• Fri, 05/11 | Softball vs. Simmons L, 2-0 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 05/05 | Softball vs. U. of New England L, 3-2 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 05/05 | Baseball vs. Gordon L, 10-4 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 05/05 | Softball vs. Endicott W, 9-1 (Final - 6 innings) BX | RC
  • Sat, 05/05 | Women's Track & Field New England Championships No team ranking (Final) R
 
January 27, 2012

National Girls and Women in Sports Day

Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day with senior female athletes from the Class of 2011
Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day with senior female athletes from the Class of 2011

NEWPORT, R.I. - In recognition of the 26th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), Salve Regina University will host a reception and halftime ceremony to honor the school's 37 senior female athletes on Saturday, January 28, 2011.

Established in 1987, National Girls & Women in Sports Day calls attention to the positive influence of sports and fitness participation for all girls and women, and seeks to advance the struggle for equality and access for women in sports. Each year a ceremony is held on Capitol Hill marking the Day. The event provides an opportunity to raise major issues for women in sport with our country's leaders. Similar efforts take place at state and local levels.

Salve Regina senior female athletes being recognized Saturday include:
Kristen Aiello (Braintree, Mass./Ice Hockey)
Kimberly Araujo (Holliston, Mass./Cheerleading)
Natalie Balletta (Leominster, Mass./Lacrosse)
Julianne Barry (Randolph, Mass./Volleyball)
Siobhan Brunner (Howell, N.J./Cheerleading)
KaraFaye Buffa (Huntington Beach, Calif./Sailing)
Natani Butler (Naples, Maine/Cheerleading)
Amy Canino (Hebron, Conn./Volleyball)
Deanna Ciccarelli (Paramus, N.J./Softball)
Erin Connolly (Woodbury, Conn./Soccer)
Samantha Dalton (Falmouth, Mass./Field Hockey)
Caitlin Eastwood (Seymour, Conn./Soccer)
Sophie Eldridge (Eastham, Mass./Field Hockey)
Shannon Ellis (Colorado Springs, Colo./Ice Hockey)
Liz Galla (Beacon Falls, Conn./Soccer)
Caroline Gildea (Lexington, Mass./Cross Country-Track)
Nikki Hirschbeck (Shelton, Conn./Softball)
Kelsey Jacobsen (Albany, N.Y./Soccer-Track)
Maggie Kane (Bangor, Maine/Soccer)
Mallory LaPierre (Bristol, Conn./Soccer)
Jackie Lee (North Reading, Mass./Soccer)
Sarah Livingston (Westford, Mass./Lacrosse)
Meghan Lovely (Auburn, Mass./Soccer)
Michelle Massey (Mendon, Mass./Field Hockey)
Jessica Meyer (Seymour, Conn./Volleyball)
Kira Murphy (New Boston, N.H./Basketball)
Sarah Muzyka (South Yarmouth, Mass./Sailing)
Caroline Norton (Portland, Conn./Cross Country)
Mara-Lise Owen (Germantown, Md./Lacrosse)
Kristen Parolise (Hamden, Conn./Softball)
Kathleen Roche (Boston, Mass./Soccer)
Taylor Rosendale (Grafton, Mass./Cross Country)
Lindsay Shorey (Ashland, Mass./Basketball)
Jordan Sileo (Bristol, Conn./Soccer)
Rebecca Simmons (Averill Park, N.Y./Ice Hockey)
Nichol Stevens (Chester, Conn./Tennis)
Jen Thiesing (Sandwich, Mass./Ice Hockey)

These student-athletes have been the leaders and role models of our sports teams, often serving as captains and as members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.).

Thousands of sports educators, coaches, athletic directors, recreation directors, association members, sponsors, students, and parents across the country will show their support of the day and of this year's theme, "Title IX at 40: In it for the Long Run."