Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel is the first female basketball player with one arm to score a basket during a college game, making history.
Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel made history by becoming the first basketball player with one arm to score a basket during a college game.
The 22-year-old junior guard from Lesley University used her left arm to make an accurate three-point shot, sending her team into a frenzy.
For the athlete, who was born with a very small right arm, the moment was proof that her persistence was worth it. After her high school basketball coach cut her from the team in her senior year, Sinaman-Daniel didn’t let that rejection crush her dreams.
Three years after sending her resume to every college coach in the United States, Baileigh scored her first basket for Lesley University in a NCAA Division III college game.
The university shared the moment on their Instagram account, the moment that took place in December during the game against Fitchburg State’s team; Sinaman-Daniel receives a pass from her teammate and shoots from just before the three-point line to make history.
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