Sports

NIL-Sponsored Student-Athlete Noelani Cornfield

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Haudenosaunee Sports Development Group – HSDG

Winter 2024: Noelani Cornfield, Seneca Bear, Cattaraugus
School: University of Southern Mississippi
Year: Senior, Attending U of Buffalo this fall
Major: Liberal Studies, Minor in Business
Sport: Basketball
Inspiration: Aside from my parents being my greatest teachers, I will confidently say that the people and experience I’ve come across along the way throughout my years of playing basketball have taught me a lot about myself, the way of life, how to handle hardships, and being a sponge. To me, being a sponge is taking in everything that comes at you…absorbing all the good, and squeezing out the things that hurt you.

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