Freshman guard Leigha Brown scored a career-high 19 points, and Maddie Simon added 16 to lead the Nebraska women’s basketball team to a 78-69 win against Ohio State on Monday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.
Nicea Eliely added 14 points. Hannah Whitish had 11, including two big three-pointers in the fourth quarter.
For the second game in a row, Nebraska rallied in the fourth quarter to win. Ohio State led by two points to start the fourth quarter, but Nebraska outscored the Buckeyes 27-16 in the final quarter.
Nebraska improved to 7-6 overall, and 2-0 in the Big Ten.