The Victory Club, Kentucky women?s basketball?s booster club, held its annual post-season ?Hoopla? event Wednesday, April 19 in the President?s Room in Commonwealth Stadium.
The event, held each April, provides an informal mixing of players, parents, coaches, managers, support staff and athletics personnel with Victory Club members to celebrate the season?s achievements. This year?s event was highlighted by a generous $20,000 gift presented by VC President Tina Carpenter to UK Coach Mickie DeMoss and the women?s basketball program.
?Wow!? DeMoss said. ?This gift is amazing. We will put this money in the basketball budget and it will be put to good use. We are so thankful for everything the Victory Club does for us.?
Lexington Mayor Teresa Isaac also honored Coach DeMoss with a commemorative Proclamation and a Distinguished Citizen Award. Stephanie Stumbo was honored with the inaugural ?Stephanie Stumbo Award? an award that will be given to the player who makes outstanding and unselfish contributions to the Kentucky women?s basketball program.
The Victory Club, which has grown to 350 members since its inception in 1995, was established to promote, encourage and maintain fan support through the cooperation and enjoyment of its members.
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Mayor Teresa Isaac presents a Proclamation to Coach DeMoss |
Coach DeMoss and Mayor Isaac |
Mayor Isaac also awarded DeMoss with a Distinguished Citizen Award |
Victory Club board member Sue Sadler presents the inaugural ‘Stephanie Stumbo Award’ to Stephanie Stumbo |
Stumbo gives a moving acceptance speech |
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The UK Hoops coaching staff |
Coach DeMoss shows off her framed picture of she and long-time friend Pat Summitt |
The Victory Club gave Coach DeMoss a framed original plate of the front page of the newspaper after UK defeated No. 1 Tennessee |
Victory Club president Tina Carpenter names Kris and Mac McDougal and Sue Southworth lifetime members of the Victory Club for their dedication and hardwork over the years with the women’s basketball booster club |
Oreonna Taylor, Carly Ormerod, Jenn’e Jackson and Moe Gamble |
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Chante’ Bowman, Sam Mahoney, Sarah Elliott, Eleia Roddy |
Afton Perry, Nastassia Alcius and Jenny Pfeiffer |
Jennifer Humphrey and Stephanie Stumbo |
Tina Carpenter presents Coach DeMoss with a check for $20,000 from the Victory Club. The money will be added to the women’s basketball budget |
Coach DeMoss thanks the Victory Club board members for their hard work |
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Stumbo with her dad Bill |
Roomies! Sarah Elliott and Eleia Roddy |
Elliott shows off the chocolate fountain |
