COLUMBUS, Ohio - No. 13/15 Ohio State broke the game open by scoring 18 consecutive points en route to defeating the Canisius College women's basketball team 84-41 at Value City Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Griffins fall to 3-5 on the season.

Sophomore Jen Morabito led Canisius with 12 points, going 4-for-6 from behind the arc. Sophomores Jen Lennox and Jamie Ruttle each had eight points and five rebounds. Freshman Kayla Hoohuli had six points and six rebounds.

"When Ohio State picked us up full court, we really struggled to run offense. That's something we know we need to improve on," Canisius coach Terry Zeh said. "They killed our zone early because Ohio State has such good passers and being taller they picked us apart.

"We competed hard at times but we're struggling to compete hard and think and be smart at the same time. We aren't at the point where this team can do that for 40 minutes."

Canisius took a quick 3-0 lead on a 3-pointer from Morabito in the opening minute of the contest. Ohio State then took advantage of seven Canisius turnovers with 18 straight points, 14 coming in the paint, to build a 15-point lead. The Griffs would hold Ohio State to one basket during a four-minute stretch and made it a 25-13 game after a fast-break layup from junior Ashley Wilkes. Canisius got as close as 30-19 after a 3-pointer from the corner from junior Allison Braun. Canisius then held Ohio State scoreless on the next four posessions, but the Griffs couldn't take advantage and committed three straight turnovers. The Buckeyes then went on an 8-0 run during the final 2:19 of the half to take a 38-19 lead into the locker room.

Canisius made three 3-pointers in the opening three minutes of the second half, but Ohio State made its first five shots of the second half to push the lead to 24 points after a 3-pointer from Tayler Hill. The Buckeyes would make their first six shots, and nine of their first 12, in the second half en route to scoring 46 points in the second 20 minutes.

Ohio State (8-0) was led by Samantha Prahlis who had 20 points, six rebounds and six assists while Hill had 21 points and four steals.

Canisius will take the week off from game competition for final exams and conclude its three-game road stretch on Sunday, Dec. 18, at Kent State. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.

Notes: Canisius and Ohio State met for the second time (Dec. 22, 2005)... Canisius faced a ranked team at the Division I level for the seventh time in program history... Hoohuli took her team-leading fourth charge of the season... Morabito made at least three 3-pointers in a game for the fourth time this season... Braun made a 3-pointer for the fourth consecutive games. Before this stretch, Braun had two career 3-pointers in her first 63 career games... The team's captain also had four assists for the third time this season... Lennox scored six or more points for the eighth time in the last 11 games.