Youngstown State Penguins @ Ohio State Buckeyes
McMahon scores 29, Petty has double-double, No. 11 Ohio State women roll past Youngstown 87-39
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- — Cotie McMahon scored 29 points, Ajae Petty had 19 with 12 rebounds and No. 11 Ohio State cruised to an 87-39 win over Youngstown State on Saturday.
McMahon had seven points as the Buckeyes (10-0) scored the first 12 points of the game and had 16 by the end of the first quarter when Oho State led 23-14.
Youngstown State hit its first shot of the second quarter about 30 seconds in and then made two free throws at the 1:29 mark with Ohio State scoring 25 straight points in between. The Buckeyes made 10 of 18 shots and held the Penguins (6-5) to 1-of-8 shooting with 11 turnovers to race to a 52-18 halftime lead.
Chance Gray scored 12 points for Ohio State, which went 7 of 15 from 3-point range and scored 45 points off 34 turnovers and had 15 offensive rebounds. Taylor Thierry snared a career-high seven steals and Elsa Lemmila blocked four shots.
Malia Magestro had eight points to lead the Penguins, who went 3 of 20 behind the arc and shot 33% overall.
The Buckeyes, 1-0 in Big Ten Conference play, are home against Grand Valley State on Tuesday afternoon before resuming league play at Stanford on Friday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Julie Krommenhoek
- Michael McConnell
- Trey Miles
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 1-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Green Bay | 1-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 1-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Wright State | 1-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Detroit Mercy | 1-0 | - | 2-5 |
| Robert Morris | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| Cleveland State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-2 |
| IU Indianapolis | 0-1 | 1 | 3-5 |
| Oakland | 0-1 | 1 | 3-5 |
| Northern Kentucky | 0-1 | 1 | 3-7 |
| Milwaukee | 0-1 | 1 | 2-8 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Washington | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Illinois | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| USC | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |

