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Hard Hat Award
Clip: 1/17/2026 | 2m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
Laila Phelia is the Hard Hat Award winner for her performance in the Wake Forest game.
Coach Jack awards Laila Phelia the Hard Hat Award, presented by Bank of America, for the fight that she showed during the Wake Forest game to secure the Orange's victory.
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Gamechangers
Hard Hat Award
Clip: 1/17/2026 | 2m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
Coach Jack awards Laila Phelia the Hard Hat Award, presented by Bank of America, for the fight that she showed during the Wake Forest game to secure the Orange's victory.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> ONCE AGAIN, THE BANK OF AMERICA HARD HAT IS BACK OUT AND MAKING AN APPEARANCE ON "GAMECHANGERS."
AFTER THE WAKE FOREST GAME, LAILA PHELIA WAS AWARDED THE HARD HAT.
WHAT DID SHE DO TO EARN IT ON THAT DAY.
>> SHE IS PLAYING FREE.
SHE IS HAVING FUN.
SHE IS ON THE LIGHTS AND EVERYBODY IS HANGING OUT AND SHE IS MAKING JOKES AND SHE IS DOING VIDEOS AND SHE IS HAVING-- IN MY OPINION, THE BEST TIME OF HER LIFE.
AND IT SHOWS WHEN SHE GETS ON THAT BASKETBALL COURT.
SO SHE IS NOT A FLUKE WHY SHE IS THE BANK OF AMERICA HARD HAT RECIPIENT BECAUSE SHE IS PLAYING FREE AND HER TEAMMATES ARE BUYING INTO IT AND THEY'RE FEEDING HER THE BALL AND THEY'RE GETTING HER REBOUNDS AND GETTING IT BACK OUT TO HER.
LAILA PHELIA IS JUST PURE JOY.
SO IT'S A NEAT-- IT'S REALLY NEAT WHEN SHE GETS THESE ACCOLADES BECAUSE SHE IS THE ONE KID THAT DON'T WANT THEM.
SHE IS LIKE NO, IT'S ABOUT THE TEAM.
YEAH, IT'S ABOUT THE TEAM BUT BECAUSE WE ARE ON YOUR SHOULDER, WE CAN BECOME.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THOSE PEOPLE ON YOUR SHOULDER, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A HARD HAT.
>> LET'S GO!
THAT'S FUN.
CONGRADULATIONS TO HER.
>> BANK OF AMERICA HARD HAT PLUS 28, 17 POINTS FIVESTEALS, FOUR REBOUNDS, PUMP THREE-- YOU CAN'T HIT HER IN THE HEAD WITH THE THING.
(ALL SPEAKING AT ONCE).
[ CHEERING ] >> SAY WHAT YOU GO TO SAY.
>> YEAH, LET ME SAY-- >> SPEECH, SPEECH, SPEECH, SPEECH, SPEECH.
>> LET ME SAY I FEEL LIKE WE DID A GREAT JOB GOING OUT THERE AND WE EXECUTED WAS WE NEEDED TO EXECUTE AND GETTING THE BALL MOVEMENT AND EVERYTHING REALLY HELPED US AND I'M JUST VERY PROUD OF EVERYONE.
>> NICE JOB LADIES.
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