<P> Monica, on the other hand, struggles with her fiery emotions on the court, which often resulted in technical fouls at critical moments of games, getting benched, and eventually pushing away many potential scouting opportunities due to her lack of control . Aside from her emotions on the court, she also struggles with the emotions she secretly still harbors for Quincy and struggles to express them as he is always surrounded by other girls . Monica also has problems with her mother Camille, who is a stay at home wife and mother . Ever since she was a little girl, Monica has been pressured by Camille to give up basketball and "act like a lady", to the point that Camille would force her to wear dresses and skirts against her will . This has continued into her high school years, with Camille still complaining that Monica is too much of a "tomboy" and needs to learn to be more feminine, which leaves Monica feeling hurt and resentful of her mother for not accepting her for who she is and refuses to embrace the domestic "housewife" work that her mother seems to enjoy so much . Through soul searching throughout the season, Monica learns to control her emotions and leads her team to the state championship game . However, both she and her team came up short leading them to a victory, leaving Monica devastated and in tears . </P> <P> Later on, Monica begins to recover from the defeat with the help of her older sister, Lena, who gives her a makeover and even finds a college friend to take her to her spring dance . With nothing more than a new hair style and a dress, Monica shows up to the spring dance looking as beautiful as ever . Despite having a date of his own, Quincy notices her and immediately walks over to her to compliment her new appearance but doesn't hesitate to comment on her date . They both show jealousy towards each others' dates and part ways . Later that night, they both speak outside her window and reveal to each other how their dates didn't meet their needs . She also lets him know that she has a letter from University of Southern California (USC) and insists on him to open it . After the letter reveals that she has been accepted, he finally stated that USC was also his choice . As they move in to congratulate each other with a hug, Monica mistakes the gesture as a kiss and that leads to them finally acting on their feelings for one another by making love to each other . It was Monica's first time . </P> <P> The third quarter of the story follows Quincy and Monica to their freshman year at USC in 1988 - 89, where they are managing themselves as athletes, students, and a couple . Again, the same problems seem to present themselves, this time on a bigger stage . While Quincy finds instant success on the court, as well as more and more female admirers, Monica struggles for playing time, being the backup to USC's senior guard, Sidra O'Neal . To make matters worse, she falls on the bad side of the head coach, Ellie Davis, both for showing off and for her lack of defense . Her relationship with Quincy becomes more and more strained as Quincy struggles to deal with the media attention surrounding his father, who is trying to convince Quincy to finish college before going pro, and a paternity suit against him from a former lover . Quincy feels betrayed by his father for lying to him and threatens to leave school for the NBA early, despite his father begging him not to sacrifice his education just to spite him . Zeke mentions that his mom was only nineteen when she was pregnant with Quincy and he wasn't ready for a family, but he stayed anyway . Monica finally earns the starting point guard spot at the end of the season . However, Quincy can't be happy for her, because he blames her for not being there for him when he was having problems with his father . Monica is hurt deeply by Quincy, leading the two of them to go their separate ways . </P> <P> The fourth quarter of the story follows the characters through the early 1990s, a few years before the establishment of the WNBA . In 1993, Monica's prospects for professional basketball lie exclusively in the IWBA, the International Women's Basketball Association, while Quincy steps into the pros at home . Monica settles into her new life in Barcelona, where she struggles to cope with the everyday grind of playing overseas away from family and friends . She misses home, but can't imagine a life that didn't include basketball . (Sidra points out that their teammate at USC, Big Toni, quit the previous year and now works at a bookstore). She tries to adapt to her surroundings as a local sports celebrity and the focal point of the team's offense . She leads her team to a dominant victory in the championship game at the end of the season . Despite all of her personal success, she starts to realize that her love for basketball isn't the same as it was before . </P>

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