Sports Changes Life

The Sport Changes Life Victory Scholar program began with its founding partner Ulster University in 2008. Since then the Victory Scholar program has grown in partnership with six universities across the island; Ulster University, National University of Ireland Galway, The University of Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, IT Carlow and Waterford IT. These university partners are key to the community outreach of the Victory Scholars who embed their positive influences within the communities they work in, all while using the skills and knowledge they have gained through their life experiences.

Sport Changes Life aims to raise the aspirations of young people through sporting excellence, vocational, and academic achievement, and personal development. Each year, new Victory Scholars are selected to help change the lives of young people and enable them to develop a global perspective and build life-long friendships with people and communities throughout Ireland.

Four Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) student-athletes have been named to the 2020-21 Victory Scholar Program as announced by the Sport Changes Life Foundation (SCLF). Canisius College's D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks, Monmouth University's Alexa Middleton, Quinnipiac University's Taylor Herd, and Saint Peter's University's Quinn Taylor will represent the MAAC in the prestigious program. They will embark on a life changing year of mentoring young people through sport in the communities of Northern Ireland and Ireland while studying for a Master's Degree in a number of prestigious universities, while continuing to play the sport they love.


Taylor Herd 2020-21 Scholar Alma Mater: Quinnipiac University Limerick Institute of Technology, Women's Basketball	Alexa Middleton 2020-21 Scholar Alma Mater: Monmouth University Cork Institute of Technology, Women's Basketball	D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks 2020-21 Scholar Alma Mater: Canisius College Institute of Technology Carlow, Women's Basketball	Quinn Taylor 2020-21 Scholar Alma Mater: Saint Peter's University Cork Institute of Technology, Men's Basketbal

Former MAAC Victory Scholars


Aryn McClure 2019-20 Scholar Alma Mater: Quinnipiac University Cork Institute of Technology, Women's Basketball	Lexi Posset 2019-20 Scholar Alma Mater: Rider University Ulster University, Women's Basketball	Kadeem Smithen 2019-20 Scholar Alma Mater: Siena College Ulster University, Men's Basketball	Kollyns Scarbrough 2018-20 Scholar Alma Mater: Siena College Ulster University, Women's Basketball


Connor McClenaghan 2018-19 Scholar Alma Mater: Marist College Silgo Institute of Technology, Men's Basketball	Jamie Sherburne 2018-19 Scholar Alma Mater: Niagara University Maynooth University, Women's Basketball	Alyssa Velles 2018-19 Scholar Alma Mater: Saint Peter's University Waterford Institute of Technology, Women's Basketball	Taylor Williams 2018-19 Scholar Alma Mater: Manhattan College Limerick Institute of Technology, Women's Basketball


Caitlin Bricketto 2017-18 Scholar Alma Mater: Manhattan College Dubai Business Internship (DBI) Blog	Kristen Bromley 2017-18 Scholar Alma Mater: Siena College Ulster University, Women's Golf Blog	Tiffany Corselli 2017-18 Scholar Alma Mater: Niagara University Dublin City University, Women's Basketball Blog	Dominic Diaz 2017-18 Scholar Alma Mater: Saint Peter's University Ulster University, Men's Golf Blog


Meghan Donohue 2017-18 Scholar Alma Mater: Siena College Waterford IT, Women's Basketball Blog	Maeve Parahus 2017-18 Scholar Alma Mater: Manhattan College Carlow IT, Women's Basketball Blog	Jasmine Walker 2017-18 Scholar Alma Mater: Monmouth Univeristy Waterford IT, Women's Basketball Blog

Jamiyah Bethune 2016-17 Scholar Monmouth University Alumna Institure of Technology Carlow Women's Basketball	Emma O'Connor 2016-17 Scholar Marist College Alumna Maynooth University Women's Basketball	Ryan Oliver 2016-17 Scholar Siena College Alumnus Ulster University Men's Basketball
Marritta Gillcrease 2015 Scholar Rider University Alumna NUI Galway Women's Basketball	Meghan McGuinness 2015 Scholar Niagara Univeristy Alumna Trinity College Dublin Women's Basketball	Jen Morabito 2014 Scholar Canisius College Alumna Trinity College Dublin Women's Basketball