No. 2 Ohio State women roll past Northwestern, 84-54
Northwestern guard Sydney Wood (3) dribbles past Ohio State forward Taylor Thierry, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Joe Maiorana]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell and Rebeka Mikulasikova each scored 18 points and No. 2 Ohio State beat Northwestern 84-54 on Thursday night to push its program-best, season-opening winning streak to 19 games. The Buckeyes (19-0, 8-0 Big Ten) led wire to wire and closed the first quarter on a 10-1 run, with eight of the points from Mikesell. Ohio State led by 38 points in the fourth quarter and didn’t allow Northwestern (6-12, 0-8) to come closer than nine points after the first two minutes of the second quarter. Ohio State held a 14-point halftime advantage and pulled away after scoring a game-best 27 points in the third quarter. Paige Mott scored a career-high 16 points for Northwestern. Caroline Lau added 13 points.
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Ohio State guard Taylor Mikesell (24) steals the ball from Northwestern guard Sydney Wood (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)
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Northwestern forward Courtney Shaw (15) controls the ball as Ohio State guard Rikki Harris, right, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)
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