{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Team IMPACT","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org","author_name":"Katie DePaolo","author_url":"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/author\/katie-depaolo\/","title":"Friendship Series: \u201cHappy, Excited, and Special\u201d \u2014 Sophie and Saylor, Maryland Basketball\u00a0 - Team IMPACT","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kviZiP8rpr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/about\/blog\/friendship-series-happy-excited-and-special-sophie-and-saylor-maryland-basketball\/\">Friendship Series: \u201cHappy, Excited, and Special\u201d \u2014 Sophie and Saylor, Maryland Basketball\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/about\/blog\/friendship-series-happy-excited-and-special-sophie-and-saylor-maryland-basketball\/embed\/#?secret=kviZiP8rpr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Friendship Series: \u201cHappy, Excited, and Special\u201d \u2014 Sophie and Saylor, Maryland Basketball\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Team IMPACT\" data-secret=\"kviZiP8rpr\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sophie5.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1080,"thumbnail_height":720,"description":"For 17-year-old Sophie, joining the University of Maryland women\u2019s basketball team opened the door to a community that would change her life. The team was matched with Sophie in 2023 and became fast friends. The match became an opportunity to gain meaningful friendships, build confidence, and discover a place where Sophie truly feels she belongs.\u00a0\u00a0"}