Saturday, November 26, 2011
Staff/wire report
COLUMBUS
Samantha Prahalis had 25 points and 11 assists in only 28 minutes to lead No. 18 Ohio State to an 84-37 rout of Stony Brook on Friday.
Prahalis equaled her season scoring average of 15 in the first half, despite sitting the final 5 minutes, and the Buckeyes (4-0) forced Stony Brook into missing 24 of its first 26 shots. Ohio State took a 42-12 lead into halftime, the fewest points the Buckeyes have allowed in a first half since leading Longwood 41-9 on Nov. 30, 2006.
The Buckeyes scored the game’s first 10 points and it was all Prahalis, who had eight points and assisted on the other basket in the opening run. Tayler Hill added 16 points for the Buckeyes, who face No. 20 LSU at home on Sunday. Jessica Previlon had seven points for Stony Brook (1-4).
Also for Ohio State, sophomore Darryce Moore (Boardman) scored six points and had seven rebounds in 14 minutes of play. Moore made both of her field goal attempts and was 2 for 3 at the foul line.
Moore has appeared in all four games for Ohio State this season. She is averaging 7.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
Also for the Buckeyes, redshirt freshman Amy Scullion (Salem) played 12 minutes and scored four points. She was 1 of 2 from the field and perfect on two free throws. Scullion also had a rebound.
Scullion missed the entire 2010-11 season for the Buckeyes after tearing an ACL in the preseason. Friday’s appearance was her second of the season.