Ohio coach Semeka Randall added a Columbus native to her roster this week.
Forward Alesia Howard has transferred from Massachusetts (UMass) to Ohio and will begin class in the fall.
Howard will play for the Bobcats beginning in 2010-11, as NCAA transfer guidelines require transfer student-athletes to sit out one year.
She will be a sophomore during her first season under Randall. She joins Tenishia Benson, a transfer from the University of Cincinnati, as the Bobcats' two newest members in 2009.
(Howard) is the type of player that you want to have in your program
Randall said in a release.
She has great passion for the game and it translates into her play. She is a very versatile player that can penetrate and score or hit the mid-range shot.
Howard made appearances in 29 of her team's 30 games in 2008, averaging 2.1 points and 0.9 rebounds.
WOMEN'S GOLF POSTS NO. 5 GPA
The Ohio women's golf team announced this week that it has posted the fifth-best grade-point average in the country.
The National Golf Coaches Association released its annual rankings on July 20, and Ohio's 3.74 average fell just short of the nation's best mark, held by the University of Idaho (3.78)
Four Bobcats were named All-American scholars by the coaches' association: Colleen Lienesch, Lindsey Bergman, Erin Cahill and Megan Weaver.
WRIGHT TO JOIN UFL
Former Ohio star cornerback T.J. Wright, released by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2007, was drafted by the Orlando franchise in the United Football League in last month's Premiere draft.
Wright was a member of the MAC Championship runner-up team in 2006, when the Bobcats made their last bowl appearance - the 2007 GMAC Bowl.
The Orlando franchise is coached by former NFL head coach Jim Haslett. 2
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