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Taking ones lumps? 默默忍受

In Ms. Basketball voting by coaches and media across the state, Tuck defeated runner-up Adrienne GodBold of Marshall by 32 points. Four others also tallied more than 75 points -- Wheeling's Ashley Wilson, Geneva's Taylor Whitley, Fenwick's Tricia Liston and Lincoln-Way East's Kersten Magrum.

Tuck averaged 18.7 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots to lead Bolingbrook to a 25-4 record, the 4A title-game victory over defending champion Young and among the top 10 in national rankings by ESPN/RISE (No. 3) and USA Today (No. 5).

The rookie forward caught national attention early as the Raiders finished second in the prestigious Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix over winter break, but it was her performances on Illinois' biggest stage -- when she totaled 35 points, 16 rebounds and four blocked shots in the IHSA semifinals and final -- that solidified her position as one of the state's best players.

"It was one of my goals that I wanted to accomplish before I graduated," Tuck said. "It feels really good to accomplish that at a young age. It makes me want to work harder so I can do better and get Ms. Basketball again next year. And just improve."

Competitiveness literally runs in the Tuck family. Taylor, a year and 11 days older than Morgan and a sophomore on Bolingbrook, remembers when she and her sister would race around the house as children just to see who would come out in front. Everything from card games to Monopoly to bowling earned bragging rights. And anything Taylor did, Morgan insisted she would do too.