While trying to bring the ball up the court during the Wildcats’ game against Rutgers on Thursday, she noticed her shoe was untied, so she put the ball down and bent over to fix the problem.

A Rutgers defender took full advantage of the opportunity:

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Fortunately for Deary, Northwestern won the game 60-38.

And for what it’s worth, Deary leads the Big Ten Conference with 107 steals in 28 games, so we should probably all just give her a pass on this one.