Emotional days for sports stars and fans in Ohio

The college basketball season in the US started early this past Sunday.

There are still 10 days to go before the long road to March begins for academic institutions across America, but Ohio hosted a one-off, a lower tier women’s basketball game which drew national media attention.

The reason for the changed fixture and the heightened focus from everyone on top of the handful of students and alumni of Mount St Joseph University was Lauren Hill, a young Freshman from Indiana who was achieving her modest dream of stepping onto a college court, any college court.