Mother. Wife. Coach. Love my family, friends, players & my hometown.Passionate about helping others. Coached McNeese, ULM, Alabama,Southern Miss,Memphis,UALR
Please pray with me for the safety of my family, friends, former players and their families and so many that are dear to me as my hometown region, a place that I passionately love, is going to be severely threatened in the next 24 hours. 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Forecasters say Hurricane Laura is now expected to rapidly power up into a ‘catastrophic’ Category 4 hurricane, an even stronger storm than previously expected.
Praying for Louisiana⚜️ & Mississippi. We have friends, family, coaches & players family members down south. May God watch over those in harms way. ❤️🙏🏼
We are so fortunate to say our family is safe from the weather that passed through this am. Thank you to all those who have checked in on us. Our thoughts & prayers are with our Monroe community!
Talked to a recruit today who found out she needed to have surgery. Found out so much about her character. Instead of trying to hide the info which unfortunately happens- she called and explained it all. I hope our paths cross again- she’s got a bright future!💥💥
Headed South this am to take supplies to family & friends. I know it’s going to be incredibly tough to see the destruction...but very special to see all our people come together like they do, time after time.
#builtdifferent
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Really hope Moon Ursin is a big part of the story tonight. Signed with Baylor, worked, waited her turn, didn’t transfer, seemed to be a great teammate, didn’t leave, playing, starting now and is an integral part of Baylor’s success.
#example
#teamkid
#youdonthavetotransfer
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Building a winner takes many things but you can’t do it without trust and discipline. Two of the most difficult things today. Discipline to not do what YOU want but what the team needs from you. Trust earned by showing up EVERY day with no excuses.
#discipline
#trust
#BIG
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Loved watching the intense play of
@LSUwbkb
@GamecockWBB
tonight! Great game for our sport. Love having
@KimMulkey
back in OUR state. It has made us all better. She’s got support that she’s earned from years of incredible work- a lot of which came from right here in LA.
Very thankful to
@AmPressSports
for this honor &
@McNeeseSports
for the opportunity to coach some incredible young ladies. Special times that are forever etched in the history books bc of many, many talented young ladies who helped build the program!
#grateful
#greattimesahead
Please🙏🏼for this👆🏼of a kind woman, leader & my dear friend
@CoachMcNelis
! She has impacted so many, including me, as a coach, mentor & friend. Her strength & faith are inspiring. She needs our prayers as she fights Stage 4 Lung Cancer. 🙏🏼for targeted therapy,peace, calming &rest!
Southern Miss coach Joye Lee-McNelis announced Saturday she has Stage 4 lung cancer. “I have Adenocarcinoma cancer again," said Lee-McNelis, who was first diagnosed with lung cancer in 2017.
I’m not sure what other coaches got for Christmas but this team sure spoiled their coach…WOW!! I’m overwhelmed really at this incredibly generous & thoughtful gift. They know how much I love shoes & knew these just hit a little different. I love the shoes but this team has my❤️!
Please join me this morning in prayer for strength and healing for our junior guard
@maddigatte
and her family as her brother continues to fight for his life. 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️
#PrayersforBrennon
Sure was fun coaching alongside one of my best friends yesterday. Looking forward to many more! I am concerned about her knees and ankles in this pic!😂😉🤣👏🏼👏🏼
#allin
#LOVEit
#goWARhawks
@ChristieSides
Excitement is in the air in Funroe!Season 1 w this crew is in the books & Season 2 starts tom as they roll in! Can’t WAIT to see the growth in our program. Look forward to having a different discipline to keep everyone safe & preparing for the opportunities before us.
#HAWKYEAH
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That culture shift starts to happen when the empty gyms begin to fill up with hungry folks wanting to do nothing else but be their very best! When it’s becomes a priority you become pretty good!👏🏼👊🏼🙌🏼
#excusesatthedoor
#differentlevelstuff
#HawkYeah
1 of my players tweeted this & it certainly touched me. I have players & family members whom I love deeply. We work daily for their environment to be safe & empowering. We have GOT to stop the hatred & violence. It is NOT acceptable. God help us to be kind, loving people.🙏🏼🙏🏽❤️
Proud of our group today! We got to put our new jerseys on. Got some jitters out. Got to play somebody else and got the W in front of an incredible crowd in Fant! Appreciate everyone coming out!
