MAAC, Fairfield Set for 2011 Girls in the Game Program
MAAC Sports
Edison,
NJ - The MAAC
will be teaming up with Fairfield University to present its annual Girls in the Game program at the beginning of 2011.
Girls in the Game is an exciting
initiative that aims to involve young girls in grades 4-8 in athletics,
specifically basketball, at an early age. For just $10, participants are given
entrance to three events that make up the Girls
in the Game program, including three women's basketball contests.
On Jan. 11, Head Coach Joe Frager and his Stags' squad will host a basketball
clinic at Alumni Hall on Fairfield's campus. The clinic will run from 6-8 p.m.
The featured game will be played at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 16 as Fairfield
takes on MAAC foe Manhattan College.
The 2011 Girls in the Game program will
culminate during the semifinal round of the 2011 MAAC Women's Basketball
Championships at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. The two
semifinals are scheduled for 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 5.
"Fairfield
University is excited to be hosting the MAAC Girls in the Game program this
year," said Fairfield Senior Associate Athletics Director Alison Sexton. "The program
provides girls in our local community an opportunity to meet our women's
basketball players and have the opportunity to talk with them about what it
takes to be a successful student and athlete. The young ladies also have
the experience of being taught the game of basketball by our coaches and
players, and then see those lessons in action by attending the Fairfield-Manhattan
game, as well as the MAAC Championship semifinals, as the best-of-the-best in
the MAAC compete for a berth to the NCAA Tournament. From our coaches, to
our student-athletes, to those girls that participate, Girls in the Game is a
positive experience for all those involved."
Tickets for Girls in the Game will be available at the door, or
can be purchased by filling out and sending in the form located here.
For more information regarding Girls in
the Game, contact Mackenzie Maddock at 732-738-5455 ext. 101 or via email
at mackenzie.maddock@maac.org.