March 21, 2014
By Mike Esse, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - For four years Penn State head coach Coquese Washington has become used to hearing one sound before and after practice at the Bryce Jordan Center: the bounce of a basketball.
Every time she looks in the gym to check to see who it is, she finds Maggie Lucas launching three pointers or practicing free throws.
Now, as Penn State prepares to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, that sound is only a few weeks from going away. Washington has gotten so used to that sound and knows that it is a majority of the reason why Lucas' career has shaped out to be what it currently is entering her final postseason appearance.
"As a coach you want to help make their dreams come true and help them reach their goals," Washington said. "When I look at Maggie and the work that she puts in, the passion she plays with, the sacrifices that she makes and committing herself to being the best she can be, it's gratifying to see all of the things happen for a kid like that."
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