The Maryland women line up for their ritual pregame hand slaps, but the littlest Terp is running late.
Her nausea has kicked up all day, and the atrophying muscles in her legs are tormenting her. It's a testament to her toughness that she's on her way to the game at all.
When she arrives in her red Maryland basketball T-shirt and matching red headband, the courtside ushers clear a path so she can get to her teammates, the largest of whom have 3 feet on her. Each starter makes sure to touch her hand, and she nudges into her familiar place in the post-introduction huddle.