The look on Loryn Goodwin's face, even more than the words that left her mouth, told you how badly she wants to win on Saturday.
All of the Oklahoma State women's basketball players want to beat eighth-seeded Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament opener at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Starkville, Mississippi.
But Goodwin feels that desire burning at an intensity no one else can understand.
Playing at her fourth school, in her sixth season — which wouldn't have been possible without an NCAA waiver — Goodwin is going to the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
“This is it.