To see the way sisters Kayli and Meghan Keough mesh so well now on the court, the way they support each other through tough times as roommates and speak so highly of one another as best friends, you'd have no idea of the battles they used to wage while playing pick-up basketball in their hometown of Land O' Lakes.
Those knock-down, dragged-out pick-up games were doozies between the much taller Kayli and the much faster Meghan. But in a strange sort of way, those competitive battles helped form the unbreakable bond between the two sisters who currently star for the UCF women's basketball team.
"I picked on her a lot, especially when we played basketball in the driveway," remembered Kayli, now a 6-foot-2 power forward for the Knights. "I obviously had my growth spurt before she did, so I was a lot bigger. And then she got really fast, so I had to chase her around and she'd burn me off the dribble. Those were wars. We used to go back and forth, and somebody would get mad and say something or chuck the ball in the bush and run into the house. We'd get really mad at one another.
"But now my sister is my best friend,'' Kayli continued. "We get along so well and I always know that she's going to tell me the truth. It's good to have that backbone here with me in college.''
The Keough sisters are getting the chance to bond once again and play together at UCF due to a stroke of fate. Meghan, a true freshman guard, committed to UCF first following a stellar high school career where she led Tampa Catholic to two state titles. Kayli, a redshirt junior, originally attended Florida State, but transferred to UCF last year after her sister suggested that she look into UCF's program.
Now, they are reunited and both are playing well for the Knights (3-4), who host Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday at 7 p.m. at UCF Arena. Kayli moved into the starting lineup over the Thanksgiving holiday and has scored 23 and 13 points in the past two games, respectively, and is fourth on the team in scoring at 9.7 points per game. Meghan has struggled with her jump shot and the faster pace of the college game, but she is still averaging 6.9 points and 2.1 rebounds and has made five starts.
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