Kia: Canadian Press

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"Nurse was in the seventh grade, she believes, when she saw WNBA star Maya Moore and the Huskies win an NCAA title.

“That was the day where I was like ‘I would love to go to UConn. I don’t think I could do it, but I would love to do that if I could,”‘ she said.

Almost a decade later, time has flown by.

“I looked around the other day, and thought ‘I have three months of college basketball left. That’s it. And then I go into the real world.’ I looked at the freshman, and you think you have forever, you really do, and then it just flies.”

http://canada.timesofnews.com/canad...se-thrilled-to-play-home-game-in-toronto.html

 

[RockyMTblue2]

An old Canadian article but with pretty pertinent info and a fun read:

The 6-foot combo guard has had a “phenomenal impact” on UConn’s success so far, Auriemma said, adding, “There isn’t a restriction on her role. It can be whatever she wants it to be. I think going forward, it’s going to grow.”

“I’ve always had a dream of becoming an Olympian and I knew that would require me to become the best possible basketball player I could,” Nurse said of choosing UConn. “Here, you’re playing with and against the best players in the country, playing for and against the best coaches in the country, so I knew I would be pushed to my absolute limits.”

UConn Huskies guard Kia Nurse is ‘The One’ for Canada

 

[MilfordHusky]

I’d say that Kia’s choice has paid off. She should point that out to Laeticia Amihere.