article_snippet.sent: Basketball star captured hearts across the nation as Basketball star realized Basketball star dream to play for Mount St. Joseph's women's basketball team in Ohio and raised $1.5million - all while battling inoperable brain cancer.
article_snippet.sent: Instead, the Indiana native played four games with the Indiana native team at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, and raised more than $1.5 million for research into the cancer the Indiana native suffered from.
article_snippet.sent: But as the Indiana native condition worsened, the teenager became an honorary coach and earlier this year, the Indiana native moved to Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
article_snippet.sent: But a few weeks later, the Indiana native started feeling dizzy while playing for the Indiana native high school team in nearby Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
article_snippet.sent: In September, doctors gave the Indiana native the devastating news the Indiana native wouldn't make it past December - and after years as a standout player, the Indiana native's hopes of playing college basketball were put in jeopardy.
article_snippet.sent: However, the NCAA granted permission to move the school's opening game forward because of the Indiana native worsening condition.
article_snippet.sent: On November 2, the Indiana native realized the Indiana native dream of playing for the school.
article_snippet.sent: Incredibly, the Indiana native scored the first and last baskets of the team's 66-55 victory over Hiram College.
article_snippet.sent: the NCAA moved Mount St. Joseph's first basketball game forward last November (pictured) so that Lauren could achieve Lauren dream of playing for collegiate basketball. 