The pandemic has changed life dramatically for everyone, but international student-athletes have faced special challenges. Arizona women’s basketball—sporting a roster with seven international players—has seen it all.
Now back in Tucson and hoping to help the Wildcats reach their first ever Final Four, sophomores Tara Manumaleuga and Mara Mote are looking towards the future—even if it’s a little bit different than the one they envisioned when they first arrived at Arizona.
When sports and in-person classes were halted last spring, it was a hectic and unnerving time. Those who were thousands of miles and many international borders from home had it especially hard.