No. 20 Ohio State 81, Lafayette 41
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Tayler Hill scored 19 points and No. 20 Ohio State never trailed in defeating Lafayette 81-41 Sunday for its 28th consecutive victory at home.
Hill, who has scored in double figures in 42 straight games, hit a 3-pointer 20 seconds into the contest and the Buckeyes (6-2) never looked back. They led 38-16 at halftime and by as many as 47 points, 78-31, with 4:11 left in the game.
Ohio State dominated both inside and out, outscoring the Leopards (3-7) 40-10 in the paint while making 9 of 17 shots from 3-point range (52.9 percent). Hill was 4-for-7 behind the arc.
Overall, the Buckeyes shot 56.4 percent (31 of 55) to 26.9 percent (14 of 52) for the Leopards, who have lost 11 consecutive road games.
Amber Stokes added 15 points and Ashley Adams had 10 for Ohio State.
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No. 20 OHIO ST. 81, LAFAYETTE 41
LAFAYETTE (3-7)
Homan 2-6 2-2 6, Fiacco 4-11 2-3 10, Peabody 1-5 0-0 3, Freeland 2-8 1-2 5, Macklin 0-4 2-2 2, Hayes 1-3 0-0 2, Snow 0-0 0-0 0, Liddle 0-1 0-0 0, O'Hare 1-7 2-2 5, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0, Springer 0-1 0-0 0, Manning 2-2 0-0 6, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Loughney 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 14-52 9-11 41.
OHIO ST. (6-2)
Dobranic 3-5 0-0 6, Adams 5-7 0-0 10, Stokes 5-8 5-5 15, Hill 7-13 1-2 19, Alston 1-2 0-0 2, Honeycutt 0-1 0-0 0, Kynard 2-3 0-0 6, Craft 1-1 0-0 3, Moore 0-0 2-2 2, Ellerbe 3-4 1-1 7, Scullion 0-1 0-0 0, Ferguson 3-8 0-0 8, Harmon 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 31-55 10-12 81.
Halftime-Ohio St. 38-16. 3-Point Goals-Lafayette 4-12 (Manning 2-2, Peabody 1-2, O'Hare 1-3, Macklin 0-2, Freeland 0-3), Ohio St. 9-17 (Hill 4-7, Kynard 2-3, Ferguson 2-4, Craft 1-1, Alston 0-1, Honeycutt 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Lafayette 30 (Fiacco 8), Ohio St. 32 (Adams, Ellerbe 6). Assists-Lafayette 10 (Freeland, Homan, O'Hare 2), Ohio St. 24 (Alston, Ellerbe 5). Total Fouls-Lafayette 12, Ohio St. 8. A-2,958.
OHIO UNIVERSITY 79, MOREHEAD STATE 72
MOREHEAD STATE (1-8)
ROBINSON, Terrice 16-32 3-5 39; JONES, Almesha 6-18 2-4 15; RYANS, Casey 6-6 0-0 13; FUNDERBURGH, Kelsey 1-2 0-0 3; KYLE, Whitney 1-3 0-0 2; MARTINEZ, Mackenzie 0-1 0-0 0; ARLEDGE, Mackenzie 0-0 0-0 0; PARKER, Shanice 0-1 0-0 0; TURNER, Allie 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 30-70 5-9 72.
OHIO UNIVERSITY (3-5)
Black, Kiyanna 6-16 4-6 19; Robinson, Shavon 6-11 2-2 17; Baldwin, Alex'ie 4-5 6-7 14; Byard, Mariah 3-5 2-2 10; Fowler, Ashley 2-7 3-8 9; LYLES, Symone 3-4 1-1 7; Fisher, Tina 1-3 1-2 3; Bailes, Erin 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 19-28 79.
Halftime: Ohio 33, Morehead State 29; 3-point goals-Morehead State 7-22 (ROBINSON, Terrice 4-9; FUNDERBURGH, Kelsey 1-2; RYANS, Casey 1-1; JONES, Almesha 1-4; TURNER, Allie 0-5; KYLE, Whitney 0-1), Ohio University 10-20 (Robinson, Shavon 3-3; Black, Kiyanna 3-8; Byard, Mariah 2-4; Fowler, Ashley 2-4; Bailes, Erin 0-1). Fouled out-Morehead State-ROBINSON, Terrice, Ohio University-None. Rebounds-Morehead State 35 (ROBINSON, Terrice 8), Ohio University 40 (Baldwin, Alex'ie 9). Assists-Morehead State 12 (JONES, Almesha 6), Ohio University 17 (Fowler, Ashley 6). Total fouls-Morehead State 21, Ohio University 11. Technical fouls-Morehead State-None, Ohio University-None. A-516
Ohio 79,
Morehead State 72, OT
ATHENS, Ohio - Four Ohio University women's basketball players scored in double figures to lead the Bobcats (3-5) to a thrilling 79-72 overtime victory over Morehead State Sunday afternoon at the Convocation Center.
Freshman Kiyanna Black scored a team-high 19 points. Black's 19-point effort marked the fourth consecutive game in which she has scored in double figures. Joining Black in double figures were junior Shavon Robinson, freshman Lexie Baldwin and sophomore Mariah Byard as they finished with 17, 14 and 10 points, respectively.
The Bobcats shot their highest percentage of the season in the win, connecting on 25 of 54 field-goal attempts to finish at 46.3 percent. Ohio also hit a season-high 10 three-pointers on Sunday and notched its highest single-game assist mark (17) of the year.
Terrice Robinson had a very strong game for the visiting Eagles, scoring 39 points on 16-of-32 shooting from the field. Robinson's 39-point effort was just two points shy of tying her school's single-game record.
