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- ↑ "Gabriella Coleman specializes in scoring goals and making defenders dizzy". bgn.fm.
- ↑ "Gabriella Coleman - The West Australian article". September 12, 2022. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ ""I have a friend who's making history": Gabriella Coleman". ocolly.com. January 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Mississippi State - Official Athletics Website".