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LGHL No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball holds off Nebraska 72-66
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No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball holds off Nebraska 72-66
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Ohio State University Athletic Department
The Buckeyes pick up a big road win behind big performances by Thierry and McMahon
The No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball team (19-1, 8-1) traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, playing their lone game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-5, 6-3). After being down for most of the first half, strong deep shooting by Taylor Thierry’s 23 points led the Buckeyes in a 72-66 road victory.
Ohio State entered a rough home environment for Nebraska, who have not lost at home in nearly a year. On top of that, the Cornhuskers found strong form to head into Sunday’s game on a five-game winning steak. From the jump, Nebraska looked like every bit of a team competing in the top five of the Big Ten.
The Cornhuskers were aggressive from deep to start the game, going 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. Each time, the shots came from extra passes with the Buckeyes keeping an extra player near the paint to account for center Alexis Markowski.
Offensively, Markowski still led scoring in the first 10 minutes, accounting for seven of Nebraska’s 21 points. Head coach Amy Williams’ side didn’t have success though on the boards. The Cornhuskers didn’t put extra players near the basket to try and grab offensive rebounds, instead focusing on running back on defense as quickly as possible to slow down the Buckeyes’ offense.
Nebraska’s defense worked well on freshman point guard Jaloni Cambridge. The Buckeyes’ first year star matched up with fellow standout freshman guard Britt Prince of Nebraska. The reigning co-Freshman of the Week award winners were on each other from the tipoff, with Prince forcing two turnovers from Cambridge. It was part of a tough first half for the Ohio State freshman, missing her lone attempted shot and giving the ball away three times.
In the second quarter, Ohio State erased their four-point deficit but it was met with an eight-point run for the Cornhuskers. With three minutes remaining in the half, guard Kennedy Cambridge went on a coast-to-coast run, running through four Nebraska players and hitting a layup around Markowski under the rim. It spurred on the Buckeyes on both sides of the ball, holding the Cornhuskers to 2-of-6 shooting to close the half.
Ohio State almost took the lead with less than two seconds remaining. That’s when guard Madison Greene received the inbound pass and threw up a running three-point shot. The shot banked off the backboard and Greene held her hands over her mouth in disbelief, with both teams heading to the locker room with Ohio State up 39-38.
However, after a lengthy review at the scorer’s table, the officiating crew announced they were heading to their room to look at the shot further. On the three-pointer, Greene’s foot stepped on the line, meaning the shot was technically out of bounds and didn’t count.
In the second half, the Cornhuskers and Buckeyes traded baskets and Ohio State tied the game three times, with McMahon leading the charge. After hitting a three-point shot, McMahon anticipated a pass on defense, at the top of the arc, which turned into a fast break layup. Nebraska hit a three to get ahead again, but then the Buckeyes went on a nine-point run to jump ahead.
During the run, four different Ohio State players scored, with Thierry hitting an open three-point shot with the visitors opening up their passing game and finding open shooting opportunities. Kennedy Cambridge hit a layup, then an assist to Greene before a McMahon layup finished off the run.
That McMahon layup started with a block by Kennedy Cambridge on Nebraska’s Prince, from behind. It was one of two blocks from the redshirt sophomore in the period, again adding intensity in a game when Ohio State needed it the most.
Absent from the run was Jaloni Cambridge. The younger Cambridge sister played four minutes in the first 13 of the second half, not taking a shot and watching most of the third quarter, and start of the fourth, from the bench.
When Jaloni Cambridge came in, the tough day for the freshman continued. Within a minute of game time, Jaloni Cambridge earned a foul for a charge. On defense, the freshman leapt to intercept a pass, won the ball but was called for a foul in colliding with a Nebraska player. Then, Jaloni Cambridge had a reach in foul go against the point guard and it sent her to the bench with four fouls and no points.
Nebraska took advantage of their loud home environment and pushed back late, going on a seven-point run. After scoring four of the first six points, the Buckeyes took only three shots in under five minutes, and missed all three. Stopping the cold shooting was Thierry who hit a step-back three-point shot, her fifth of the day.
