MADISON, Wis. – After a back-and-forth battle, the Wisconsin women's basketball team couldn't slow down Ohio State late, falling 80-69 at the Kohl Center on Thursday night. 

Serah Williams led the Badgers (10-8, 1-6) with 20 points, with 15 of them coming in the third quarter alone. Williams secured a double-double with a season-high 17 rebounds. Tess Myers tallied 18 points, all coming from behind the arc. Myers notched a season-high in points, field goals and three-point field goals, as she went 6-14 from behind the three-point line.

Lily Krahn rounded out double-figure scoring with her second 16-point game in a row, which ties her career high, set in the previous game against Maryland.

As a team, the Badgers shot 44.8% and 41.4% from behind the arc, setting a season-high with 12 threes. The Buckeyes (17-0, 6-0) were led by Jalo Cambridge with 27 points, and as a team OSU shot 45.7%.
 

How it happened 

The Badgers started hot, hitting back-to-back threes to open up the game from Tess Myers and Natalie Leuzinger. The Buckeyes quickly erased the lead, scoring seven unanswered points. Ohio State gained momentum to grab a 14-8 lead. The Badgers went on an 8-2 run to tie it up at 16-all. UW scored just one more bucket in the final three minutes of the first quarter as OSU held a 22-18 lead after one. 

The teams battled back and forth in the second quarter as Lily Krahn got hot with two three-pointers to bring the Badgers within three at 30-27. The Buckeyes maintained their lead with a 39-32 lead heading into the half. 

The Buckeyes extended their lead to 48-37 early in the third quarter, but the Badgers rallied behind a 4-0 run by Serah Williams to bring the Badgers back within seven (48-41). Williams kick-started an 8-2 run for UW as they forced an Ohio State timeout with the Badgers, trailing by just three (54-51). Despite Williams' 15-point quarter, the Badgers trailed 63-54 at the end of the third. 

Ohio State pulled away early in the fourth quarter, gaining a 73-57 lead. The Badgers slowly chipped away at the lead, as a layup from Carter McCray and a three from Lily Krahn pushed the Badgers back within 10 (74-64). The deficit was too large to overcome, as Ohio State sealed the win. 
 

Up Next

The Badgers will hit the road to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Monday night. The game is set to begin at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.