No. 14 Ohio State women oust Michigan from Big Ten tourney

Associated Press

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Tayler Hill hit three 3-pointers and scored 19 points as No. 14 Ohio State held off a late charge to beat Michigan 57-48 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women’s tournament Friday.

Kalpana Beach scored 12 points for the second-seeded Buckeyes (25-5), who shot only 38 percent.

Big Ten Player of the Year Samantha Prahalis scored 11 points but went 4 of 15 and turned it over seven times. However, her five assists made her the conference’s all-time leader.

“I mean, it’s cool but it will probably mean a lot more after everything’s done,” Prahalis said of the record. “I’m just focused on the next game.”

Boardman High graduate Darryce Moore scored two points with three rebounds in 10 minutes off the bench.

Carmen Reynolds scored 14 points and Courtney Boylan 10 for the seventh-seeded Wolverines (20-11).

Michigan used a 10-0 run to cut the deficit to 45-39 with 7:49 left but could not close the gap.

The Buckeyes are looking for their fourth straight tournament title.

They’ll play No. 24 Nebraska in the semifinals Saturday. The sixth-seeded Cornhuskers ousted Iowa 80-68.

“When you get in these tournaments, you can’t put too much emphasis on the game today because the objective is to play tomorrow,” said OSU coach Jim Foster. “Winning today is important because we paid for a hotel room tonight. We want to stay.”