![]() "It's going to be so difficult not coming into this gym for practice anymore. "It's been where I've lived for four years," she said. Through her tears, Koster looked around the Purple Palace for the last time while wearing a Hampshire uniform. They're talented and athletic and I know they're going to go far." "I love them and they've been such a big part of my life," she said of the kiddie corps that will undoubtedly be awfully good again next year. Koster formed a bond with this group of players, maybe because she's one of the few that even has a driver's license. As the only senior, she steadied things early on when another player who was the team's starting point guard decided to quit. ![]() Koster was the leader of this team all season. "We knew it wasn't going to be an easy game. "We played hard and it's unfortunate," said Koster. Oregon made its shots in the fourth quarter, Hampshire didn't, and the Hawks get to play on next week in their own sectional while Hampshire's season ends at 19-8.Īlso coming to an end is the Hampshire career of Mallory Koster, the only senior on a team that struggled early but came back to win 12 of its final 14 games. ![]() When they took a 22-19 lead into the fourth quarter it appeared that the old PPM - Purple Palace Magic - was going to prevail yet again.īut it didn't. ![]() But then, just as they had three weeks ago when they beat Oregon at the Palace, the Whips came out refreshed.
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