Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 12 Ohio State rallies past No. 8 Maryland

Field Level Media|published: Thu 23rd January, 20:47 2025

Ohio State Buckeyes guard Jaloni Cambridge (22) drives past Maryland Terrapins guard Saylor Poffenbarger (6) during the first half of the NCAA women's basketball game at Value City Arena on Jan. 23, 2025.

Jaloni Cambridge paired 20 points with eight rebounds and No. 12 Ohio State used a big second half to beat No. 8 Maryland 74-66 in Thursday night's Big Ten Conference showdown at Columbus, Ohio.

Cotie McMahon's 14 points, Taylor Thierry's 13 points and reserve Kennedy Cambridge's 12 points also boosted Ohio State (18-1, 7-1), which outscored Maryland 47-32 after halftime.

Kaylene Smikle's 17 points led all five Terrapins starters in double figures. Maryland (16-3, 6-2) had a 48-34 rebounding advantage but was outscored 20-5 in points off turnovers. The Terrapins had 17 giveaways, while the Buckeyes had six.

Maryland built a 29-14 lead in the second quarter before Ohio State closed to within seven at halftime. The Buckeyes opened the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run to go up 64-54, and the Terrapins never seriously threatened from there.

No. 20 North Carolina State 74, Syracuse 66

Zoe Brooks tallied 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists and the Wolfpack scored the game's final 11 points to escape with an Atlantic Coast Conference win in Syracuse, N.Y.

Madison Hayes recorded 18 points with nine rebounds and Aziaha James had 14 points for NC State (15-4, 7-1), which has won four straight games. Brooks hit a pair of free throws to put the Wolfpack up 67-66 with 1:45 to play.

Syracuse (7-12, 1-7), which fell to 0-4 vs. ranked opponents this season and was coming off Sunday's 41-point loss at Boston College, didn't score in the final 2:31. The Orange were led by Sophie Burrows (16 points, eight rebounds), Georgia Woolley (15 points) and Kyra Wood (14 points, nine rebounds).

--Field Level Media

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