Lexy Gross

@lexygross

She's a senior at the University of Kentucky, she's from London, Ky., and is majoring in mathematics and economics.

And she gained almost instant internet fame Saturday night after being dubbed the "Crying Sax Girl."

"I was told I was going to be a meme," said Taylor Hunt, 21, who was shown crying over her saxophone during UK's loss to Indiana University during the second round of the NCAA tournament Saturday night.

Her friend was right. Hunt not only made internet memes and UK fans' Twitter profile pictures, but she's been interviewed by Good Morning America and her friends are starting a campaign to get her on Jimmy Fallon.

But Hunt -- who is quickly becoming this year's picture of "March Sadness," following last year's clip of a crying Villanova player also went viral -- wasn't just crying over basketball. It was the senior's last men's basketball game with UK's traveling pep band.

"There was about a minute to go, and I was getting really worried," Hunt said. "I believe the clip was between foul shots by Alex Poythress. I just lost it."

Hunt said she looked down at her phone during a timeout with just a few seconds left in the game. She was getting texts and tweets, but waited until after the game to see what was going on.

After watching the clip, Hunt said she turned her phone off for a while. Since, she's embraced her teary fame and has retweeted parody accounts her friends started, like "Crying Sax Girl."

"Obviously I don’t want to be 'March Sadness Girl,' I would like for my team to still be playing," Hunt said. "When stuff like this happens, you just have to take it as it comes."

Reporter Lexy Gross can be reached at 502-582-4087, or via email at lgross@courier-journal.com.

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