After graduating, Peterson Rajalingam plans to play at Pomona College, a Division III school in Claremont, California, that reached the Final Four in 2019. But before that: Get her driver’s license, and indulge in school spirit at football games (American football games) that was “kind of a culture shock.”

She hasn’t yet been back to London since moving. She misses its diversity, its public transit, its food. Her first stop would be to get something to eat at the historical Portobello Market. And when her time playing in college is up, “I’ve definitely thought about (going back), maybe after college, and hopefully keep playing,” Peterson Rajalingam said.

And while her time at Blake has been briefer than Wyatt’s, a deep run at state would carry a different, but still significant, meaning.

“I think it would mean a lot, symbolizing my change and journey,” she said. “From London to here, and how quickly you can adapt to a different life and have success in that — and enjoy yourself, too.”