They arrived at Drake as four strangers from four different states. They'll leave as friends forever, bound by the laughter, the tears, the joy, the heartbreak, the work and the fun that makes college basketball such an unforgettable, and in many cases, life-altering, experience.
All four signed on when the thought of Drake winning championships in women's basketball was just that -- a thought, a vision, a dream. It was that way for Maddy Dean and Becca Jonas in 2013 and the same for Sammie Bachrodt and Nicole Miller a year later.