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ESU Athletics to Celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day on February 3

1/19/2024 3:07:00 PM

EAST STROUDSBURG – The East Stroudsburg University athletic department has announced its second annual "Salute to Women's Sports" in honor of National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) on Sat., Feb. 3 inside Koehler Fieldhouse.

Festivities will take place in conjunction with ESU's women's and men's basketball doubleheader against Shepherd at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., respectively.

The Warriors will honor its 14 women's athletics programs - acrobatics and tumbling, basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field, volleyball and wrestling throughout the day.

ESU is encouraging local youth teams and organizations to register to join in the celebration. Registration includes free admission to the doubleheader for youth organization members (8th grade and below), along with discounted rates for coaches. Organizations and teams that register are also guaranteed participation in an autograph session with ESU athletes, along with giveaways.

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The Warrior women's athletic programs have enjoyed tremendous success in the conference, region and national levels in recent seasons. Since the Spring 2021 semester, ESU women's athletic programs have:
  • Captured a national championship (field hockey, 2022)
  • Advanced to national championship games (field hockey, 2023, lacrosse 2022)
  • Secured NCAA Division II Atlantic Region titles (softball 2023, lacrosse 2021-22)
  • Earned trips to the NCAA Tournament (field hockey 2021-23, volleyball 2021, softball 2021, 2023, lacrosse 2021-2023)
  • Won PSAC Championships (field hockey 2022-2023, lacrosse 2022)
Additionally, a plethora of Warrior women have been honored and recognized at the conference and national level in their most recent season:
  • Jady van Gils (field hockey) was named the NFHCA National Player of the Year in 2023, joining five teammates (Maddy Barbush, Nicole Krozer, Maddy Kline, Grace Lesh, Lia Parker) on NFHCA All-America teams.
  • Rebecca Kotula (women's soccer) became the first Warrior in program history to be named to the CSC Academic All-America First Team.
  • A pair of volleyball student-athletes in Anna Coulter (PSAC East Player of the Year) and Makayla Baca (PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year) earned major conference honors, with Coulter earning AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and all-region first-team status.
  • Bri Hennett became the first Warrior to be named PSAC Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year and is just the second runner to receive a major award from the conference.
  • ESU's golf program led all 22 of the Warriors' teams in grade-point average in the most recent semester, with an impressive mark of 3.71.
  • Three ESU lacrosse student-athletes (Emily Mitarotonda, Maggie Sell, Riley DiFiore) were selected to the IWLCA All-America team in 2023.
  • Warriors softball ace Paige Zigmund became the first pitcher in program history to be named to the NFCA All-Region First Team, along with being named the PSAC East Pitcher of the Year.
  • In her lone season at ESU in the spring of 2022, Elina Joronen became ESU's third-ever PSAC East Athlete of the Year after going a perfect 7-0 at No. 1 singles against PSAC East competition. She dominated the division by winning six of the seven singles matches in straight sets. She became the program's first PSAC East First Team selection since 2016-17.
  • ESU's women's wrestling team totaled four NCWWC All-Americans (Mia Macaluso, Sofia Macaluso, Zoe Gress, Emily Klein) in 2022-23, doubling its total All-America selections in one season.
Several Warriors recorded historic marks and placements since the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year:
  • Bri Hennett became the first freshman individual to represent ESU at the NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships in program history in 2023.
  • Since 2022-23, Destiny Thompson (55m/60m, 2003 indoor), Nickolina Annelli (pole vault, indoor), Elizabeth Makar (shotput/hammer, outdoor), and Samiyah Little (weight throw, indoor) have shattered ESU track and field school records.
  • Ryan Weise became ESU women's basketball's single-season record holder in 3-point field goals made (97) in 2022-23, surpassing the previous record holder by 34 triples. She ranks second-most all-time in 3-pointers made and is the all-time career leader in 3-point field goal percentage (40.3%), despite playing in only three seasons at ESU.
  • Vera Renshof made her presence known as a freshman in 2023, breaking program records in the 100 and 200-yd freestyle. She finished third at the PSAC Championships in 2022-23 in the 200-yd freestyle, which was ESU's top individual finish at the conference meet in 19 seasons.
  • The ESU Acrobatics & Tumbling team recorded their first perfect 10.0 score and its highest point total in program history against No. 5 Gannon on April 2, 2023 at Koehler Fieldhouse.
About National Girls & Women in Sports Day 
February 7, 2024, marks the 38th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). The celebration inspires girls and women to play and be active, to realize their full power. The confidence, strength and character gained through sports participation are the very tools girls and women need to become strong leaders in sports and life. 
 
NGWSD began in 1987 as a remembrance of Olympic volleyball player, Flo Hyman, for her athletic achievements and dedication to promoting equality for women's sports; but has since evolved into an event to acknowledge the accomplishments of girls and women in sports, the positive influence of sports participation and the continuing struggle for equality for women in sports.

For more information on National Girls & Women in Sports Day, visit womenssportsfoundation.org/get-involved/ngwsd/
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