Markowski responded with a shot in the paint, but Thierry’s three gave the Buckeyes a two-point lead.
Ohio State held on, keeping Nebraska off the scoreboard for the final 1:44 of the game, with Markowski missing two free throws.
On top of Thierry’s 23 points and seven rebounds, McMahon had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, with both team leaders grabbing three steals a piece. Markowski led the way for the home side, scoring 18 points but grabbing only six rebounds, under the senior’s 8.2 rebounds per game average entering Sunday.
What’s Next
The Buckeyes are back on Sunday when they welcome the Washington Huskies to Columbus. It’s the third time McGuff faces his previous program, splitting the last two games. Ohio State hasn’t faced the Huskies since Dec. 5, 2018 with the Buckeyes losing 69-59.
Washington is 4-4 in the Big Ten this season, defeating Northwestern, Illinois, Wisconsin and Purdue but enter their trip east losing three of the last four games. On Monday, the Huskies are in Bloomington, Indiana to play the Indiana Hoosiers, led by Sayvia Sellers, the Washington sophomore from Alaska who averages a team high 16.6 points per game.
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ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Ohio State University Athletic Department
The Buckeyes pick up a big road win behind big performances by Thierry and McMahon
The No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball team (19-1, 8-1) traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, playing their lone game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-5, 6-3). After being down for most of the first half, strong deep shooting by Taylor Thierry’s 23 points led the Buckeyes in a 72-66 road victory.
Ohio State entered a rough home environment for Nebraska, who have not lost at home in nearly a year. On top of that, the Cornhuskers found strong form to head into Sunday’s game on a five-game winning steak. From the jump, Nebraska looked like every bit of a team competing in the top five of the Big Ten.
The Cornhuskers were aggressive from deep to start the game, going 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. Each time, the shots came from extra passes with the Buckeyes keeping an extra player near the paint to account for center Alexis Markowski.
Offensively, Markowski still led scoring in the first 10 minutes, accounting for seven of Nebraska’s 21 points. Head coach Amy Williams’ side didn’t have success though on the boards. The Cornhuskers didn’t put extra players near the basket to try and grab offensive rebounds, instead focusing on running back on defense as quickly as possible to slow down the Buckeyes’ offense.
Nebraska’s defense worked well on freshman point guard Jaloni Cambridge. The Buckeyes’ first year star matched up with fellow standout freshman guard Britt Prince of Nebraska. The reigning co-Freshman of the Week award winners were on each other from the tipoff, with Prince forcing two turnovers from Cambridge. It was part of a tough first half for the Ohio State freshman, missing her lone attempted shot and giving the ball away three times.
In the second quarter, Ohio State erased their four-point deficit but it was met with an eight-point run for the Cornhuskers. With three minutes remaining in the half, guard Kennedy Cambridge went on a coast-to-coast run, running through four Nebraska players and hitting a layup around Markowski under the rim. It spurred on the Buckeyes on both sides of the ball, holding the Cornhuskers to 2-of-6 shooting to close the half.
Ohio State almost took the lead with less than two seconds remaining. That’s when guard Madison Greene received the inbound pass and threw up a running three-point shot. The shot banked off the backboard and Greene held her hands over her mouth in disbelief, with both teams heading to the locker room with Ohio State up 39-38.
However, after a lengthy review at the scorer’s table, the officiating crew announced they were heading to their room to look at the shot further. On the three-pointer, Greene’s foot stepped on the line, meaning the shot was technically out of bounds and didn’t count.
In the second half, the Cornhuskers and Buckeyes traded baskets and Ohio State tied the game three times, with McMahon leading the charge. After hitting a three-point shot, McMahon anticipated a pass on defense, at the top of the arc, which turned into a fast break layup. Nebraska hit a three to get ahead again, but then the Buckeyes went on a nine-point run to jump ahead.
