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Huskers. Together - Isabelle Bourne

For thousands of basketball players and millions of basketball fans around the world, "March Madness" had a whole new meaning in 2020.

Rather than representing the rabid excitement of fans coming off the "February Frenzy" that builds to a fever pitch with conference tournament games, league titles, buzzer beaters and the Big Dance, this year's version of March Madness meant billions of people accepted the benefits of social distancing, sheltering in place and quarantining amidst the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus.

For Nebraska freshman Isabelle Bourne, the madness of 2020 included an abrupt end to the college basketball season for her and her sister, Callie, an unexpected 36-hour trip home to Australia, and two weeks of quarantining with her family.