June 3, 2026

Ohio State women's basketball team trying to snap losing streak as it faces Wisconsin

Kevin McGuff didn’t try to deny the obvious. © Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch Taylor Mikesell is Ohio State’s leading scorer at 17.7 points per game, but she made only 16 of 46 shots in the team’s three losses, including 6 of 24 on 3-pointers. “We had a bad week last week,” the Ohio State women’s basketball coach said Tuesday. “We all know that.” His Buckeyes won their first 19 games and ascended to No. 2 in the rankings, the highest in program history. But home losses to now No. 6 Iowa on Jan. 23 and unranked Purdue on Sunday and a road defeat at No. 4 Indiana on Thursday bumped Ohio State down to No. 10 heading into Wednesday’s game at Wisconsin (7-15, 2-8). After Sunday’s loss, guard Taylor Mikesell said she believed the sudden adversity will serve the Buckeyes well in the long run. More:No. 2 Ohio State loses second…

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