712 Digital Group - top

No. 18 Ohio State rallies to beat No. 2 Iowa women in OT

Sports

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

The win streak for the second ranked Iowa Hawkeye women is over at 15. Ohio State outscored the Hawkeyes 17-9 in overtime as the 18th ranked Buckeyes claimed a 100-92 victory in Columbus. It was a game Iowa led by 12 early in the fourth quarter.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder.Caitlin Clark poured in 45 points but the Hawkeyes had no answer for Ohio State sophomore forward Cotie (Koh-tee) McMahon, who had a career high 33 points and added 12 rebounds.

Mollie Davis continued her strong play for the Hawkeyes. She finished with 14 points and eight assists.

Caitlin Clark was running off of the court after the game, when a court-storming fan collided with her. She spun and fell to the ground as her concerned teammates and coaching staff rushed over to help her. In a post-game press conference, Clark said “[It was] kind of scary and could’ve caused a pretty serious injury to me and knocked the wind out of me, but luckily my teammates kind of picked me up and got me off the court.”

“Their AD already came and apologized to me,” Clark said, “so I really appreciate that.” Hawkeyes coach Lisa Bluder said she was disappointed that her players weren’t able to walk off of the floor safely.

The Hawkeyes fall to 7-1 in the Big Ten and 18-2 overall.