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Ohio State's Jaloni Cambridge named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by media
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Ohio State point guard Jaloni Cambridge has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the media.
Cambridge becomes the 11th Buckeye to earn the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
In the coaches' vote, Cambridge was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year alongside Michigan's Olivia Olson.
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Cambridge averaged 16 points and 3.9 assists through 25 games this season, which also earned her a spot on the coaches' All-Big Ten first-team and both the coaches' and media's All-Big Ten freshman-team.
Ohio State's Jaloni Cambridge has averaged 16 points and 3.9 assists through 25 games this season.
Entering her freshman season as the No. 2 recruit from the Class of 2024 , according to ESPN, Cambridge was slotted into Ohio State's starting lineup right away.
In the first game of the season against Cleveland State , Cambridge scored 31 points. Cambridge hit her season-high against Michigan State with 33 points on Feb. 26.
"She's done a lot for us," Ohio State senior Taylor Thierry said. "It's kind of cool to see how she's grown throughout the season. Sometimes I forget that she's only a freshman."
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Ohio State holds the record for Big Ten Freshman of the Year awards, with Cotie McMahon being the most recent Buckeye recipient for the 2022-23 season.
Cotie McMahon earns All-Big Ten first-team honor, Taylor Thierry named to All-Big Ten defensive-team
McMahon has earned All-Big Ten first-team honors for the second time in her career , making both the coaches' and media's teams.
This marks her third consecutive season on an All-Big Ten team. As a freshman, McMahon was named to the All-Big Ten second-team and All-Big Ten freshman-team.
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McMahon leads the Buckeyes (24-5, 13-5 in Big Ten play) with 16.9 points per game.
Thierry was named by the coaches and media to the All-Big Ten defensive-team, her second time receiving the honor. For the 2022-23 season, Thierry made the coaches' All-Big Ten defensive-team.
Along with the defensive team honor, Thierry was among the Big Ten's honorable mentions.
In Thierry's final season with the Buckeyes , she averaged a team-high 2.4 steals per game, which was second in the conference behind Rutgers' Destiny Adams (2.5 per game). With Thierry's help, Ohio State was best in the conference in steals per game with 12.6.
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Ohio State opens the Big Ten Tournament campaign on Friday as the No. 3 seed in the final game of the night. The Buckeyes' possible opponents are No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 11 Iowa or No. 6 Michigan State.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Jaloni Cambridge named Big Ten Freshman of the Year for Ohio State
