Last season, Ohio State women’s basketball forward Rebeka Mikulášiková was slingshot into a starting role. While a rush of new minutes increased individual stats, and the Buckeyes won a share of the Big Ten regular season title, the Scarlet & Gray struggled in the paint. Now, offseason shifts turned Mikulášiková into a new player and, in turn, the Buckeyes a more formidable team.
Mikulášiková’s in her fourth year, but really the second as a key piece of the Buckeyes’ on-court game plan. The Slovakian made 15 appearances 2020-21 season and none as a starter. Then, key 2021 transfers in forwards Dorka Juhasz and Aliyah Patty moving to UConn and Texas A&M respectively created a Mikulášiková-sized void.