Please follow and like us: OSU sophomore guard Kelsey Mitchell (3) during a second-round NCAA tournament game against West Virginia on March 20 at St. John Arena. Credit: Courtesy of OSU Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Despite a series of obstacles blocking its way, the Ohio State women’s basketball team is chugging along and is now one of the final 16 teams left standing in the NCAA tournament. The season was largely a successful one, with the Buckeyes even sniffing a top seed in the tournament toward the end of the regular season. But three losses in their final four games — and possibly the biggest loss of all, the health of senior guard Ameryst Alston — left the Scarlet and Gray with a lot of uncertainty as the tournament got underway. But nearly two weeks off to find its confidence and footing again seems to have paid dividends. Now, the dream is back on. OSU, a No. 3 seed, began its March Madness journey on the right path, knocking out Buffalo and West Virginia, but the road only gets tougher from this point on for the Buckeyes, as only the best of the best survive. With Alston still not at 100 percent health because of a wrist injury, it will be a tall task for the Buckeyes to create an offensive flow against the tougher defensive teams they will face in the NCAA tournament. “We just have to pick up play for her, ourselves and the coaches,” said junior forward Shayla Cooper. “For the team, I just think it says that we got our mojo back.” It is no question that Alston’s teammates have her back…
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