NCAA freshman Hill plays in season opener . Lauren Hill is dying from a rare form of brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma . Her school asked Mount St. Joseph University to move season opener so she could play . ( CNN ) -- Basketball might be a team sport , but Mount St. Joseph University freshman Lauren Hill was clearly the star of the court Sunday in Ohio 's Cintas Center in Cincinnati . Her story inspires pro athletes to to raise money for pediatric brain cancer .
NCAA freshman Hill plays in season opener . Lauren Hill is dying from a rare form of brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma . Her school asked Mount St. Joseph University to move season opener so she could play . Her story inspires pro athletes to to raise money for pediatric brain cancer .