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    Ohio State beats Charlotte without Jaloni Cambridge in the second half

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    Despite the lack of a freshman Cambridge milestones for most of the second half, Ohio State women’s basketball cruised to a 94-53 victory over Charlotte at Value City Arena on Tuesday.

    About a week ago during Cambridge debut in which he scored 31 pointsthe defenseman has shown the ability to stuff the score sheet. In the first half, she had 8 points and two steals.

    But less than 30 seconds into the second half, Cambridge fell on a hard foul and left the game with a back injury. Cambridge was taken to the locker room following the hit, but she returned to the bench before the end of the quarter.

    After the game, Ohio State’s coach Kevin McGuff said he did not believe Cambridge had suffered a long-term injury but stressed he had not yet spoken to the coaches.

    Junior transfer Chance Gray scored a career-high 31 points for Ohio State.

    During the offseason, Gray transferred from Oregon to Ohio State. She got off to a slow start in her Buckeyes debut, failing to score a field goal until the fourth quarter against Cleveland State.

    On the night, Gray went 9-for-14 from beyond the arc, tying Kelsey Mitchell’s 2015 program record for 3-pointers made in a game.

    “I honestly didn’t know (I was about to tie the record),” Gray said. “I was kind of confused why I was still in the game, and then towards the end, they said, ‘You’ve got a minute to make another 3,’ So I went in there and I shot something and it went in. .”

    Charlotte scored just 6 points in the first and was held scoreless for 6:10 as the Buckeyes went on a 17-0 run to end the quarter.

    Gray scored more points in the quarter than the Charlotte team with 9.

    Taking a 19-point lead with 10 minutes to play, McGuff went to Ohio State’s shallow bench. The Buckeyes have 14 players on their roster, but McGuff is only using 10, with the other four being considered for possible redshirt years.

    Freshman Elsa Lemmila was the first off the bench for Ohio State in the first two games, replacing graduate forward Ajae Petty when she came on. Standing at 6-foot-6, Lemmila is one of the players McGuff hopes will impact the Buckeyes’ comeback.

    Ohio State still struggled on the glass against Charlotte, losing the rebounding battle 36-34. Lemmila caught seven of those boards.

    “I didn’t really have the best night of recovery,” Gray said. “So we were just trying to make sure we stayed on the boards. That was the focus at halftime.”

    Ohio State, ahead 43-17, was on defense to start the second half with Charlotte receiving possession. Guard Kay Kay Green missed the first shot of the half, allowing Cambridge to grab the defensive rebound and get a fast break.

    While going for a layup, Cambridge was fouled under the basket by Keanna Rembert, resulting in Cambridge’s injury.

    Without Cambridge on the court, Gray took full control and scored 14 points in the third.

    Fellow transfer Petty, who joined Ohio State from Kentucky, also finished in double figures with 12 points. Junior Cotie McMahon had 11.

    The Buckeyes head on the road for the first time this season when they face Belmont on Sunday at 3 p.m.

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