Kristen Levering, Miami University
Kristen Levering knew basketball was going to be a lot more serious than in high school when Miami University trainers strapped a heart monitor on her to check her vital statistics during hard practices.
That feeling was fortified when the players were given all of five days off so they could return home for the holidays.
“Everyone else was home celebrating,” said Levering, a 6-foot-2 freshman forward-center from Olentangy Liberty.
There was some homesickness for Levering when the players checked in on campus in August. It was her first extended time away from Powell.