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Ali Patberg is right where she wants to be, on the verge of an Elite Eight showdown with Arizona, and where, once, she never thought she'd be as an Indiana Hoosier.
"My journey has been very different," the 5-11 senior guard says. "But, you know, it's been perfect."
Perfect takes many forms, and it doesn't include perfection, but that isn't the point.
Struggles are part of life and basketball. Without it, you might not appreciate the good times when they arrive, and you'd better believe they have arrived for Patberg and the Cream 'n Crimson.