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'Big Strick' meshing well with veterans.(SPORTS)
Washington Times, The, March, 2008
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Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
SPOKANE, Wash. - All season, Marah Strickland tried to get her Maryland women's basketball teammates and coaches to call her "Big Strick."
But since she is a freshman in a veteran-dominated starting lineup, they didn't listen.
Until Thursday.
Diving into the fray during practice at Gonzaga University, Strickland's left temple met Laura Harper's elbow. Blood was spilled. Four stitches (the first of her life) were applied. And the nickname was acknowledged.
"She's wanted that nickname and now 'Big Strick' ...
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