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In 2019, Kahrin Spear was the captain and starting point guard for John Carroll University's championship basketball team.
Following graduation, however, Spear was off her game strugglng with her sexuality, her faith and her future.
Throw in a global pandemic and you have the makings of full blown depression.
Instead, she immersed herself in music.
Kahrinjoined Applause Performances to share her story and her songs.
#14 Kahrin Spear @jcusports drains shot from opposite 3-point line @ESPNCleveland #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/EqLEcdcDTp
— shelspear (@shelspear) January 10, 2019
