Look Back at WBB Defeating No. 2 Iowa
What the largest regular season women’s basketball crowd in the country this season looks like ?? pic.twitter.com/Bqfdbzyrip
— Ohio State WBB (@OhioStateWBB) January 21, 2024
Thank you to each fan in attendance today as we brought the highest indoor women's basketball attendance of the season to the Schott AND broke our program's attendance record ??#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/WlpcKqLwZn
— Ohio State WBB (@OhioStateWBB) January 21, 2024
Gallery: OSU WBB vs. Iowa 1/21/24
Ohio State Defeats No. 2 Iowa in Front of Record-Setting Crowd
The Buckeyes welcomed the largest regular season indoor crowd for women’s basketball this season on Sunday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 18/15 Ohio State Buckeyes (15-3, 6-1 B1G) beat No. 2/2 Iowa (18-2, 7-1 B1G) on Sunday afternoon by a 100-92 margin in overtime. The Buckeyes welcomed a program record 18,660 to the Schottenstein Center, the largest indoor regular season crowd for a women's basketball game this season.
A back-and-forth first quarter with six ties and three lead changes saw Iowa up 26-24 after 10 minutes. Scoring was even in the second quarter as the Hawkeyes led 45-43 at halftime. Iowa scored the final five points of the third quarter to lead 65-58 after 30 minutes. Ohio State forced overtime with a 25-18 fourth quarter after being down by as many as 12 points with just under nine minutes to play. The Buckeyes scored first in the overtime period and didn't relinquish the lead, outscoring the Hawkeyes 17-9 in overtime on the way to a 100-92 win.
Jacy Sheldon moved into the top-10 on the program's all-time scoring list as her 22 points today brought her career total to 1,770 points. Cotie McMahon was the first in the game to double figures and finished with a career-high 33 points and a season-high 12 rebounds. Taylor Thierry (11), Celeste Taylor (10) and Rebeka Mikulášiková (10) also scored in double figures as all five starters scored in double figures for the second-straight game.
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— Big Ten Women's Basketball (@B1Gwbball) January 21, 2024
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Cotie McMahon put on a clinic for @OhioStateWBB in their upset win over Iowa. pic.twitter.com/CtPWu7qRM3
How clutch was this @_celeste620 shot with 16 seconds left in regulation! pic.twitter.com/AweUnCAGcb
— Ohio State WBB (@OhioStateWBB) January 22, 2024
OHIO STATE DOWNS IOWA IN COLUMBUS! ??@OhioStateWBB pic.twitter.com/KVBYgLTbim
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) January 21, 2024
So proud of this team and their hard work! Shoutout to Buckeye Nation for making this place electric. #GoBucks | @OhioStateWBB https://t.co/xMrKr1EaTi
— Gene Smith (@OSU_AD) January 21, 2024
We're still on ?? 9?? from @OhioStateWBB's huge victory earlier today.
— Ohio State Buckeyes ?? (@OhioStAthletics) January 22, 2024
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