Virginia’s Kymora Johnson remembers anxiously sitting through the unveiling of last season’s NCAA women’s tournament, unsure whether her Cavaliers would make the March Madness cut.
Their name didn’t pop up until the last slot, triggering a “we’re going to show you” motivation that ultimately turned a 10th-seeded First Four team into a Sweet 16 party crasher.
“We were very, very blessed with that opportunity last year,” the all-Atlantic Coast Conference guard said.