During the run, four different Ohio State players scored, with Thierry hitting an open three-point shot with the visitors opening up their passing game and finding open shooting opportunities. Kennedy Cambridge hit a layup, then an assist to Greene before a McMahon layup finished off the run.
That McMahon layup started with a block by Kennedy Cambridge on Nebraska’s Prince, from behind. It was one of two blocks from the redshirt sophomore in the period, again adding intensity in a game when Ohio State needed it the most.
Ken gets the block, Cotie takes it all the way forpic.twitter.com/EWR7KxTmcV
— Ohio State Women’s Basketball (@OhioStateWBB) January 26, 2025
Absent from the run was Jaloni Cambridge. The younger Cambridge sister played four minutes in the first 13 of the second half, not taking a shot and watching most of the third quarter, and start of the fourth, from the bench.
When Jaloni Cambridge came in, the tough day for the freshman continued. Within a minute of game time, Jaloni Cambridge earned a foul for a charge. On defense, the freshman leapt to intercept a pass, won the ball but was called for a foul in colliding with a Nebraska player. Then, Jaloni Cambridge had a reach in foul go against the point guard and it sent her to the bench with four fouls and no points.
Nebraska took advantage of their loud home environment and pushed back late, going on a seven-point run. After scoring four of the first six points, the Buckeyes took only three shots in under five minutes, and missed all three. Stopping the cold shooting was Thierry who hit a step-back three-point shot, her fifth of the day.
Markowski responded with a shot in the paint, but Thierry’s three gave the Buckeyes a two-point lead.
Ohio State held on, keeping Nebraska off the scoreboard for the final 1:44 of the game, with Markowski missing two free throws.
On top of Thierry’s 23 points and seven rebounds, McMahon had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, with both team leaders grabbing three steals a piece. Markowski led the way for the home side, scoring 18 points but grabbing only six rebounds, under the senior’s 8.2 rebounds per game average entering Sunday.
What’s Next
The Buckeyes are back on Sunday when they welcome the Washington Huskies to Columbus. It’s the third time McGuff faces his previous program, splitting the last two games. Ohio State hasn’t faced the Huskies since Dec. 5, 2018 with the Buckeyes losing 69-59.
Washington is 4-4 in the Big Ten this season, defeating Northwestern, Illinois, Wisconsin and Purdue but enter their trip east losing three of the last four games. On Monday, the Huskies are in Bloomington, Indiana to play the Indiana Hoosiers, led by Sayvia Sellers, the Washington sophomore from Alaska who averages a team high 16.6 points per game.
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LGHL Game preview: No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball vs Nebraska
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Game preview: No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball vs Nebraska
Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
The Buckeyes head to the Vault Sunday afternoon, seeking a win to stay in the running for a Big Ten title.
The Ohio State women’s basketball team (18-1, 7-1) is in Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday afternoon to take on the Cornhuskers (15-4, 6-2). Like Ohio State, Nebraska is undefeated at home this season, heading into Sunday’s game with a perfect 12-0 record at Pinnacle Bank Arena, aka “The Vault.”
The Buckeyes now enter a four-game stretch that will determine whether or not they will be cutting nets down in five weeks and celebrating a Big Ten championship. After Sunday’s game against the ‘Huskers, Ohio State gets six days off and returns home to face the 10th-place Washington Huskies.
Then, the Buckeyes will head west to face No. 4 USC and top-ranked UCLA — both of whom are undefeated in conference play this season. They also happen to be the only two team ahead of the Buckeyes in the B1G standings.
But enough about the future, back to the present.
Kevin McGuff’s team bounced back from an upset loss to Penn State last weekend by holding serve at home against No. 8 Maryland Thursday night, 74-66. Freshman supernova Jaloni Cambridge led the Buckeyes with 20 points and eight rebounds over 31 minutes, setting a career-high in boards.
Jaloni’s older sister Kennedy Cambridge chipped in 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting over 24 minutes against the Terrapins. Her dozen points was a career-high, and she also had five rebounds, four steals, and three assists. She stepped up with the absence of Chance Gray, who did play in the game, but struggled to an extent that she was more or less invisible. Gray was scoreless in 21 minutes, shooting 0-for-7 and committing two fouls.
