![]() Ohio State has held opponents to less than 50percent FG shooting in 21 of 24 contests, which includes 16opponents that have failed to connect on 40 percent of their FGtries. Minnesota shot 38 percent(24-63) Thursday. With her 12 points,Davenport broke into the Top 10 in career scoring at Ohio State.She surpassed Matter’s career total of 1,523 against the GoldenGophers to take over the No. ![]() Davenportscored 10 of her 12 in the second half. The last time Davenport failed to score at least 10points was a six-point effort vs. She has scored 10-plus in 58 of her last 59contests. The Buckeyes forcedMinnesota into 17 turnovers, marking the 19th time this season OhioState has forced its opponent into 15 or more turnovers.Davenport’s 12 points Thursday extended her streak of games with 10or more points to 43. Allen and Tia Battle each pocketed a pair ofsteals. Four Buckeyes recorded two steals Thursday.Merrill, Davenport, A. InMinneapolis, the Buckeyes have won 16 of 22 meetings with theGolden Gophers. With the win, the Buckeyes nowhold a 43-8 lead in the series with the Golden Gophers. Ohio State and Minnesota met for the 51st timein the all-time series Thursday. Allen has started each of the Buckeyes 13 victories in thecurrent win streak. With the win Thursday at Minnesota, OhioState moved to 14-0 this season when A. Last year, the Buckeyes ripped off 14consecutive wins from Jan. Thevictory string is Ohio State’s second double-digit run of victoriesin the last two season. The win overMinnesota upped Ohio State’s current win streak to 13 games. Ohio State is 15-1 whenDavenport swats at least three shots in a game. Davenport also had eightrejections at Dayton Dec. Davenport is tied forthe OSU single-game record of 12 – set Feb. the Golden Gophers, marking herthird career game with at least eight blocks. Davenport recorded aseason-high eight blocked shots vs. She has distributed at leastfour assists in six of her last seven games. Ashley Allen wassecond on the team with six assists. The Buckeyes are 10-0 this seasonwhen Merrill reaches double figures in points. Iowa, Merrill had 15 points,9 rebounds and seven assists. For the second consecutive game, Merrillscored double digits (10 points), had seven or more assists (8) andgrabbed at seven rebounds. She also had eight assists atMichigan State Jan. ![]() DebbieMerrill led Ohio State in assists for the second straight game witheight to match a career high. Also for the second gamein a row, four Buckeyes dished at least four assists. For the second consecutive game, Ohio Stateestablished a season high with 26 assists. Iowa and at Minnesota,Ohio State has combined to shoot 70 percent (35-for-50 FG) in thesecond half. OhioState has shot better than 50 percent from the field in six of itslast eight games. Ohio State’s 81.8 percent FGclip in the second half is the best shooting percentage in a halfby an Ohio State team since the Buckeyes hit 20-of-24 FG tries(.833) in the second period vs. ![]() Thursday against Minnesota, the Buckeyes opened the game14-for-32 (.438) in the first half. In its last two games, Ohio Statehas shot better than 60 percent in three of four halves. In the second half, theBuckeyes made 18-of-22 attempts from the field (.818), including a5-for-6 mark from 3-point land. Withthe win over Minnesota Thursday, Ohio State head coach Jim Fosternow has an overall record of 599-252 in 28 seasons as a Division Ihead coach at St. With her 32 points Thursday, Packer is the firstBuckeye sophomore to score 30-plus points in a game since JessicaDavenport netted 35 vs. Packer set severalcareer highs in the 32-point effort with 12 FG, 15 FGA and eight3-point makes. With the win, the Buckeyes moved to 11-1 when Packerburies three or more 3-point baskets in a game. Michigan,Iowa and Minnesota, Packer is 15-for-21 (.714) from 3-pointterritory. ![]() Packer’s8-for-10 mark (.800) from beyond the 3-point arc counts as the best3-point FG percentage all-time at Ohio State when attempting 10 ormore 3-point shots in a game. Matter had two games in her careerwith eight 3-point makes, going 8-for-11 at Michigan Jan. Packer’s eight 3-point FG matches theOhio State single-game individual record held by former BuckeyeCaity Matter (2001, 2003-05). Sheconnected on 12-of-15 field goal attempts, including an 8-for-10mark from 3-point territory. Attendance: 8,658 Sophomore guard Marscilla Packer had acareer-high 32 points Thursday in the win at Minnesota. ![]()
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