North Philly's Dawn Staley wins 3rd NCAA women's basketball championship

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Dawn Staley, NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, South Carolina

📆 4/8/2024 4:44 PM
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While Dawn Staley's accolades are front and center on a national stage, she is the pride of her North Philadelphia neighborhood.

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley cuts down the net after the Final Four college basketball championship game against Iow a in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, April 7, 2024While her accolades are front and center on a national stage, she is the pride of her North Philadelphia neighborhood.

"All weekend teachers, old staff, principals have been texting, calling in. She's a mighty Mustang!" said Carolyn Monson, president of the Dobbins Alumni Association. "The beautiful thing is she recognizes us all the time." The Dobbins High School alum -- who has a mural inside the school and the girl's gymnasium is named after her --- made history over the weekend becoming the fifth coach to win at least three national championships.Darell Gates says he had been speaking with Staley throughout the tournament, sending her a congratulatory text from some former Dobbins players watching her net another title.

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