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.
Northern Kentucky: The Norse play Tuesday at Cleveland State.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes host Toledo on Sunday.
Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Only subscribers can view and post comments on articles.
Already a subscriber? Login Here
“A dazzling delight for all ages” Read moreRodger's & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Celebrate the season with us at CY Danceworks’ Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 7th! Read moreChristmas Open House-Free Dance Classes, Holiday Crafts, Food, Pics with Santa & More!!!
Interact with live nativity characters; pet various animals; sing along with Christmas carol… Read moreChristmas Under the Stars
Thomas Morgan said:
Dirk van Ulden said:
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
Sorry, an error occurred.
Already Subscribed!
Cancel anytime
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.
No promotional rates found.
Secure & Encrypted
Thank you.
Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
| Rate: | |
| Begins: | |
| Transaction ID: |
A receipt was sent to your email.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.