No. 2 Texas takes down No. 6 Ohio State, advances to the Elite Eight

Texas is moving on to the Elite Eight for the second straight season.

Texas is moving on to the Elite Eight for the second straight season after outlasting Ohio State in the Sweet 16.

The Buckeyes jumped out to a 20-16 lead with an excellent end to the first quarter. The Texas defense took control of the game from the second quarter on. The Horns held Ohio State to just 10 points in the second quarter to regain a 32-30 lead heading into halftime.

Vic Sheafer’s squad was able to hold off Ohio State in the second half and held on to win 66-63. Joanne Allen-Taylor paced the Texas offense with 17 points on 7-11 shooting. Lauren Ebo added nine points and eight hard-fought rebounds of her own.

Up next for Texas is the winner between No.1 seed Stanford and No. 4 seed Maryland. Texas took down the Cardinal 61-56 earlier in the season.

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