The Shorthorn · Mar 20, 2019
The last ride: Beyond the hardwood
The Lady Movin' Mavs hold hands before the championship game against the University of Alabama in the 2019 National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Champaign, Illinois. The Lady Movin' Mavs placed second in the tournament.The charter bus pulled away from State Farm Center, headed south for the 16-hour drive home.
And what would have been a reserved spot for a national championship trophy was just another empty seat on the bus.
But for Morgan Wood and her teammates, it wasn’t only about winning a repeat national title, it was about winning together.
“I didn’t recruit y’all to win a championship. I recruited y’all for us to be a family,” she said.