Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn “Rudy,” the popular 1993 biographical sports film, Daniel Ruettiger, better known as Rudy, overcomes significant obstacles — none more daunting than academics — to become a Notre Dame practice player. Conversely, Tierney Lawlor was an academic all-state player in high school, a straight-A student with plans to major in engineering — not a staple course of study at most of the smaller colleges she had visited. In her interview with Ralph, Lawlor told of shooting baskets in her driveway, imagining taking passes from Diana Taurasi, from Sue Bird. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn shooting drills, Ralph estimated that Lawlor was accurate about 70 percent of the time. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“She was different from Briana, who was already a college athlete, running track,” Ralph said.

Source: New York Times March 08, 2017 00:00 UTC