At Westmont College, a team steps up for its coach

Kirsten Moore, women’s basketball coach at Westmont College in Montecito, and daughter Alexis -- wearing the net that was cut down after the title game -- pose next to the 2013 NAIA championship trophy in the school’s gym. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

March 30, 2013 3:17 PM PT

The women’s basketball team at the school south of Santa Barbara rallied around Coach Kirsten Moore and her baby girl after her husband died suddenly. Their crowning gift to her was an NAIA championship.
Read Bill Plaschke’s column: For Westmont College women, sadness fueled an ardor on the court

Kirsten Moore and daughter Alexis are photographed inside the Westmont College gym. Alexis is wearing the net that was cut down after the school’s championship victory. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

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At Westmont College, a team steps up for its coach

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