Honoring and congratulating Cheyney State College's 1982 Lady Wolves Women's Basketball Team on their induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

Honoring and congratulating Cheyney State College’s 1982 Lady Wolves Women’s Basketball Team on their induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. WHEREAS, In1982, Cheyney University, formerly known as Cheyney State College, Lady Wolves Basketball Team, under the leadership of Hall of Fame Coach C. Vivian Stringer, made history by competing in the first ever National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women’s Tournament; and WHEREAS, The Lady Wolves completed a remarkable 28-3 season with a 23-game winning streak that included victories over Division I national powerhouses such as North Carolina State University, Kansas State University, University of Maryland, and Auburn University; and WHEREAS, On March 28, 1982, a sold-out crowd gathered at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, with the game televised nationally by CBS as the Lady Wolves faced Louisiana Tech University’s Lady Techsters, the previous national champions under the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW); and WHEREAS, The Lady Wolves started strong with a 22-18 lead against the former national champions but ultimately fell short, concluding the game with a score of 76-62; and WHEREAS, Cheyney State’s Lady Wolves were the first, and only, Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to compete in the NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four and National Championship game; and WHEREAS, The legacy of this extraordinary team extends far beyond basketball, demonstrating the value…