You know it's exciting to be back back
in Milton and be able to be involved
in the basketball community here,
and I grew up doing these
kind of camps in the same gym,
so it's it's exciting to be back.
Yeah, so shooting touch is a
organization that's been really
involved in basketball in Boston
and different international travels.
My sister actually had the
opportunity to go to Rawanda with
shooting touch and be able to play
basketball with the kids there and
donate some proceeds from school.
And I've been able to work with some of their
youth basketball teams in the city here,
so it's a it's a great organization
and we're really excited that,
you know, we can be able to give
some of the proceeds to them.
Yes, I'm still rehabbing,
but definitely in a better
place than it was in June.
I'm able to do a little bit more able to.
It's been great to be able
to get back on the court,
started doing some more basketball specific,
more movement,
getting stronger in the weight room.
I can definitely feel a difference.
Between how my hip felt lifting during
the season versus now after the surgery,
so I'm definitely excited to kind of
keep going on that path and just do
more and more basketball as I can and
be ready to go when practice starts.
Yes, I was with her when she found
out and you know,
just instantly my heart broke for her.
I know what it's been.
I know what it's like to be in
that situation.
I've done it.
I know how hard it is and how long
the rehab is mentally, physically.
And I just I felt horrible for her.
She no, no one deserves that kind of injury.
But especially not someone like Paige.
Someone who she lives basketball
she like that's her life.
And you know?
She's such a selfless teammate and
for her to have to go through this.
You know, it's definitely unfair,
but if there's anyone who's
going to use this as motivation,
get, come back even better.
It's page so I have no doubt
that you know she's going to.
She's going to kill this rehab.
She's going to be back and she's
going to still be such a huge
role on our team because that's
just the kind of person she is.
The kind of impact she has on us.
So I think we're all just
focused on being there for her.
And you know,
helping her through it because you
know she helps all of us so much.
So yeah,
I think she you know she's still in
the phase of, you know, this sucks.
And just being there for her and.
Telling her like.
It's gonna be hard for a while
and you know this and it's OK to.
It's OK to feel that it's
unfair because it is like she,
you know she does not deserve this.
But then you know once she's
the type of person
once rehab starts,
you know she's she's locked in and
there's no feeling sorry for herself.
There's no pitying her.
You know she's she's one of the
hardest working people I know and
I know she's just going to get
out there and start doing rehab.
And that's just her.
Always her mindset for anything.
And so I think it's going to be really
helpful in getting her through this.
I mean, it changes a lot like like I said,
she's a huge huge part of our
team on and off the court.
Her, her voice, her impact,
her leadership and we obviously you
know we had to play without her last
year and we had to adjust on the fly
and I think now everyone on the team.
You know we're so close on and off the court.
We're all just focused on her
and making sure that she's OK
that she's in a good mindset.
You know, trying to raise her spirits,
be there for her. And then.
Not everyone's on campus right now,
so when everyone gets back on campus,
it'll be good to kind of all be around her.
Be able to do what we can,
but we're going to be OK.
Obviously.
You know,
going from freshman to sophomore year,
in general,
you have a lot more responsibility.
There's higher expectations of you.
You have to keep building on what
you were able to do last season,
so I think you know I was ready
for that going into it before
page was injured and just trying
to do what I can to get healthy,
stay healthy,
and be able to be a more consistent.
Part of this team and I think now,
especially with Paige out like
we said last year,
you know next man up and that's kind
of always been our mindset and I think
everyone knows how they're no one.
Not one person is going to
fill her her voice, obviously.
So I think everyone kind of knows that
it's time to do what we can and do any
little thing to try to fill that void.
You know,
I think a lot of my focus is on basketball,
but I think just you know,
being able to things were still kind of.
Weird on campus.
Last year with different COVID protocols,
and so I think now we're
excited to kind of get out,
interact with students more,
be able to be involved
in the Yukon community,
and they support us so well all year,
and so we're really lucky to
have that kind of support.
And,
you know,
we were able to get out to some
local camps this summer and be
at different events on campus.
I know we have some planned for the fall,
so definitely excited for that.