Suzy Merchant was almost certain this was coming.
"I told her, 'Now, listen, I know it's a 99.5% chance that you're going, as you should,'" said Merchant. "'But if I dropped rose petals when you walk into my office today, can you reconsider?'
"I guess the rose petals didn't work," Mechant said, with a laugh.
On Tuesday, Merchant's star player, senior guard Nia Clouden, made her plans official, when she declared for the WNBA Draft. Clouden could've taken a fifth season at Michigan State, because of COVID.
Clouden, a 5-foot-8 guard from Owings Mills, Maryland, played four seasons for the Spartans.