Ohio State women’s basketball (2-0) overwhelmed Bellarmine (1-2) at Value City Arena on Nov. 13. The Buckeyes rolled to an easy 90-33 victory that they hope will give them some momentum headed into this weekend’s game against No. 1 UConn.
Thursday’s game was so lopsided that Ohio State was able to give major minutes to its bench, and OSU’s non-starters scored 49 points, led by reserve guard Dasha Biriuk, who had 15.
Coach Kevin McGuff’s Ohio State Buckeyes are 2-0 headed into a Nov. 16 game against No. 1 UConn.
Starting point guard Jaloni Cambridge led all Buckeyes scorers with 18. She also had eight rebounds.
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The Buckeyes held the Knights to 6% shooting and just two made field goals in the first half, before Bellarmine went 9-for-29 shooting in the second half.
OSU next plays the top-ranked Connecticut Huskies at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut, at noon on Nov. 16.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State women’s basketball beats Bellarmine, bench scores 49 points