No team in the country made a louder statement to the start of conference play and the new year than Ohio State, which scored wins over Michigan State and Maryland during the past week and subsequently moved up six spots to No. 5 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll, its highest ranking in nearly six years. RELATED: The complete AP women’s basketball poll The Buckeyes opened the week with an 85-80 win at home over Michigan State on Dec. 31 with Kelsey Mitchell leading the way with a game-high 25 points. Mitchell’s outing included going 13-of-13 from the free throw line, while dishing out a game-high five assists against the Spartans. Ameryst Alston added 23 points to the cause. Ohio State’s 80-71 victory on the road over No. 5 Maryland on Jan. 2 was especially telling as it dealt the Terrapins their first loss in Big Ten play since joining the conference last season. It was also Ohio State’s first win over a top-5 ranked team since Dec. 20, 2006. Mitchell notched a game-high 28 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists and four steals in the win…
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