At the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony in Knoxville, TN last weekend, the 1982 Cheney State University Lady Wolves were honored with the “Trailblazers of the Game” award, celebrated for their 42-year-old accomplishment alongside inductees Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Rita Gail Easterling, Violet Palmer, Sue Phillips and Roonie Scovel.
We had an INCREDIBLE weekend as SEVEN new inductees were welcomed into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Family. We also honored the 1981-1982 Cheyney State team as “Trailblazers of the Game” and the Afghan Resettlement Group with “For The Love Of The Game” Award. #WBHOF… pic.twitter.com/dnhu2G3wpL
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The women’s basketball team from the nation’s oldest HBCU defied all the odds and made it all the way to the inaugural NCAA women’s national title game in 1982. Though they lost to Louisiana Tech 76-62, they solidified a place in history, although, since then, that place in history too long has been neglected.
The team, comprised of eight high school All-Americans and led by legendary head coach C. Vivian Stringer, epitomized the role of the underdog. They were a small Division II school that played in a small gym with very few resources. Stringer also…
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