Philadelphia Students Cheer For Dawn Staley After Learning From Her Journey

CBS Philadelphia

April 7, 2025

As the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship tipped off Sunday night, a group of Philadelphia-area girls gathered at a Nicetown watch party — not only to cheer on University of South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley's Gamecocks, but also to celebrate lessons they've learned from the hometown hero.

"Commitment — commitment for sure," said 16-year-old Sydney Marshall about what she's learned from Staley's journey.

The party marked the final event of a six-week workshop called The Game Plan, Shaleah Laché Sutton, founder and president of Teach Black Girls and Serena Saunders, of PassionArt Design House.

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