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Jaloni Cambridge scores 33, No. 21 Ohio State women beat N. Kentucky 94-62

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge made 12 of 21 from the field, 9 of 9 from the free-throw line and tied her career high with 33 points on Thursday night to help No. 21 Ohio State beat Northern Kentucky 94-62.

Ohio State (8-1) has won six in a row since a 100-68 loss at top-ranked UConn on Nov. 16.

Ava Watson added 13 points and Kylee Kitts scored 11 for the Buckeyes.

Karina Bystry led Northern Kentucky (3-9) with 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting.

Cambridge scored eight points during a 26-2 run in the third quarter that gave Ohio State a 64-47 lead with 1:53 remaining in the period. Ella Hobbs hit a 3-pointer that capped a string of 16 consecutive points that made it a 33-point game with 3:30 left in the fourth.

The Buckeyes converted 37 NKU turnovers into 46 points and outscored the Norse 24-11 from the free-throw line.

Noelle Hubert hit two 3-pointers and Taysha Rushton hit another as Northern Kentucky jumped to a 19-7 lead with four minutes left in the first quarter. The Buckeyes scored 13 of the last 16 points in the period to make it a two-point game going into the second quarter and a 7-2 spurt gave Ohio State its first lead at 27-26 with 5:11 left in the first half.

Up next

Northern Kentucky: The Norse play Tuesday at Cleveland State.

Ohio State: The Buckeyes host Toledo on Sunday.

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Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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