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I want, but now I learned the fundamentals." Bays would like to combine that with the take-no-prisoners aggressive style that made her great as a prep player. But finding the confidence to do so again has been gradual. A few months ago, Bays sat down in Coach Sharon Versyp's office, lamenting her frustrations with not being back to 100 percent, not playing in forever and feeling like it might not ever come. "I felt like I was getting to the places where I could practice and get in shape again, and then I had that third surgery (in May) and I felt like I was at square one again," Bays said. "On top of it, you had to get your game back and I was rusty. She just helped me build confidence. "I feel like all of my supporters have been picking up my broken pieces and putting me back together." Versyp, Purdue's eighth-year head coach, has allowed Bays to come along slowly, giving her time to let out frustrations while at the same time reminding her that she can get it back. cancerresearch.purdue.edu Maryland Bays' experience at Maryland wasn't what she wanted, so like former Terrapins Kalika France and Drey Mingo before her, she transferred to Purdue. unlocking more tomorrows our mission is discovery our goal is to cure cancer. Dorothy Teegarden, PhD Professor, Foods and Nutrition 82 IllustrateD volume 24, issue 2 "When she played in high school, she had that swag and that edge," Versyp said. "Since I've recruited her, I told her that she is going to be good, if not better, than she was then. But she has got to feel that. … She was exceptionally confident and if she's confident, then her came will prosper to a different level. "She obviously is hard on herself, like any athlete that has been hurt. I'm trying to tell her that the new Whitney can be better. You always want that quickness; you always want this and that. She's making great strides as she is coming back." Bays has shown flashes of it in practices during October. She might not wow during individual drills, but once Purdue scrimmages, going 5-on-5, the light seems to come on and the intensity seems to go up. She has great vision and feel — "She has a savvy to her game, she plays with a rhythm," Williams says, snapping her fingers — and elevates the players around her. "Oh my gosh," teammate Liza Clemons said, reacting to a question to describe Bays' abilities. "She's going to be f