Roxane started playing when she was eleven years old for a local club in Quêbec. “I made a lot of friends and I liked it, so I kept playing.” She kept growing in the sport playing for her provincial team in Quêbec. With the early age of 15 she played for the Canada National team, “I realized that I could make it far. Basketball has paid for my university, I am on a full scholarship, I didn’t pay for anything.  Before that it was never an option to play, I just played for fun.”

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In April 2019, during her Senior year of high school, she decided to commit to Purdue. Roxane visited Texas Christian and St. Johns, however, she chose Purdue. “The coaches were real with me. Sometimes, when you go on visits they try to sell you something, some schools do the most."  Now, after two years at Purdue Roxane is transferring to another university. “ I have worked more than what was given to me, that is the main reason. Also, the coaches changed, and it was a big part of it. When I came from high school I didn’t know how college worked. Now I understand how business works, they don’t tell you, but their jobs are on the line too.”

The women’s Basketball team has their own facility, Mackey Arena. The team practices five days per week, and they have  access to the same resources. However, “Coaches have favorites and they give attention to the players that they really like, and that is normal. You realize that you have people that you like more than others.”

 

Roxane finds differences between female and male student-athletes' treatment. Comparing to the males counterpart. “When men’s play, Mackey Arena is packed every game. They can play against a team that is not that good and it will be packed. We have less fan attention. I guess they have more fan attention because they win a lot. It is a winning program.” 

“The gear that they get, the money they get per month is very different. I am pretty sure it is much more than we do. I want to say it is kind of normal because they bring more money than us” However, when it comes to medical and academic attention from the university she assures all get the same. “When it comes to the extra staff they get more from that area.”

Changing the situation is a difficult process, but the team needs to win more in order to bring fans. “If we get more attention we will bring more fans which will bring us more money. Also this brings more TV coverage, and this means money.”

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Roxane feels different treatment based on gender. “Sometimes as women we are treated differently from men. Especially when it comes to yelling. People expect us to behave in one way and when you don’t, they act surprised. My skin color also matters. Some coaches that usually don’t have diversity in their teams , and say blacks are loud. This means that some girls are treated differently in the team.”