EVANSTON – Well that was unexpected. Northwestern women's basketballused a huge first half and 24 points from Maggie Lyon to pull the 86-65 upset over No. 5 Ohio State Thursday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Northwestern came out like a team possessed using a quick 10-3 run in the first minute and a half to force and early Ohio State timeout. The Wildcats would not slow down however, led by Lyon who hit her first three shot from downtown and had 11 points at the end of the first quarter.
This hot shooting was combined with some of the best defense Northwestern has played all season, as they held Ohio State to only 16 points in the first and led by 11.