“When she came here, her freshman year she said to me, ‘Coach, I want to change the world. “A  lot of the antagonism toward Taryn came from the fact her goals and her day-to-day operation did not fit with the traditional narrative of Parkersburg. Contact Chris Solari at csolari@freepress.com. I think that really adds to the fire that we have this year,” McCutcheon said. In fact, every time he interviewed her after a game, she spoke first and mostly about her teammates and their contributions. The dynamic gets worse when you start adding the bullying or the meanness. Women’s basketball games at the Breslin ranked in the top ten last year in attendance, and Taryn has fallen in love with the atmosphere the fans create. She tried to counter the bullying she experienced with kindness to others. “There had been so many rumors and dramatic things about me, and this one specific time, someone had posted something about me on social media and I called my dad and I said, ‘Dad, I can’t do it anymore. Or that things weren’t going my way, so I just left. I'm just trying to play it by ear right now.”. I could tell she wanted (that record) for me. } Contact Brian Calloway at bcalloway@lsj.com. I dealt with it for three and a half years. And that one day, I really felt like God was saying, ‘Your time is up, you can leave now.’ I can’t explain it. God forbid somebody has a goal that takes them out of West Virginia.”. Whitmer's COVID-19 orders, 1st presidential debate recap with analysis and fact-check, 'Our players want action, not just statements and words': MSU football talks social injustice, 11 Michigan State athletes test postive for COVID-19, Spartan Solidarity Network releases list of demands regarding RHS student worker furloughs. They really know who you are, and they really care for you as a person and as a player,” McCutcheon said. "Kristin Hayne is like the best thing," McCutcheon said. “I’m more than happy (my story) went out, but I think some people think it’s about me, and they’re like, ‘I’m sorry you went through that.’ That’s not the reason for me putting that out there. “Honestly, they changed mine. “It’s kind of hard to think that this is my last shot at it. “We went back and packed my clothes in trash bags and threw them in the back of the truck and I was here (in East Lansing) that night. Merchant is a mother to two young sons. He described a toxic scene covering Parkersburg South in a state championship game. “You can tell there’s a real need, and Taryn telling her story proves that. As soph. But the Michigan State senior guard found it hard to hold them back on an emotional Sunday afternoon at Breslin Center. McCutcheon has remained in East Lansing at her parents’ home, sleeping in and working out and shooting when she can. "It was nothing but love from her the whole time since she got here. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Much more. Kids really struggle with that. EAST LANSING - Taryn McCutcheon is not one to shed many tears. This offseason, she decided to go back to her roots and work with her father, Jason McCutcheon, who also played college athletics. I felt this load off me.”, She texted a reporter from the Charleston Gazette-Mail when the news broke Jan. 4, 2016. if (bMobile) McCutcheon is listed as an East Lansing native on the roster, but she’s actually from West Virginia, where during her junior year of high school, she won West Virginia Player of the Year. The East Lansing grad went out in style in her senior day, becoming the Spartans' all-time leader in career  assists in a 99-80 victory over Penn State to cap the regular season. “I know very well how that town views high school sports,” he said. “I was nervous people were thinking I was giving up. McCutcheon recently appeared on a Spartans’ All-Access video where she first shared her story of bullying, the toll that took, and how she escaped it. Literally. It’s having that innate ability to be special. All rights reserved. 9 to the Sacramento Monarchs in 2005 after leading the Spartans to their only Final Four appearance. Over the last few years, Taryn has just done a really good job of finding people and knowing who is hot and when to get the ball to them and when not to.". Watching her through the years, her heart and the way she carries herself, it’s everything you’d ever want in a player, but her reach as a person is way more significant than any point she’ll score or record she’ll break here. So strong that in late December 2015 she told her parents she needed to get out of her hometown. A trip to the NCAA tournament was not expected, and the cancellation of all college sports wiped out any postseason hope of a WNIT berth. That’s truly what’s important to her. MSU’s all-time leader in assists (582) and just second Spartan to score 1,000 pts and dish 500 assists in career. Taylor said McCutcheon never once complained to him about what she was going through. She had to leave a community she was raised in to get out of it and feel like herself again. I can’t wait to start my journey here.’ And that’s who she is. The one-day retreat this year on April 25 sold out in just a few hours and had to be capped at 500 kids. The next in line to have that innate ability is East Lansing native and starting combo guard Taryn McCutcheon. Player profile for Taryn McCutcheon (PG). Initially, she responded to the bullying by being mean. “I felt like this community really took me in. “Taryn is the end story, right? The 5-foot-5 point guard hopes to be one of the 36 players who will be selected during the three-round draft that will take place remotely starting at 7 p.m. (ESPN), with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announcing picks. By accessing any information beyond this page, you agree to abide by the NBA.com. “We haven’t gotten as far as we wanted to in the past. I want to move,’ but God was like, ‘It’s not your time yet. Her impressive play for the green and white last year earned her All-Big Ten team status, but that hasn’t stopped her from using this last offseason to take her game to the next level. She committed 60 turnovers while averaging a team-leading 32.8 minutes per game. When I left, I literally smiled the five and a half hours we were on the road. The Spartan community has an obsession for basketball, and not just for the highly-achieving men’s team.

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