OSU romps to 8th victory

Mitchell scores 19, moves into fifth in Buckeyes scoring

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

Kelsey Mitchell scored 19 points to move into fifth in program history and No. 12 Ohio State beat Canisius 89-56 on Sunday.

Mitchell needed 10 points to tie Samantha Prahalis for sixth and 15 points to match Tayler Hill for fifth.

Mitchell was 9 of 17 from the field and also had six steals.

Tori McCoy had 17 points and 11 rebounds for her first double-double with Ohio State (8-3). Makayla Waterman had nine points, nine rebounds and a career-high five assists for the Buckeyes, who have won three straight.

Mitchell scored 13 points in the first half and McCoy added 11 as Ohio State held a 50-33 lead.

McCoy was 4 of 4 from the field in the opening 20 minutes to extend her field-goal streak to 14 straight makes. She finished 7 of 8 from the field.

Sara Hinriksdottir scored 14 points for Canisius (2-7), which started a five-game road stretch.

The Griffins won’t play at home again until Jan. 5.

No. 25 Virginia Tech 98, Bowling Green 51

BLACKSBURG, Va.

Samantha Hill pumped in five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points to help Virginia Tech remain undefeated.

Chanette Hicks added 17 points for Virginia Tech, Magarity Regan had 13 with 12 rebounds, Sidney Cook had 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Kendyl Brooks had 11 points.

The Hokies shot 54 percent from the field, including 13 of 26 from long range, to cement their first 10-0 start since the 2005-06 season.

Carly Santoro led Bowling Green (4-6) with nine points and seven rebounds.

The Falcons took a 12-5 lead after the opening tipoff, getting a layup and 3-pointer from Sydney Lambert, and led 20-18 at the end of the first quarter.

Virginia Tech took control with a 29-7 second quarter and led by double figures the rest of the way.