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Badgers fall at No. 18 Ohio State
February 20, 2022 | Women's Basketball
Three Badgers score in double figures
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Wisconsin women's basketball team fell on the road at No. 18 Ohio State, 59-42, on Sunday afternoon.
Three Badgers (7-19, 4-12 B1G) scored in double figures as Krystyna Ellew and Julie Pospisilova both scored 11 points and Katie Nelson added 10 points. Wisconsin shot 30% (15-50) from the field, including 35.3% (6-17) from 3-point range.
The Buckeyes outrebounded Wisconsin, 40-33, as UW was led by Pospisilova with eight rebounds while Ellew added six boards. The Badgers dished off 10 assists but gave up the ball 18 times as OSU scored 22 points off turnovers.
Wisconsin rallied late in the first period, scoring the last six points of the quarter on back-to-back 3-pointers by Pospisilova and Nelson to make it a 16-15 game after one.
The Buckeyes opened the second quarter on a 9-0 run to lead 25-15 with 6:32 on the clock before a 4-0 Badger run made it 25-19 with 4:07 to play in the quarter. OSU led 32-22 at the half and scored the first 14 points of the third quarter to lead 46-22 with 5:16 on the clock. Wisconsin outscored Ohio State 13-8 in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 15 (57-42) with 1:30 remaining but the rally came too late.
Three Badgers (7-19, 4-12 B1G) scored in double figures as Krystyna Ellew and Julie Pospisilova both scored 11 points and Katie Nelson added 10 points. Wisconsin shot 30% (15-50) from the field, including 35.3% (6-17) from 3-point range.
Ohio State (19-5, 11-4) was led by Jacey Sheldon with 19 points as the Buckeyes shot 43.1% (25-58) from the field, including just 16.7% (2-12) from behind the arc. The Badgers held OSU well below its season average of 9.2 triples per game and well below its season average of 40.2% from deep.FOR THREEEE ‼️ @KrystynaEllew pic.twitter.com/ppVGfFmpqn
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerWBB) February 20, 2022
The Buckeyes outrebounded Wisconsin, 40-33, as UW was led by Pospisilova with eight rebounds while Ellew added six boards. The Badgers dished off 10 assists but gave up the ball 18 times as OSU scored 22 points off turnovers.
Wisconsin rallied late in the first period, scoring the last six points of the quarter on back-to-back 3-pointers by Pospisilova and Nelson to make it a 16-15 game after one.
The Buckeyes opened the second quarter on a 9-0 run to lead 25-15 with 6:32 on the clock before a 4-0 Badger run made it 25-19 with 4:07 to play in the quarter. OSU led 32-22 at the half and scored the first 14 points of the third quarter to lead 46-22 with 5:16 on the clock. Wisconsin outscored Ohio State 13-8 in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 15 (57-42) with 1:30 remaining but the rally came too late.
Up Next
Wisconsin wraps up its home season on Wednesday when Nebraska comes to the Kohl Center. Tip time is 6:30 p.m. and will be streamed live on B1G+. The regular season wraps up on Feb. 27 with a game at Purdue at noon CT.
Team Stats
Wisc
OSU
FG%
.300
.431
3FG%
.353
.167
FT%
.545
.636
RB
33
40
TO
18
11
STL
3
7
Game Leaders
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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