The Terrapins had a 10-point lead at the end of the first quarter and a seven-point advantage at halftime against the Buckeyes in Columbus. Ohio State ripped off a 15-0 run in the third quarter to pull ahead, ultimately winning by eight.
Last February when these teams last met, Ohio State’s full-court press tortured and entangled the Cornhuskers, forcing them into an astounding 30 turnovers. Ohio State turned those 30 turnovers into 29 points, and went on to win, 80-47. Cotie McMahon had a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double in the rout.
It’s year nine for Nebraska head coach Amy Williams, who herself played for the program from 1994-1998. The ‘Huskers are on pace to potentially surpass last year’s success, when they went 23-12, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and won their first NCAA Tournament game in 10 years.
Nebraska is fresh off of a 91-60 win over Wisconsin Monday night. Senior guard Kendall Moriarty scored a career-high 17 points for the ‘Huskers, who went back and forth with Wisconsin for roughly one quarter before opening up the floodgates and running away with the game. Moriarty was also 3-for-4 from three-point range, and as a team Nebraska was 16-for-32 from beyond the arc.
Moriarty is one of seven Nebraska players who are shooting 35% or better from three-point range this season. Nebraska averages 8.5 made three-pointers per game this season — the highest mark in the Big Ten. At 36.5%, they also have the second-best three-point shooting percentage in the conference.
Williams’ team is led by senior forward Alexis Markowski (14.5 PPG, 8.2 REB) and freshman guard Britt Prince (13.6 PPG, 4.6 REB, 3.2 AST, 39.4% 3PT). Markowski recorded five assists against Wisconsin this week, more than doubling her season average and making it her first game in in over two months where she’s recorded more than four assists.
In her career, Markowski has scored 1,639 points and grabbed 1,112 rebounds. She is nearing top-10 in program history in scoring, but what is more astounding is that the 6-foot-3 senior is now three rebounds away from becoming the all-time program leader at Nebraska. Considering that she’s grabbed at least three rebounds in 18 of 19 games this season, it feels pretty safe to assume that she will break that record on Sunday afternoon against Ohio State.
In three career games against Ohio State, Nebraska’s soon-to-be all-time rebounding leader has averaged 15.6 points and 13 rebounds per game, while shooting an even 50%. All three of those games were Ohio State wins over Nebraska.
Prince, the other side of Nebraska’s two-headed monster, has stepped up her game considerably during Nebraska’s five-game winning streak. During the ‘Huskers’ last five games, Prince is averaging 16.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. She is also shooting 38.7% from three-point range during that stretch.
Look for Ohio State to try to pressure Prince into some mistakes on Sunday afternoon, although the freshman has committed just seven turnovers over the last four games, so it may not be as easy as it seems. If Nebraska can avoid committing 30 turnovers this year and move the ball without letting Ohio State’s chaos break them down, Prince could have a big game.
Date: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE
Stream: B1G+
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Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
The Buckeyes head to the Vault Sunday afternoon, seeking a win to stay in the running for a Big Ten title.
The Ohio State women’s basketball team (18-1, 7-1) is in Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday afternoon to take on the Cornhuskers (15-4, 6-2). Like Ohio State, Nebraska is undefeated at home this season, heading into Sunday’s game with a perfect 12-0 record at Pinnacle Bank Arena, aka “The Vault.”
The Buckeyes now enter a four-game stretch that will determine whether or not they will be cutting nets down in five weeks and celebrating a Big Ten championship. After Sunday’s game against the ‘Huskers, Ohio State gets six days off and returns home to face the 10th-place Washington Huskies.
Then, the Buckeyes will head west to face No. 4 USC and top-ranked UCLA — both of whom are undefeated in conference play this season. They also happen to be the only two team ahead of the Buckeyes in the B1G standings.
But enough about the future, back to the present.
