Coaches, athletes, and trainers at all levels of every sport talk a big game about sacrifice, selflessness, and giving everything you have for the greater good. Creighton’s fifth-year senior point guard Olivia Elger wears pain as proof that she walks the walk better than most in that regard, and what she puts herself through for the good of the team and the love of the game isn’t lost on her teammates and coaches.
“It’s a testament to how much she loves to play,” head coach Jim Flanery said. “It’s too bad her body didn’t hold up more, but at the same time I think she’s come close to maximizing what she could do physically.