Jantel Lavender can now add one more accomplishment to her storied basketball career: WNBA Champion.
The former Buckeye women's hoops standout won her first WNBA title Thursday night as her Los Angeles Sparks downed the Minnesota Lynx 77-76 to clinch the best-of-five series in game four.
Lavender is arguably the greatest women's basketball player in Buckeye history. By the time she left Ohio State, Lavender owned the school's all-time scoring record as well as the Big Ten's all-time rebounding record and its record for points in a single season. She was also the first player – male or female – to be named Big Ten Player of the Year four consecutive seasons and became just the second Buckeye to earn three first-team All-American honors.