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This week's WNBA draft brought back a flood of memories for Jayne Appel. Just one year removed from her own experience, the Silver Stars center remembered the anxiousness and nervousness she felt that day.

In 2010, Jayne Appel led Stanford to the NCAA title game, got drafted by the WNBA, won a world championship with Team USA, was hired to play hoops in Turkey ... and was in pain the whole time. In her debut post, Appel tells the tale of a trying season.