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Score: Ohio 72, Middle Tennessee State 49
Location: The Convocation Center (Athens, Ohio)
Short Story: With three Bobcats scoring in double figures, the Ohio women’s basketball team (8-3) concluded its nonconference schedule Tuesday night, defeating Middle Tennessee State (6-5) 72-49 inside the Convocation Center.

OHIO STARTERS: #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #12 Yamonie Jenkins, #15 Jasmine Weatherspoon
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE STARTERS: #00 Alex Johnson, #12 Brea Edwards, #20 Ty Petty, #24 Rebecca Reuter, #34 Olivia Jones

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Middle Tennessee State scored the first basket of the game, taking a 2-0 lead in the first minute of the game.
- Ohio responded with a free throw from Lexie Baldwin and then took the lead on a layup by Kiyanna Black.
- The Blue Raiders would take a 4-3 lead with 8:10 left in the first quarter, which was the last time they would lead the rest of the game.
- Ohio took a 6-4 lead off a made three-pointer from Baldwin, putting Ohio up with 7:38 left in the first quarter, and Ohio would not trail the rest of the game.
- Middle Tennessee would tie the game at 23-23 at the end of the first quarter, which is as close as the game would get for the Blue Raiders.
- Ohio went on a 15-3 run over the last 6:30 of the second half to go into the intermission with a 44-29 lead.
- Ohio led by as many as 16 points in the second quarter.
- Ohio started to run away with the game at the 5:21 mark in the second quarter when Black drained a three to put the Bobcats up nine.
- Entering the half, Black led Ohio with 10 points, shooting 3-of-7 from the field and 2-of-5 from three-point range.
- Quiera Lampkins scored nine points for Ohio, going 3-of-3 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line.
- The Ohio defense forced 15 first half turnovers.
- In the second half, Middle Tennessee would cut the lead to as close as 11 points with 5:12 left in the third quarter, however, they would not get any closer.
- Ohio’s largest lead was 26 points at the 2:50 mark left in the game.
- Ohio held the Blue Raiders to six points in the second quarter and eight points in the third quarter and 12 in the fourth.
- Overall, Ohio was led by Baldwin, who finished the game with 12 points, going 3-of-6 from the field and 3-of-6 from three-point range. She also added two rebounds while dishing out an assist and grabbing one steal.
- Next was Lampkins who scored 11 points, going 4-of-11 from the field and 0-of-1 from beyond the arc. Lampkins also grabbed five rebounds, dished out three assists and had three steals.
- Black added 10 points for the Bobcats, going 3-of-11 from the field and 2-of-6 from three-point range. She grabbed five rebounds and snagged three steals.
- Kelly Karlis added a season-high eight points for Ohio, going 3-of-8 from the field and registered one block.
- Yamonie Jenkins scored six points, going 2-of-3 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the free throw line. She also dished out a team-leading four assists and added two steals.
- Mariah Harris scored a season-high seven points, going 3-of-5 from the field and 1-of-2 from three-point range. She also had two assists and one block.
- Overall, Ohio shot 41.7% (25-of-60) from the field and 34.5% (10-of-29) from beyond the arc. The Bobcats were also 12-of-17 (70.6%) from the free throw line.
- The Bobcats defense forced 26 turnovers and scored 31 points off of those turnovers.
- Ohio also grabbed 32 rebounds, dished out 15 assists and recorded 10 steals.
- Ohio also registered five blocks.
- Ohio also scored 30 points in the paint and 24 points off the bench.
- For Middle Tennessee State, the Bobcat defense held the Blue Raiders’ top player, Brea Edwards, to nine points and eight rebounds.
- Edwards was 2-of-4 from the field and 1-of-3 from three-point range and was 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. She also registered one steal.
- Leading the Blue Raiders was Olivia Jones who scored 11, going 4-of-14 from the field and 0-of-5 from three-point range. She also had seven rebounds and grabbed three steals.
- Gabby Lyon scored nine points, going 4-of-5 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line. She also grabbed seven boards and one steal.
- Overall, Middle Tennessee shot 32.0% (16-of-50) from the field, 11.1% (2-of-18) from three-point range and 71.4% (15-of-21) from the charity stripe.
- Middle Tennessee grabbed 42 boards, dished out five assists and grabbed six steals.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- The Bobcats defeated Middle Tennessee State for the first time in program history in their first-ever meeting.
- Head coach Bob Boldon now how 44 win at Ohio.
- This was the 509^th victory in program history.
- Mariah Harris and Kelly Karlis both recorded season-highs in scoring.
- This is Ohio’s third-straight win.
- This is Ohio’s sixth-straight win at the Convo dating back to last season.
- Middle Tennessee’s 49 points is a season low for a Bobcat opponent.
- Ohio scored 70+ points for the fourth time this season.
- With her 10 points, Kiyanna Black has scored in double-figures 10 times this season and 67 times in her career.
- Quiera Lampkins has scored in double-figures for the seventh-straight game and the 46^th time in her career.
- Yamonie Jenkins has recorded four assists in four-straight games and the sixth time this season.

QUOTABLE:
“ I think we locked into our principles. In the first quarter we kind of got caught up in scoring, which you can’t do against good teams. That’s obviously a concern moving forward. But we were able to get it fixed. I thought second, third and early fourth quarter defense was very good. Brea Edwards is really good and we held her to nine.” â€" Head coach Bob Boldon on the game overall.

“That was her assignment. She guarded Jada Payne of East Carolina who is ridiculously good. Probably the best player we’ve played since I’ve been here. You watch Kiki mature into more than just a scorer and that’s really nice to see. She’s rebounded the ball a little bit for us. She’s playing good defense. Five rebounds doesn’t seem like a lot, but it’s a lot for us. Two offensive rebounds is a lot for us from a guard. She’s really diversifying her game and it’s making us better because of it.” â€" Head coach Bob Boldon on Quiera Lampkins’ defense.  

WHAT’S NEXT:
Ohio will open up Mid-American Conference play on Saturday, Jan. 2 when they host Western Michigan. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. inside the Convocation Center.

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