As Lexi Albrecht emerges from the tunnel underneath Hilton Coliseum on game days, she peers toward the stands located directly behind the scorer’s table. There, she usually finds her parents, her grandma and her four-year-old nephew, Myles, all with big smiles.
The lone person missing is the one she desperately wishes were still here.
Less than two months removed from the death of her older sister, Melissa Grossman, Albrecht continues to grapple with the pain of loss and the commitment to honor her. Grossman found joy in watching the Iowa State women’s basketball team, and took pride in the fact that her youngest sister was a Cyclone.