A year after grappling with Hurricane Helene, this women’s basketball team is ready to run

JOHNSON CITY, TENN. — Heading into her second season as a Division I head coach, Tynesha Lewis is feeling grateful. In the leadup to the 2025-26 campaign, the UNC-Asheville head coach has structure. She and her team have a set schedule. They know where they’re practicing. And at the end of those tough days on the court, they’re returning to their homes and dorm rooms.

Sometimes when she’s walking around campus or Kimmel Arena, she catches herself smiling for no reason at all.

“Just smiling to be able to practice in the gym,” Lewis said. “To be able to drive home and drive back.”

A year ago, Mother Nature didn’t allow the

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