COLUMBUS, OHIO- The Badgers rallied in the third quarter against the Buckeyes but were unable to come up with the win. The Buckeyes finished on top, the final score 74-82.
Abby Laszewski led the team in scoring for the second game in a row. She scored 26 points to mark a new career-high, fresh off her career-high tied 25 points last week against Minnesota.
Three additional Badgers scored in double-digits.
Sydney Hilliard,
Imani Lewis and
Kendra Van Leeuwen all put up 12 against Ohio State.
Lewis led the team in rebounds with 11, making that a double-double. She is now tied for sixth place for most double-doubles in a season with 10 and 10th place for most career double-doubles with 15. With this game, Lewis has also extended her double-digit scoring streak to 14 games.
Van Leeuwen also led the team in assists with a total of seven on the day. That brings her career total to 419 as she claims fourth place for herself in the record book.
Kierstan Ball led the Buckeyes with 20 points, followed by Aaliyah Patty with 16, Janai Crooms with 14 and Rebeka Mikulasikova with 12. Bell also secured a double-double with 10 rebounds.
Wisconsin returns to the Kohl Center to host Purdue for the Play4Kay Think Pink game on Thursday, Feb. 13. The team will be swapping white for pink uniforms and fans are encouraged to also wear pink to show their support for breast cancer awareness.
