Behind huge a huge day from Ameryst Alston in her final home game, the Buckeyes scored a season-high against an overmatched Illini squad.
On Senior Day for the fifth-ranked Ohio State women's basketball team, the Buckeyes sent off the trio of Cait Craft, Ameryst Alston, and Kalpana Beach in style with a resounding beating of Illinois, 117-74.
Alston, in her last regular season home game in scarlet and gray, scored a game-high 39 points as Ohio State cruised to the blowout victory. The senior from Canton McKinley shot 15-for-24 from the floor, including five three-pointers, and added five assists.