Ohio State senior Ameryst Alston had her self a game for the women's basketball team on Sunday against Penn State. The Canton McKinley product knocked down a career-high eight three-point shots, scoring 26 points to lead the Buckeyes to a 77-63 win in Happy Valley.
"We couldn't have won without her playing like that," head coach Kevin McGuff said after the game. "She really made Penn State pay from the perimeter."
A sluggish offensive performance by Ohio State may have given future opponents a blueprint for slowing down its high-powered offense. The Nittany Lions employed a smothering 2-3 zone, holding the Buckeyes to 41 percent shooting and forcing them to hoist 34 shots from the beyond the arc.