If you have not heard about Lauren Hill, she plays for Mount St. Joseph and has terminal brain cancer. Unfortunately she is not expected to see 2015. Below are excerpts from an AP article about the game she played in Cincinnati that was moved to today so she could play.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- In between making two layups that brought a packed arena to its feet, Lauren Hill spent much of this inspiring game sitting on the bench wearing sunglasses and headphones.
The bright gym and roar of the crowd are still special to Hill, an inoperable brain tumor, though, has made her extremely sensitive to sensations her teammates and opponents take for granted.The freshman forward for Division III Mount St. Joseph's made an uncontested left-handed layup for the opening basket of Sunday's 66-55 victory over Hiram College. Hill has just months to live because of the tumor, which affects her coordination, forcing the right-hander to shoot with her left hand.
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Again, Mount St. Joseph ran the play designed for Hill. This time she missed the layup, but a teammate corralled the rebound and handed it to Hill, who didn't waste her second chance. She finished with four points and two of the most heartwarming baskets any player will score this season.
In an in-game interview with Fox Sports moments after her layup on the opening possession, play-by-play announcer Brad Johansen asked her to describe her emotions.
Responded the 19-year-old who doctors give only weeks to live, "I've never felt so good in my entire life."
