Liberty announce release of Ameryst Alston

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The New York Liberty announced today on the team’s official Twitter account the release of 5-foot-9 rookie guard Ameryst Alston.

TRANSACTION UPDATE: The New York Liberty has released rookie guard Ameryst Alston.

— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) May 16, 2016

Alston only saw 13 seconds of playing time for the Liberty in the team’s 87-76 victory over the Washington Mystics. She did not see playing time when New York defeated the Dallas Wings by a final of 79-71 in the team’s home opener on Sunday.

The move can be attributed to the fact that the Liberty are a guard-heavy team. New York, with Alston, fields eight guards on its current 12-player roster, including 5-foot-9 Epiphanny Prince who is currently serving a suspension.

She describes herself as a change of pace player who can create shots for herself and as someone who can score and handle the ball. Alston said in an interview on the Liberty’s website that her favorite player is the Lynx’ Seimone Augustus and she tries to model her game after hers.

The Liberty drafted Alston in the second round of this year’s WNBA Draft with the 24th overall pick out of The Ohio State University. She is fourth on the all-time Ohio State scoring list with 2,165 points.

By: Akiem Bailum (@AkiemBailum on Twitter, Instagram)