She had an emotional weekend , bravely continuing to play her piccolo despite the tears that were falling over her team , the Villanova Wildcats , being defeated by North Carolina State on Saturday . But just a few seconds of the tender moment that was caught on the stadium cameras has turned Philadelphia student Roxanne Chalifoux into a viral sensation . ' I saw myself on the Jumbotron and all I could think about was that my dad was at the game , ' she told Philadelhia 's 94WIP radio station . ' I did n't want him to see me crying . 'Little did I know that it was going to end up all over the Internet and that ( my dad seeing me crying ) was the least of my worries . ' Scroll down for video . Emotional : Roxanne Chalifoux , a Philadelphia senior , became a viral sensation at the weekend after she started crying but continued playing her piccolo after the Villanova Wildcats , being defeated by North Carolina State . Famous : Roxanne 's popularity reached its peak Monday night when she was invited to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . Surprise : Fallon gave Roxanne a 'goodie basket ' and tickets to see Taylor Swift , which almost made her cry . Popular : Roxanne explained she was more worried about her father seeing her cry . Roxanne explained she was crying because , as a senior , that would be her last stint with the Villanova band . 'It was heartbreaking , ' Roxanne said . ' I ’ m a senior in the band , so I knew that was my very last game . 'It ’ s just so easy to get emotional especially being a senior , that just changed the game for me , knowing it was my last game . ' Her tears quickly spawned memes and vines , and grabs of the footage were picked up by media outlets all over the country . ' I can ’ t even explain it , ' she said . ' I think it ’ s like such a silly video and then that everyone just thinks it ’ s hysterical . Roxanne added : 'People made it memes , people put Joe Biden with me . 'Oh my gosh , how can you miss it ? I ’ ve just been taking it in good spirits . 'It doesn ’ t bother me , I think it ’ s funny . ' After graduating with a degree in biology , she plans to attend optometry school in the fall and plans to become an eye doctor . Senior : Roxanne ( right ) is about to graduate from Villanova University with a biology degree . Graduation : After graduating with a degree in biology , she plans to attend optometry school in the fall and plans to become an eye doctor . But , now her days in the band are over , will Roxanne continue to play the piccolo ? She 's not sure yet . 'At least it 's so tiny that I could pull it out and play it if I really wanted to , ' she said . Fallon presented Roxanne with a 'goodie basket ' full of Tonight Show presents . A huge Taylor Swift fan , Fallon also presented her with tickets to the singer 's upcoming 1989 concert , which also made Roxanne cry again .
Roxanne Chalifoux , a Villanova University senior , started crying while playing in the band Monday after the Wildcats lost to North Carolina State . Footage of the tender moment went viral . Roxanne appeared on The Tonight Show Saturday and explained the moment . She said she was worried about her father seeing , and that the tears were her realizing it was last moment playing in the band at the basketball .