The Michigan State Spartans women’s basketball team was dealt a key blow to its guard depth, when it was reported on Thursday that starting guard Alyza Winston has left the program, effective immediately, and entered the transfer portal.
Winston started all 10 games for the Spartans so far this season, averaging 26.7 minutes per game and was the second-leading scorer on the roster with 12.2 points per game to go with 3.0 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.6 rebounds per game. The junior guard was one of eight players in the main rotation for Michigan State who was already entering the season short handed after losing senior Tory Ozment and junior Julia Ayrault to season-ending injuries prior to the start of the season.