Ohio State has women’s basketball has reached the 20-win mark in just 21 games.
The Buckeyes earned their 20th win of the season on Sunday as they defeated Washington, 66-56, in a home game at the Schottenstein Center.
Cotie McMahon scored 19 points to lead the Buckeyes to victory while Jaloni Cambridge added 13 and Chance Gray scored 11.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 OHIO STATE | 14 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 66 |
| WASHINGTON | 15 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 56 |
Ohio State fell into an early hole as Washington scored the game’s first seven points and pulled out to a 9-2 lead. The Huskies maintained the lead for the entire first quarter, finishing the initial period with a 15-14 advantage.
The Buckeyes started the second quarter on a 6-4 run to take their first lead of the game just one minute and 17 seconds into the second period. After allowing Washington to briefly retake the lead with a 5-0 run, Ohio State went on a 12-0 run to pull ahead by 10 points, ultimately finishing the first half with a 36-26 edge.
Washington never allowed Ohio State to pull away. After the Buckeyes built a game-high lead of 12 late in the third quarter, Washington went on a 10-0 run between the end of the third period and the start of the fourth quarter to make it a two-point game. The Buckeyes went on a 6-0 run from there, however, and held a multi-score lead the rest of the way to defeat their unranked opponent.
The Buckeyes are now 9-1 in Big Ten play. They clinched a berth in the Big Ten Tournament with Sunday’s win.
Ohio State’s 20-1 start is its best record through 21 games since the 2011-12 season, when the Buckeyes also started the season 20-1. Ohio State also went 20-1 to start the 2006-07 and 2009-10 seasons.
The eighth-ranked Buckeyes will now face their two toughest tests of the regular season in back-to-back games as they head to Los Angeles to face the top two teams in the Big Ten, No. 1 UCLA and No. 4 USC. Ohio State plays UCLA at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on Peacock and USC at 9 p.m. Saturday on FOX.
