Another Buckeye is going pro. On Thursday night, Ohio State's Ameryst Alston was selected No. 24 in the WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty. The fourth-leading scorer in program history, Alston joins Tayler Hill and Jantel Lavender as former Buckeyes in the league.
As a senior, the former two-time Ms. Ohio and Canton McKinley high school standout averaged 18.3 points per game and was named first-team All-Big Ten for the third consecutive season. In four years, Alston amassed 2,165 points for a 16.2 scoring average.
Her career ended on a bit of a sour note, though, as a wrist injury in the conference tournament quarterfinals against Rutgers limited her throughout the postseason.