Summary

In the build-up to the Western Mass Regional Finals, the girls' celebrity status was even more elevated. People were stopping them for autographs and giving them free drinks at restaurants. Jen's elementary school had “Jen Pariseau Day.”

The players were deep in thought. This would be the game that, in other years, they would choke on. They were up against Hamp again. More than 4,000 people were in the stands. Kristin gave a pregame speech. Coach Moyer would let them give their own speeches, and it was usually Jen or Jamila doing it. But this time, it was Kristin urging them not to let that night be another almost. It could be the last time they played together, and it had to be the best. They wound up winning 63-41.

Even Beth Kuzmeski, who was a mirror of Jamila on Northampton's Blue Devils...