Preview
Kevin McGuff’s team bounced back from an upset loss to Penn State last weekend by holding serve at home against No. 8 Maryland Thursday night, 74-66. Freshman supernova Jaloni Cambridge led the Buckeyes with 20 points and eight rebounds over 31 minutes, setting a career-high in boards.
.@kencambridge_ x @JaloniCambridge for twopic.twitter.com/jyEwr3CCL1
— Ohio State Women’s Basketball (@OhioStateWBB) January 24, 2025
Jaloni’s older sister Kennedy Cambridge chipped in 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting over 24 minutes against the Terrapins. Her dozen points was a career-high, and she also had five rebounds, four steals, and three assists. She stepped up with the absence of Chance Gray, who did play in the game, but struggled to an extent that she was more or less invisible. Gray was scoreless in 21 minutes, shooting 0-for-7 and committing two fouls.
The Terrapins had a 10-point lead at the end of the first quarter and a seven-point advantage at halftime against the Buckeyes in Columbus. Ohio State ripped off a 15-0 run in the third quarter to pull ahead, ultimately winning by eight.
Last February when these teams last met, Ohio State’s full-court press tortured and entangled the Cornhuskers, forcing them into an astounding 30 turnovers. Ohio State turned those 30 turnovers into 29 points, and went on to win, 80-47. Cotie McMahon had a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double in the rout.
It’s year nine for Nebraska head coach Amy Williams, who herself played for the program from 1994-1998. The ‘Huskers are on pace to potentially surpass last year’s success, when they went 23-12, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and won their first NCAA Tournament game in 10 years.
Nebraska is fresh off of a 91-60 win over Wisconsin Monday night. Senior guard Kendall Moriarty scored a career-high 17 points for the ‘Huskers, who went back and forth with Wisconsin for roughly one quarter before opening up the floodgates and running away with the game. Moriarty was also 3-for-4 from three-point range, and as a team Nebraska was 16-for-32 from beyond the arc.
Moriarty is one of seven Nebraska players who are shooting 35% or better from three-point range this season. Nebraska averages 8.5 made three-pointers per game this season — the highest mark in the Big Ten. At 36.5%, they also have the second-best three-point shooting percentage in the conference.
Williams’ team is led by senior forward Alexis Markowski (14.5 PPG, 8.2 REB) and freshman guard Britt Prince (13.6 PPG, 4.6 REB, 3.2 AST, 39.4% 3PT). Markowski recorded five assists against Wisconsin this week, more than doubling her season average and making it her first game in in over two months where she’s recorded more than four assists.
In her career, Markowski has scored 1,639 points and grabbed 1,112 rebounds. She is nearing top-10 in program history in scoring, but what is more astounding is that the 6-foot-3 senior is now three rebounds away from becoming the all-time program leader at Nebraska. Considering that she’s grabbed at least three rebounds in 18 of 19 games this season, it feels pretty safe to assume that she will break that record on Sunday afternoon against Ohio State.
In three career games against Ohio State, Nebraska’s soon-to-be all-time rebounding leader has averaged 15.6 points and 13 rebounds per game, while shooting an even 50%. All three of those games were Ohio State wins over Nebraska.
cannot get enough of this duo
— Nebraska Women's Basketball (@HuskerWBB) January 21, 2025
Prince, the other side of Nebraska’s two-headed monster, has stepped up her game considerably during Nebraska’s five-game winning streak. During the ‘Huskers’ last five games, Prince is averaging 16.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. She is also shooting 38.7% from three-point range during that stretch.
Look for Ohio State to try to pressure Prince into some mistakes on Sunday afternoon, although the freshman has committed just seven turnovers over the last four games, so it may not be as easy as it seems. If Nebraska can avoid committing 30 turnovers this year and move the ball without letting Ohio State’s chaos break them down, Prince could have a big game.
How to Watch
Date: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE
Stream: B1G+
LGHL Score Prediction: No. 12 Ohio State 74, Nebraska 71
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