Jaloni Cambridge scores 26 points as No. 9 Ohio State women beat No. 24 Washington 70-60

By Canadian Press on February 5, 2026.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge scored 26 points and No. 9 Ohio State held off a late run by No. 24 Washington to win 70-60 on Thursday for its 10th win in the last 11 games.

Cambridge, who went in averaging 22.5 points per game (No. 7 nationally) this season, went 12 of 21 from the field and had her fourth straight game with at least 25. And when UW went on a 13-2 run to cut what had been a 15-point Buckeye lead down to four, the sophomore hit her biggest shot of the night, quieting the crowd with a mid-range jumper with 1:38 remaining.

Elsa Lemmila added 13 points and nine rebounds and Chance Gray scored 12 points for the Buckeyes (21-3, 10-2 Big Ten).

Sayvia Sellers scored 26 points — 11 in the fourth quarter — to lead the Huskies (17-6, 7-5), who have lost back-to-back home games for the first time this season. Freshman Brynn McGaughy made her first career start and finished with 12 points.

Kennedy Cambridge hit a jump shot made it 4-3 and the Buckeyes led the rest of the way. Ohio State opened a double-digit lead with an 11-0 run sparked by three straight Cambridge buckets. at the buzzer kept it an eight-point game at the end of the quarter.

Washington held its guests scoreless for a five-minute span in the second quarter, cutting the gap to as few as two on a Sellers three-point play, but the Huskies could never bring things back fully even.

Up next

Ohio State: Plays Sunday at Oregon.

Washington: Visits Wisconsin on Sunday.

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Josh Kirshenbaum, The Associated Press