Women’s Basketball: No. 12 Ohio State’s matchup with No. 21 Northwestern postponed due to presumptive positive COVID-19 test

Nathan Forsthoefel
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 17:19:44 +0000
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The Ohio State Women’s Basketball Team huddles up during the Ohio State-Northern Kentucky Norse game on Dec. 6. Ohio State won 96-63. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor

The game against No. 21 Northwestern was postponed Sunday — about an hour before the scheduled tipoff — after a presumptive positive test result came back during pre-game preparation according to a statement from Ohio State.

The game was originally scheduled to be played Sunday at 12:30 p.m. This is the fifth Big Ten game Ohio State has been forced to postpone due to COVID-related issues.

Big Ten Conference officials are evaluating options for rescheduling the contest.?

It is still unknown which program the positive result came from.?

The Buckeyes look ahead to a tilt with Purdue Thrusday at the Schottenstein Center.

Correction: The story was updated Sunday at 7:12 p.m. with the correct date for the Purdue game.?