Ball State University
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Women’s Basketball Falls at Nationally Ranked Ohio State
December 10, 2024 | Women's Basketball
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ball State women's basketball team (6-4) suffered a 80-48 setback at No. 11 Ohio State (9-0) Tuesday night at Value City Arena.
The undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes opened the first five minutes of play on a 16-4 scoring spree. Ohio State's full court press defense kept giving the Cardinals fits throughout the first stanza which eventually led to the Buckeyes 24-8 advantage after the first quarter of play.
Ball State opened the second frame with back-to-back baskets from Elise Stuck and Grace Kingery to put BSU in double digits (28-13), but Ohio State continued to play stingy defense eventually leading to the Buckeyes 18-point (38-20) halftime advantage over the Cardinals. Not all hope was lost for Ball State as Zuri Ransom nailed one from behind the arc to end the half on a high note.
The Cardinals came out again with the first score after intermission. But the Buckeyes continued to expand their defense while continuing their hot shooting hand in the second half. Ball State struggled to put points on the board to catch-up with the Buckeyes the remainder of the contest.
For the game, Maliyah "MJ" Johnson led the Cardinals in scoring with 10 points after shooting 5-of-8 from the field.
The Ball State women's basketball team will wrap up its road portion of the non-conference schedule on Sunday at Northern Kentucky. The game is slated to tipoff at 3:30 pm ET.
