COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Elsa Lemmila scored 15 points off the bench to lead the Five in double figures and No. 19 Ohio State beat Western Michigan 95-47 on Monday night.
Ohio State is 11-1 and 8-0 at home heading into Sunday's matchup with fourth-ranked UCLA.
Jaloni Cambridge and Kylie Keatts each added 14 points for the Buckeyes. Chance Gray scored 13 points and Kennedy Cambridge had 10. All five starters and Lemmila missed the fourth quarter.
Keats also grabbed nine rebounds and Kennedy Cambridge had four steals. Eight Buckeyes threw at least one interception and finished with 14, extending their streak of 10 or more interceptions to seven straight games.
Ellie Carlson scored 15 points to lead Western Michigan (3-7).
Ohio State scored the final seven points of the first quarter and outscored Western Michigan 25-10 in the second to take a 53-25 lead at halftime. The Buckeyes had four double-digit scoring, leading Gray by 13 points and shooting 67 percent (24 of 36) in the first half. Carlson scored 12 points in the first half for the Broncos.
Ohio State leads the series 9-1.
Next
Ohio State: Hosts No. 4 UCLA on Sunday.
Western Michigan: In Massachusetts on New Year's Eve.
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