SAN FRANCISCO — Piercing screams echoed. Hands flew up. Injured knees extended.
As San Francisco guard Amalie Langer turned up court after her first make of the game — a third-quarter 3-pointer in an 87-82 comeback win over Sacramento State — her teammates leaped into the air, but she didn't smile. She didn't even look over at her sideline. "I've always been the one celebrating on the bench," said Langer, one of eight injured Dons this season, and the first to return. "I knew if looked at the bench then, I wouldn't be able to concentrate.