[2] Among her other accomplishments, Wells is notable as the first American woman to register a dunk in an official NCAA intercollegiate basketball game on December 21, 1984.
The accomplishment was covered extensively in the national media, including the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and USA Today.
A quarter of a century later, Ford Francis recalled that, after his father's death, he had inherited a tape labeled simply "W.V.U.-84 Elkins."
Upon watching the tape, Francis and Albergotti realized that, even though West Virginia University had left its heavy cameras at home, the historic footage did exist.
[11][12] In addition to her historic slam dunk, Wells enjoyed a remarkable career for the WVU women's basketball team.
[4] As center for WVU, Wells earned many honors, including In April 2015, Wells and other African-American student athletes were honored at the Erickson Alumni Center at WVU, as part of a three-day tribute (April 23–25, 2015) to recognize the anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education and the achievements of pioneering African-American student athletes.