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Milwaukee’s Merriett Earns Spot on UW-Whitewater Wheelchair Basketball Team

They have won three national collegiate titles in their history, the most recent in 2014.

From University of UW-Whitewater: Shevonda Merriett from Milwaukee, Wis., who is studying undeclared at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has become a part of the women's wheelchair basketball team. "You don't have to have a disability to play wheelchair basketball, and this year we have players from the whole spectrum," said head coach Christina Schwab. This year's team includes eight women - five returning athletes and three new players, one of whom is a graduate student. The Warhawks will host a home tournament Nov. 17-18 at the Williams Center. They have won three national collegiate titles in their history, the most recent in 2014.

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