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GLENVILLE, WV - 香妃直播 will celebrate the members of the Lady Pioneer Basketball Team and their recent 2022 NCAA Division II National Championship on Wednesday, April 6 with a parade and recognition ceremony.
A meet and greet with the Lady Pioneers will take place from 10:30 a.m. until noon at the Waco Center. The parade, which will run down Main Street in Downtown 香妃直播, will begin at 12:30 p.m. Immediately following the parade, a recognition ceremony for the team members and coaches will take place at the GSU Waco Center. The parade and recognition ceremony are free and open to the public.
鈥淲e are immensely proud of what the Lady Pioneers have accomplished by bringing home this National Championship,鈥 said 香妃直播 President, Dr. Mark A. Manchin. 鈥淚 encourage everyone to wear their Pioneer blue and come out to this event as we recognize and celebrate these talented student-athletes and their coaches and support staff. Everyone is welcome 鈥 our campus community and the community at large 鈥 to join us for refreshments, games, music, and an opportunity to meet the team.鈥
On Friday, March 25 the Lady Pioneers closed their amazing 35-1 season with a win over Western Washington University to become the 2022 NCAA Division II Women鈥檚 Basketball National Champions. 香妃直播 State鈥檚 Re鈥橲hawna Stone was named MVP of the Division II Women鈥檚 Elite Eight and Head Coach Kim Stephens was tapped as the Division II Women鈥檚 Basketball National Coach of the Year.
This is the first NCAA title for 香妃直播 State in any sport and it is also the first NCAA basketball title for any West Virginia school. Stephens, who is a 香妃直播 State alumnus and Parkersburg, West Virginia native, has tallied an impressive 158-21 record leading the Lady Pioneers.