Rowan Fletcher, a 24-year-old architecture graduate student from England, is the starting goalie for her university's women's hockey team. Between hockey, classes, and endless architecture projects, Rowan spends most of her time exhausted, stressed, and running on far too little sleep. Determined to succeed both on the ice and in the classroom, she's pushing herself harder than ever. Nika Muhl doesn't know much about the mysterious hockey player she keeps seeing around campus. In fact, she doesn't even know Rowan's first name. But after one accidental collision, one ruined coffee, and one borrowed hoodie, Nika finds herself increasingly curious about the elusive goalie. As their lives become more intertwined, Rowan and Nika will learn that sometimes the most unexpected connections are the ones that change everything.

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Maya has transferred from the University of Iowa to the University of Connecticut during her sophomore year. She never would have expected in a million years to run into a certain someone that broke her heart not too long ago.

Nika Muhl x girl. In which Nika muhl develops frustrating feelings for a certain girl who caught her eyes. Will she know how to deal with it and accept the love she truly deserves? Or will she let her chance slip away and lose the one person she would do anything for.

Avery van der Nacht, a UConn commit for women's basketball and the symphony orchestra, is a dominant center who plays upright bass. Fully deaf in her right ear and reliant on a hearing aid, she also has severe selective mutism-only speaking to her sister Lena and Lena's girlfriend, Hana Muhl. Half Dutch, half Croatian, Avery grew up moving from the Netherlands to Atlanta, while keeping strong ties to both cultures. A marine biology major and music performance minor, she had full-ride offers from schools like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, UConn, Duke, U-M, MSU, Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown University, and UGA, before choosing UConn. Now, as she steps into college, Avery will form an unexpected friendship with Azzi Fudd-but how does someone who barely speaks learn to be heard?

Paige and Nika want the same girl..

Emma Vaughn transfers from Ball State to UConn after the 2022-23 season, leaving behind her boyfriend and her family. She was 12 hours away and it hit her, she was alone for the first time in her life. One day Emma gets a phone call changing her whole life around. Nika tries to help her sister's best friend by getting her mind off of things, suggesting the two go to a rage room together and let off some steam. That's sure one way to put it. Read along as she learns to forget her cheating boyfriend and maybe starts to fall for the brunette during the process.

Elizabeth Model, 21 transfers to UCONN for her junior year - star shooting guard dropping twenty a night and carrying a reputation. Half British, razor witted, raised by Jennifer Aniston and NBA legend Austin Model - Elizabeth avoids real relationships at at costs. She prefers hookups and chaos. Nika notices her immediately- fierce, self destructive, chaotic soul. Nika sees past the walls as something worth fighting for. Liz pulls her in with charm and danger - and pushes her away just as fast. Locking Nika in a loop she's not sure to leave or stay. At UConn winning is hard. Surviving Elizabeth Model is harder.

What happens when one girl- one Nika was never supposed to see again transfers to her college's volleyball team? With they clash heads or become friends again?

Nika Muhl wasn't used to people leaving her speechless. On the court, she commanded games with unflinching confidence. Off the court, she was just as magnetic-- quick with a laugh, quick with a comeback. But the tall, quiet girl who barreled into her outside Oak Hill was the one time that all changed.