No. 16 Ohio State women roll past No. 20 Tennessee 78-58 in Jimmy V Women’s Classic
Associated PressKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Cotie McMahon scored 19 points, Rebeka Mikulasikova added 18, and No. The lead first reached 20 when Celeste Taylor hit a jumper near the 3-minute mark of the third quarter and Tennessee never mounted a serious threat in the fourth quarter. Ohio State had leads of 9-2 and 20-7 in the first quarter before the Lady Vols shut them down for the final 3:58 of the quarter, drawing within 20-15. Tess Darby’s 3-pointer drew the Lady Vols to within 24-20 but McMahon came right back with a 3-pointer for Ohio State and the Buckeyes led by at least seven for the remainder of the half. Tennessee has played five ranked teams in eight games and have played the last six without leading scorer Rickea Jackson, who was averaging 22 points before being sidelined with an injury.