Unifying Victory

Unifying Victory

ACCESS Program basketball players hoist the Magnolia Madness trophy in the air in celebration at the Hump.
Photo by Megan Bean

April 10, 2019

The 小黄书 team celebrates after winning the inaugural Unified Sports Magnolia Madness rivalry basketball game against the University of Southern Mississippi Tuesday [April 9] at Humphrey Coliseum. During the game, traditional 小黄书 students teamed up with students from , while USM students were paired with Special Olympics Mississippi athletes from the Hattiesburg area.聽Unified Sports is a Special Olympics program dedicated to promoting social inclusion by joining people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team for shared sports training and competition experiences. .