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Thompson is irreplaceable cog

Forward's journey makes her irreplaceable to Oklahoma

Originally Published: April 1, 2010
By Mechelle Voepel | Special to ESPN.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Before it could even really feel like an epically bad start, something to be rued throughout the summer -- if not forever -- Amanda Thompson's tea kettle really started to boil.

Her Oklahoma Sooners simply had to get their act together. This was not going to be her last game. There was no chance her team was getting blown out. Sure, the score was 15-2. So what? Where she'd come from in Chicago, lots of people start life down 15-2. And they never catch up.

Thompson ...

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