“You have to play against the game,” said Head Coach Joye Lee-McNelis at the start of the season after beating Mississippi Valley State.
Since then, the Lady Eagles have battled against not just the game itself, but found themselves battling the game of life.
From a losing record last season to early losing streaks, to Joye Lee-McNelis’ cancer diagnosis, the team’s success extends from its resilience. The Lady Eagles now enter the conference tournament as the third seed facing their newest challenge: winning the conference tournament and making the NCAA tournament.
The team’s hard work has paid off as the team has earned several accolades.