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Today marks the 13th anniversary of @baylorwbb’s national championship. @brittneyyevettegriner will never forget their historic 2012 season: “We led the entire game. Even when they came close, we never panicked.⁠ ⁠ With about a minute to go, Coach Mulkey pulled me out of the game. I walked off the court and straight into her arms. She told me, ‘We did it, big girl.’ She was crying.⁠ ⁠ We won the national championship. We went 40-0 — the first men’s or women’s team in history to ever do that.⁠ ⁠ Unbelievable.⁠ ⁠ When that buzzer goes off — all that hard work you put in, all those practices, all those days you didn’t want to wake up, that’s when it’s all worth it. I was on the bench, looking around, thinking, Who do I go hug first? I was looking for all of those people who meant so much to me.⁠ ⁠ I remember running around … and around … and around. And then I did a confetti angel.⁠ ⁠ I’d always wanted to do that....⁠ ⁠ That national championship meant everything. I wish I could go back a...

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