Goosebumps were felt by Washington Huskies players, fans, and coaches Sunday afternoon as UW's women's soccer team were in a tightly-contested Big Ten Tournament Championship match against the Michigan State Spartans.
It wasn't because of the grand stakes of the game, or because it was tied and scoreless since the 11th minute -- surviving two overtime periods to go into a decisive penalty shootout.
Instead, it was because the Huskies were playing their first game since the tragic passing of goalkeeper Mia Hamant, who lost her courageous battle with stage 4 kidney cancer just three days earlier.