Jan. 20, 2016
Final Stats
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The Basics:
Score: Ohio 93, Kent State 54
Location: The M.A.C. Center â€" Kent, Ohio
The Short Story: Led by 19 points from Lexie Baldwin and 17 made three pointers from the offense, the Ohio Women’s Basketball team (14-3, 6-0 MAC) downed Kent State (3-13, 0-6 MAC), 93-54 Wednesday night inside the M.A.C. Center for its ninth-straight win. The Bobcats are now 6-0 in Mid-American Conference play for the first time in program history.
OHIO STARTERS: #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #12 Yamonie Jenkins, #15 Jasmine Weatherspoon
KENT STATE STARTERS: #1 Naddiyah Cross, #3 Larissa Lurken, #10 McKenna Stephens, #35 Jordan Korineck, #44 Trya James
How It Happened:
- The Bobcats opened the game with a Yamonie Jenkins three-pointer, putting Ohio up 3-0 in the opening seconding.
- The Bobcat defense would struggle in the first stanza, allowing Kent State to score 21 points.
- Ohio finished the first quarter leading 27-21.
- The Bobcats opened the second quarter
- Ohio entered the half leading 51-32.
- Leading the Bobcats was Lexie Baldwin who scored 16 points, going 5-of-10 from the field, 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and 2-of-3 from the free throw line.
- Jasmine Weatherspoon was second on the team, scoring 12 points, going 6-of-7 from the field and grabbing eight rebounds.
- Kiyanna Black scored nine points for Ohio, going 3-of-5 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range and draining her one free throw.
- Ohio finished the first half 11-of-27 from the field and 10-of-16 from three-point range.
- The Bobcats would finish the third quarter leading Kent State 69-43.
- Ohio would lead by as much as 26 points in the third quarter.
- The Bobcats held Kent State to 11 points in the third quarter.
- The Bobcat defense would hold Kent State to 11 points in the fourth quarter, while scoring 24.
- Overall, Baldwin led Ohio with 19 points, going 6-of-14 from the field and 5-of-11 from beyond the arc. She was also 2-of-3 from the free throw line.
- Baldwin also added seven rebounds, one assist and three steals.
- Black finished the game with 16 points, going 6-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range. Black also added three rebounds, six assists and one steal.
- Dominique Doseck scored a career-high 15 points, going 5-of-10 from the field, 3-of-8 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. Doseck also added three assists.
- Weatherspoon scored a career-high 14 points, going an efficient 7-of-8 from the field.
- Weatherspoon also earned her third double-double of the season, grabbing 11 boards, blocking two shots and grabbing one steal.
- Quiera Lampkins and Jenkins each added nine points.
- Lampkins also grabbed nine rebounds and dished out a career-high nine assists.
- Overall, the Bobcats shot 50.7% (34-of-67) from the field, 45.9% (17-of-37) from beyond the arc and 66.7% (8-of-12) from the free throw line.
- The Bobcats forced Kent State to turn the ball over 25 times and scored 48 points off of those turnovers.
- Ohio scored 32 points in the paint, 14 second chance points, 20 fast break points and 26 bench points.
- Ohio’s largest lead was 40 with 4:20 left in the game.
- Ohio turned the ball over 12 times.
- Ohio grabbed 36 rebounds, dished out 26 assists, blocked three shots and had 12 steals.
- For Kent State, Jordan Korinek scored 14 points, going 5-of-11 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
- Tyra James scored 12 points, going 3-of-8 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free throw line.
- James also grabbed a team-leading eight rebounds.
- The Golden Flashes shot 33.3% (18-of-54) from the field, 20.0% (3-of-15) from three-point range and 65.2% (15-of-23) from the free throw line.
- Kent State grabbed 41 rebounds, dished out 11 assists and grabbed four steals.
- The Bobcat defense held Kent State to no three-pointers in the second half.
Beyond the Boxscore:
- The Bobcat’s 17 made threes set the record for made threes in a MAC game.
- Weatherspoon’s 14 points set a career high for the junior.
- Weatherspoon picked up her third double-double of the season.
- Doseck’s 15 points set a career high for the freshman.
- Baldwin’s 19 points tied her career high.
- This is the 29th all-time victory against Kent State.
- Head coach Bob Boldon picked up his 50th win at Ohio, tying him for fourth all-time in wins.
- This was Ohio’s 13th-straight MAC victory dating back to last season.
- Ohio is now 6-0 in conference play for the first time in program history.
- The Bobcats have no won nine in a row.
- This was the 515th win in program history.
- The Bobcats shot at least 50% from the field for the first time since Jan. 14, 2015 at Eastern Michigan.
- The Bobcats dished out 26 points, the most since Jan. 17, 2015 against Central Michigan
QUOTABLE
“I don’t know if you ever have a game where you don’t worry. There are plenty of things that we need to get better at. We haven’t solved this rebounding problem yet. I think we shot the ball really well and I think the last three quarters we guarded pretty well. That was good to see. There’s always things you can take from any win or loss.†â€" Head coach Bob Boldon on the win
“I thought Spoon did a great job of making herself available under the basket and then she made the shots. It’s one thing to make yourself available and get your teammates to get you the ball, but then you have to make the shots. Tonight she put in some tough ones and drew some contact as well. To finish 7-of-8 if pretty efficient on the rim.†â€" Head coach Bob Boldon on Jasmine Weatherspoon’s performance
COMING UP
The Bobcats stay on the road when they head to DeKalb, Ill. to face off with Northern Illinois. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET.
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