Ohio State Women's basketball adds scoring threat from transfer portal
The Ohio State Women's basketball team is in a bit of a rebuilding period after seeing several players graduate as well as losing star Cotie McMahon to the transfer portal. Fortunately, Kevin McGuff has a solid foundation with Big Ten Freshman of the Year in Jaloni Cambridge. However, there are still holes to fill if the Buckeyes want to make another run at a conference title and an NCAA tournament bid.
One of those pieces fell into place earlier this week when OSU received a commitment from T'yana Todd a Canadian three-point specialist. Todd comes to the Buckeyes via the transfer portal after spending three years at Boston College. She averaged double digits in scoring in all three seasons with the Eagles with this past year averaging just under 14 points per game. She was also among the best in the country in three-point shooting percentage this past season making nearly 46 percent from beyond the arc. Todd will have one year of eligibility remaining.
It's a nice addition for McGuff and Ohio State. The Buckeyes will still be looking to add more talent to replace the production of McMahon and other graduating seniors which won't be easy.
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