mark in conference play, ending the season with a loss in the first round of the conference tournament.
Visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com for ticketing information. The Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office can be contacted via email (athletic.tix@osu.edu) or by calling 1-(800)-GO-BUCKS. Representatives are available Monday through Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET.
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