Asiah Dingle, the point guard who was women's leading scorer last season, announced Thursday she was transferring from Kent State.
In a tweet, Dingle said, "After much thought with my family, I will be transferring and pursuing a new home."
She thanked her coaches and teammates for "an amazing two years."
In her two years at Kent, Dingle was a main spark of the Flashes' offense and defense. She scored 785 points, averaging about 13 points a game in both seasons. Opposing teams often struggled with her aggressive drives to the basket, and she was fifth in the MAC in steals last season.
Dingle made the MAC all-freshman team her freshman year.
There's a lot more detail on the blog at
http://wbbFlashes.com.
I don't think this was a coaching failure. Dingle did not talk or play like an unhappy person during the last month of the season. One of the major factors in her transferring, I'm pretty sure, was the health problems of a close family member. She did serve a two-game suspension in early February.
She and fellow sophomore Mariah Modkins shared the point guard position last season, with much help from senior Megan Carter. KSU's only other point guard for next season is incoming freshman Casey Santoro, a four-time all-state selection from Bellevue High School. Santoro scored more than 2,100 points in high school and averaged 25.2 points her senior years.