Monday, March 27, 2017

A Truly Touching Moment

On Sunday (March 26), Mississippi State upset Baylor 94-85 to advance to the women's final four. The Lady Bulldogs junior standout guard, Morgan William, led all scorers with a game-high 41 points. She was absolutely phenomenal from start to finish, leaving the Lady Bears with too much too handle. William was 6-8 from three-point range, and sank clutch free throws in the final minutes of the game to lead her team to victory. 

As if advancing to the final four for the first time in program history wasn't enough, William was emotional for another reason. Almost three years to the date, William lost her father unexpectedly from a heart attack at the age of 44. He passed away her senior year of high school, but she knew that he was with her on Sunday night in Oklahoma City. 

At the conclusion of the game, Mississippi State head coach, Vic Schaefer, spoke highly about his 5'5" guard to ESPN in an interview. He even pulled her into the camera view and gave her some words of encouragement. It was a touching moment. Check out the emotional video below.


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3 comments:

  1. Lexie.Abplanalp.March 27, 2017 at 8:23 AM

    Always nice to see heartfelt moments shared between coaches and athletes

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  2. Brian and Sports Programing NetworkMarch 27, 2017 at 8:40 AM

    This really is a touching moment and its nice to see that a coach has this connection between their players. Its as if he is apart of her family

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  3. Michael SengeMarch 29, 2017 at 10:13 AM

    Nice to see these types of moments between coaches and their athletes. This is a big moment for Mississippi State. Facing the UConn Huskies in the Final Four will be a huge challenge for the Bulldogs.

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