When Paige Bueckers takes the court Friday night against UCLA, she knows there will be one young fan tuned into her every move.
Harper LaMarre, who is 11 years old, has rooted for Connecticut ever since she can remember. So when the Final Four came to Tampa this year, it was a chance to hopefully meet her idol.
The Huskies got in town on Tuesday, fresh off their regional final victory over USC, young Harper was there to greet the team.
‘They told us no pictures, no autographs, nothing, but if they come up to you, you could,’ Harper said to ABC WFTS Action News . ‘So they were coming off the plane. I just see Paige come down, and I just start crying so much because I love her so much.’
What happened next, became a viral moment on social media.
‘I screamed hi Paige, and then she said hi back, and then I just started bawling even more, and then she came over because she saw me crying, and she asked if I wanted a picture, so then I got a picture, and it was such a good moment for me,’ Hailey said.
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