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Little girl's battle inspires UW-Oshkosh football team

Posted at 10:46 PM, Dec 07, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-07 23:46:01-05

This weekend the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh Titans football team plays in the national semifinals.  The team goes into the contest on the heels of devastating news.  They recently learned a ten year old girl from Indiana, Phoenix Bridegroom, has relapsed and once again battling lymphoma.  The Titan's quarterback, Brett Kasper met Phoenix after donating his bone marrow to her.  She had been cancer free since his donation, two years ago.  Phoenix's battle has become a rallying cry for the team as they consider her one of the them.  The team will try and move into the NCAA division III Championship game by beating John Carroll University this Saturday on J.J. Keller field at Titan Stadium.