View full sizeOhio State's Jantel Lavender became the Buckeyes' all-time top scorer in women's basketball with a 29-point effort in OSU's victory Sunday over Minnesota.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State senior Jantel Lavender passed Katie Smith as Ohio State's all-time leading scorer Sunday, putting up 29 points in the Buckeyes' 83-76 win at Minnesota.
Needing 21 points to eclipse Smith, Lavender was 12-of-22 from the field and 5-of-7 from the free-throw line, giving her 2,587 career points, second in the Big Ten behind the 2,919 of Penn State's Kelly Mazzante.
The Cleveland Central Catholic grad was already the all-time Big Ten leader in rebounds, and she had nine more against the Golden Gophers.
Talking about the scoring record last week, Lavender said she first became aware of Smith's points total last season.
"By that time I had about 2,100 points," Lavender said, "and I thought, 'I can get that.'"
Now she has it. The win was the second straight for the Buckeyes, who are playing better after their win Thursday broke a three-game losing streak. They are now 15-9 overall and 6-6 in the Big Ten, in seventh place in the conference.