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Ohio State women’s basketball adds Finland international Elsa Limmelä to 2024 class

After adding three players already to its 2024 recruiting class, the Ohio State women’s basketball team isn’t done. On Tuesday, head coach Kevin McGuff added his fourth commit in Finland youth international Elsa Lemmilä.

Lemmilä is a 6-foot-6 center who plays with youth club Tapiolan Honka, in her native Finland. Outside of club basketball, Lemmilä’s represented her country on the senior and multiple youth levels.

With Honka, Lemmilä averaged 15.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. On the international stage, Lemmilä’s only played for the Finnish senior side five times, most recently in February. The center had 15 rebounds and 12 points across the two games.