Former St. Mary’s Ram Aquira DeCosta making strides with Baylor

A little over a year ago, Aquira DeCosta was finishing her senior season at St. Mary’s High, with some iteration of the phrase “Baylor-bound” following the basketball star nearly every step of the way.

On Monday, she and the rest of the top-seeded Lady Bears are bound for the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.

DeCosta, a freshman forward for Baylor, and her teammates will take on No. 2 Iowa at 4 p.m., with the game airing on ESPN2. The winner moves on to the Final Four, a victory away from playing for a national title.

The St. Mary’s High graduate was The Record’s 2018 Female Athlete of the Year, as well as a McDonald’s All-American and a Jordan Brand Classic All-American. She won Sac-Joaquin…