#educationgameHUGEsuccess
#gotbetter
#winningday
#HawkYeah
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Sad day for Monroe yest. If
@CoachViator
has taught me anything it is to be grateful. Grateful I got to learn from THE best. Grateful we had yet another opportunity to work together. His leadership has taught me many things over the yrs but nothing like I witnessed this yr...
Praying for our family & friends, former & future players, & our homes & cities that we love so much as we watch what today brings. The optimism from friends & family back home yesterday was inspiring & humbling. God watch over this incredibly strong state & our people! ❤️🙏🏼
I’m getting SO excited for our players to return this week! A mom called tonight & she said her daughter wanted to come back early & she couldn’t believe it! Something special is brewing & it ALWAYS starts w them & their buy in! #❤️it #🔥⬆️
#goWARhawks
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Witnessed something great yesterday! Watched a young person make a mistake, own it, show remorse, apologize in person and respond with grace and character.
#thatsaWIN
#wearegrowing
#HawkYeah
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So important more than ever we communicate with our athletes & our recruits. We listen. We love. We advocate. We support. We comfort. We value them more than ever. It’s not about 🏀 but it IS about their future in this world.
#beinguncomfortableisnotanexcuse
#theyarefamily
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Talking to some of my family & friends back home is humbling. Streets unrecognizable. Homes devastated. Churches ripped up. No water or power for maybe weeks. They will have to rebuild yet they still remain thankful & positive. 🙌🏼🙏🏼
#lovethisstate
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#lovemypeople
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It wasn’t a win but I’m proud of our effort tonight against a very good team. We played with a different toughness & efficiency tonight & got better. It’s all about growing the program & we did that tonight.🔥⬆️
#itscoming
#keepworking
#letsgo
#HawkYeah
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Happy Anniversary to a very special husband, father and best friend. My life has forever changed since meeting
@therealtdiddy
! Grateful for our 15 yrs & ready for many, many more! ❤️🥳
Happy Birthday to an incredible man I was fortunate enough to have as my World Geography teacher in 1992. Not many men like this guy! One of the best men & football coaches I know! Lucky to call him my dear friend. Happy Bday
@CoachViator
!
#the
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#ourfootballcoach
#goWARhawks
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Each day we are reminded how many great people our program is surrounded by. Coaches who are willing to do anything to serve.Parents & players who show understanding & patience during this time. Recruits who show gratefulness & passion. Fans ready to support❤️
#fortunate
#HawkYeah
My aunt and uncle sent the most special gift to us! They made a cross out of Granny’s old fence pickets. Incredibly thoughtful and special. Will cherish this! One of my very favorite gifts!!❤️🙏🏻✝️
We made THE best of Griffin’s 4th Birthday- quarantine style! Full day of fun....Hard to believe it’s been 4 yrs & hard to believe you can love someone this much! Thx to everyone for the birthday wishes esp our
@ULM_WBB
family!
#special
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Watching
@adonnes_23
pull out of the parking lot at work yesterday warmed my heart. We spoke a few days ago about what could we do to help a place we❤️ & she has taken it over &🏃🏼♀️w it. She is rallying her former
@McNeeseWBB
teammates & preppin to head south soon!
#LAStrong
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Yes ma’am!💥🙌🏼 What Collier just said about practice. Goodness it matters. Those that buy in & embrace the toughness & battles of practice have BIG TIME reward! ❤️it!
#HawkYeah
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Incredibly proud of this group!! Played as tough and efficient as I’ve seen a team play in a long time. Continuing to make history- First conference opener win since 2011! Big time! So happy for these girls!💥👏🏼💪🏼❤️
Amazing to see this group yesterday who built the building we played in yesterday. Their relationships w each other & pride for the program & their jobs & families now is what I celebrate daily. I❤️them all like my own.
#alwaysaCowgirl
#buildingULM
#goingtobeINCREDIBLE
#Hawk
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Great day recruiting in our home state but always a little more special today honoring the life of a dear friend. Troy Giordano was a treasure. So glad
@RealJeremyBonin
had this idea years ago & so grateful to see Troy’s wife (Heather) & mother today.❤️🙏🏻🙌🏼
It’s hard to put into words the challenges of 20-21. The loss has been tremendous. Change has been constant. With all of it we’ve grown-learned patience, adaptation, eagerness to be innovative, love & appreciation for each other. Those that have passion & discipline shined...