'A lot of us came here to make history and that's what we're doing.' Ole Miss beat top-seeded Stanford to reach the women's NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 for the first time in 16 years.
Mississippi head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin gets emotional with her dad Gladstone McPhee, right, after winning against Stanford during the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Stanford, Calif.
STANFORD, Calif. — Sobbing as she received hugs from friends, family and administrators, Mississippi coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin tried to grasp the magnitude of her team’s stunning win against top-seeded Stanford when someone reminded her there’s more basketball to be played.Her proud father provided a shoutout to everybody back home in The Bahamas.
“First of all just incredibly grateful. I have a lot of mentors in my life and one of my mentors would always say to me that the person with the experience is at the mercy of the one with the anointing,” the 40-year-old McPhee-McCuin said in reference to Hall of Famer and winningest women’s coach Tara VanDerveer. “He spoke that over my life maybe 10 years ago.
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