During a recent practice, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team had a good moment. One worth celebrating, which they briefly did.
New head coach Katie Burrows stopped practice and brought the players together. Only it wasn’t to scold them.
“She told us, ‘I’m going to get hyped, so I want y’all to get hyped,'” senior guard-forward Shelbie Davenport said. “It got us out of our shell, and we saw her get out of her shell, so we have more fun now. It’s open; you can see it in practice.
“We celebrate anything, and the coaches feed off it.”
It was at that moment that for some the realization hit that this was a new era.