In the hunt for an NCAA championship, Vic Schaefer's Texas Longhorns are 'playing as good as any team I've ever had'
Texas bench player Sarah Graves' play in the NCAA tournament perfectly encapsulates how well things have gone for the Longhorns this month.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Put her in. Put her in. The Texas crowd is ravenous for their closer.
It’s not Rori Harmon, their fifth-year point guard writing a storybook ending. Madison Booker, the All-American mid-range dagger, hadn’t played since the third quarter. Kyla Oldacre and Breya Cunningham put up “do not enter” signs on the paint an hour ago.
Vic Schaefer answers the call, sending the last player on his bench to the table. The smile of Sarah Graves sends the Texas-heavy crowd into overdrive for the fourth time in as many NCAA games. Give it to her, the fans yell.
It’s the first time that night disappointment sets in. They’re not going to let her score, one mutters. I don’t blame them, the other says.
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