Jenna Moser and the Washington Huskies women's basketball team were in Pullman on Jan. 16 when Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski committed suicide.
The news that Hilinski, a 21-year-old junior who was poised to be the Cougars' starter in the fall, would suddenly take his own life shook Moser and her teammates.
"That was a wake-up call for a lot of people," Moser said. "You do realize everyone is aware of (suicide) to an extent, but to know how scary it can be? It's pushed to the back of our minds. ... To have that happen, especially as we were in Pullman, it was something that we all learned to appreciate each other as teammates.