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The Basics:
Score: Ohio 60, Detroit 57
Location: The Convocation Center â€" Athens, Ohio
The Short Story: After finding themselves with double digit leads heading into halftime their previous two games, the Bobcats (3-0) found themselves in tough, back and forth battle against Detroit (1-2). Ohio would prevail 60-57 improving its record to 3-0, as Quiera Lampkins paced the Bobcats with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

OHIO STARTERS: #2 Mariah Byard, #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #14 Kat Yelle

DETROIT STARTERS: #2 Haleigh Ristovski, #4 Darianne Seward, #11 Rosanna Reynolds, #12 Minisha Frederick-Childress, #32 Ellisha Crosby

How It Happened:
- Despite shooting only 24.2 percent from the field and 13.3 percent from three-point range, Ohio went into the halftime break trailing just 27-25.
- The Bobcats held the Titans to 37 percent shooting from the field in the first 20 minutes while also forcing seven turnovers.
- Detroit’s Ellisha Crosby led all first half scorers with 10 points, while Kiyanna Black and Lexie Baldwin each chipped in six points for the Bobcats.
- After trailing the Titans 31-25 at the 19:10 mark of the second half, Ohio went on a 21-1 run in the next 5:37 that included 15 points from Quiera Lampkins, providing the Bobcats with a 46-32 lead.
- Ohio outrebounded Detroit by a 48-36 margin while both teams hit an identical 33.3 percent of their shots from the field.
- The Bobcats had four players with at least six rebounds, with Lampkins (10), Lexie Baldwin (7), Kiyanna Black (7) and Jasmine Weatherspoon (8) each having active nights on the boards.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- With the win, the Bobcats are off to their first 3-0 start since 2006.
- Lampkins hit a career-high two three pointers while also posting at least 16 points for the third time this season.
- The sophomore from Gahanna,Ohio also recorded her second double-double of the season and the fourth of her collegiate career.
- Black reached at least double figures in points for the 33rd time in her Ohio career.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Bob Boldon:
- “Obviously the first two games were fun to watch, but that’s not realistic, that’s not what we’re going to see in January. So it was good that we had to fight through some adversity.”
- “I didn’t think we did a good job executing in the first half and we just kind of got back to our principles offensively (in the second half).”

Sophomore Guard Quiera Lampkins:
- “Last year, this team would have given up. Once we were down in the first half, we would’ve given up and quit. So that’s good that we were able to push and I do think that’s because of experience.”

COMING UP
Ohio hits the road for its next matchup, travelling to Highland Heights, Ky. to take on Northern Kentucky on Tuesday. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. at The Bank of Kentucky Center and can be seen on ESPN3.

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