Lauren Hill, Who Fought Tumor to Play College Basketball, Dies at 19

Lauren Hill, Who Fought Tumor to Play College Basketball, Dies at 19  Lauren Hill, who played basketball for Mount St. Joseph Univer...

Lauren Hill, Who Fought Tumor to Play College Basketball, Dies at 19 

Lauren Hill, who played basketball for Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati while contending with an inoperable brain tumor, died on Friday in Cincinnati. She was 19.

Her death was confirmed by Brooke Desserich, the co-founder of Ms. Hill’s foundation, the Cure Starts Now.

“She’s made an impact on the world,” said her coach, Dan Benjamin. 

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAPRIL 10, 2015