No. 4 UConn hands No. 17 Ohio State first loss

Local Sports No. 4 UConn hands No. 17 Ohio State first loss By JOE REEDY November 13, 2026 2 min read AP UConn's Morgan Cheli (23) passes in front of Ohio State's Kennedy Cambridge in the first half in Columbus Thursday. Trending COLUMBUS -- Sarah Strong made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points and No. 4 UConn took control with a big third quarter to beat No. 17 Ohio State 87-55 on Thursday night. Ashlynn Shade had 15 points and freshman Olivia Vukosa grabbed 12 rebounds for the Huskies (3-1), who were playing their third of four straight games against ranked opponents. UConn lost to Michigan 77-66 on Nov. 5 before topping Iowa 91-79 on Sunday behind 37 points from Strong. Strong was 9 of 12 from the field and 7 of 8 beyond the arc against the Buckeyes. Jaloni Cambridge had 21 points for Ohio State (3-1), but was 6 of 23 from the field and 1 of 7 from beyond the arc. Ava Watson added 13 points. The Buckeyes shot nearly 50% from the field their first three games, but were 19 of 55 from the field (34.5%)) and 5 of 24 on 3-pointers. The Huskies were up 38-35 at the half and outscored the Buckeyes 27-11 in the third quarter. Strong made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points. Kennedy Cambridge’s 3-pointer got Ohio State to 52-45 midway through the period before UConn scored 13 straight points as Strong and Shade had five points apiece. UConn has won eight of nine meetings against Ohio State. Up next UConn: At No. 7 Louisville on Sunday. Ohio State: Hosts Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday. No. 4 UCONN 87, No. 17 OHIO ST. 55 UCONN (3-1) -- Strong 9-12 0-0 25, El Alfy 1-2 2-2 4, Arnold 4-6 1-1 10, Popovic 1-7 0-0 2, Shade 6-10 0-0 15, Quiñonez 0-5 0-0 0, Vukosa 3-6 2-2 8, Cheli 0-0 0-0 0, Fisher 2-2 4-4 9, Heckel 3-5 0-0 6, Ziebell 3-8 0-0 8, Totals 32-63 9-9 87 OHIO ST. (3-1) -- Kitts 1-3 1-4 4, Lemmila 2-7 0-0 4, Kennedy Cambridge 3-7 0-0 8, Jaloni Cambridge 6-23 8-11 21, Watson 6-10 1-2 13, Diaz 1-2 0-0 3, Mobley 0-2 0-0 0, Henry 0-0 0-0 0, Martin 0-1 2-2 2, Vanesko 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 19-55 12-19 55 UConn-27-11-27-22--87 Ohio St.-22-13-11-9--55 3-Point Goals_UConn 14-27 (Strong 7-8, Arnold 1-1, Popovic 0-2, Shade 3-5, Quiñonez 0-3, Vukosa 0-1, Fisher 1-1, Ziebell 2-6), Ohio St. 5-24 (Kitts 1-3, Lemmila 0-2, K.Cambridge 2-5, J.Cambridge 1-7, Watson 0-4, Diaz 1-2, Mobley 0-1). Assists_UConn 24 (Vukosa 6), Ohio St. 12 (J.Cambridge 6). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_UConn 39 (Vukosa 12), Ohio St. 31 (K.Cambridge 7). Total Fouls_UConn 18, Ohio St. 18. Technical Fouls_None. A_8,842.