Join the Orange for the Kickoff Weekend for the Celebration of 50 Years of Syracuse Women's Athletics
10/4/2021 8:55:00 PM | General
The Kickoff Weekend for the '50 Years of 'Cuse Women's Athletics is officially upon us. Orange alumni, fans and friends are invited to share in a year-long celebration of 50 years of Syracuse University women's athletics beginning Thursday, October 7 when the Orange ice hockey team hosts Clarkson at 6 pm at the Tennity Ice Pavilion. On Friday, the Orange field hockey team will host Wake Forest at 6 pm at Coyne Stadium and on Sunday the 'Cuse soccer team hosts Virginia at Noon and the field hockey team closes the weekend with a 1 pm game against Colgate. The Kickoff Weekend will also include recognition at this Orange football game and a Title IX symposium panel on Saturday morning.
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The year-long celebration of Syracuse women's athletics features events and special recognition of all female student-athletes who have donned the Block S to represent Syracuse University and the Athletics Department since 1971-72 will be held throughout the 2021-22 seasons.
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As we celebrate this history, we acknowledge those who have gone before us to set the standard we strive to achieve today so we can pave the way for the future. We reflect on the history of women in sport, admire their sacrifices, recognize their contributions and accomplishments, and honor their legacy.
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Thursday, October 7 – Ice hockey vs. Clarkson at Tennity Ice Pavilion (6 PM)
The first event of the Kickoff Weekend will be ice hockey's home-opener against Clarkson, which has won three national championships in the last eight years and is ranked 11th nationally in 2021-22. The Orange opened the 2021-22 season at St. Lawrence where they lost one game and tied the second. Senior forward Abby Moloughney earned the CHA Offensive Player of the Week award for her two goal and one assist performance at SLU.
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Friday, October 8 – Field Hockey vs. Wake Forest at Coyne Field (6 PM)
The Orange are ranked eighth nationally and have won six games in a row, including a 5-0 victory against then-fifth ranked North Carolina, the defending National Champions. Syracuse is 8-2 this season, with wins against three top-15 teams.
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Saturday, October 9 – Title IX Panel Discussion (8:30 to 11 AM)
Symposium panel (a discussion on Title IX and Women's Sports) will examine the 50-year impact of Title IX and how that impact will influence and shape the future of women's sports. Panelists include: Dr. Ramona Bell, Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Humboldt State University; Dr. Erin Buzuvis, Professor of Law & Associate Dean/Academic Affairs, Western New England College; and Dr. Tracey Salisbury, Assoc. Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, California State Univ. - Bakersfield.The symposium will be held in Dineen Hall, Room 020.
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Sunday, October 10Â
Women's soccer vs. Virginia at SU Soccer Stadium (12 PM)
Syracuse, which is 4-6-1 this season, hosts #2 Virginia. Seniors Teli Vunipola and Meghan Root lead the Orange in scoring with six and five points, respectively. Graduate student goaltender Lysianne Proulx had a career-high 15 saves at #4 Duke.
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Field hockey vs. Colgate at Coyne Field (1 PM)
When Syracuse hosts Colgate, the Orange and the Syracuse Athletics family will celebrate the life of former Orange woman Christy Gaitten, who passed away in May. The two-time NFHCA All-Region selection was part of the Orange teams from 1986 to 1989 that laid the foundation for the success the current Orange women are experiencing. She graduated in 1990 with degrees in advertising from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and English from the College of Arts & Sciences. Her husband, Cian, and their children, Jacob and Maggie, will attend the celebration, along with many of Christy's Syracuse teammates and Orange field hockey alumni.
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Complete Kickoff Weekend Schedule
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Read all about the accomplishments and contributions of Syracuse's female student-athletes, coaches and staff during the first 50 years of Orange women's athletics here.
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All fans attending games and events must adhere to Syracuse University's COVID-19 policy, which can be found here.
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The year-long celebration of Syracuse women's athletics features events and special recognition of all female student-athletes who have donned the Block S to represent Syracuse University and the Athletics Department since 1971-72 will be held throughout the 2021-22 seasons.
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As we celebrate this history, we acknowledge those who have gone before us to set the standard we strive to achieve today so we can pave the way for the future. We reflect on the history of women in sport, admire their sacrifices, recognize their contributions and accomplishments, and honor their legacy.
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Thursday, October 7 – Ice hockey vs. Clarkson at Tennity Ice Pavilion (6 PM)
The first event of the Kickoff Weekend will be ice hockey's home-opener against Clarkson, which has won three national championships in the last eight years and is ranked 11th nationally in 2021-22. The Orange opened the 2021-22 season at St. Lawrence where they lost one game and tied the second. Senior forward Abby Moloughney earned the CHA Offensive Player of the Week award for her two goal and one assist performance at SLU.
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Friday, October 8 – Field Hockey vs. Wake Forest at Coyne Field (6 PM)
The Orange are ranked eighth nationally and have won six games in a row, including a 5-0 victory against then-fifth ranked North Carolina, the defending National Champions. Syracuse is 8-2 this season, with wins against three top-15 teams.
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Saturday, October 9 – Title IX Panel Discussion (8:30 to 11 AM)
Symposium panel (a discussion on Title IX and Women's Sports) will examine the 50-year impact of Title IX and how that impact will influence and shape the future of women's sports. Panelists include: Dr. Ramona Bell, Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Humboldt State University; Dr. Erin Buzuvis, Professor of Law & Associate Dean/Academic Affairs, Western New England College; and Dr. Tracey Salisbury, Assoc. Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, California State Univ. - Bakersfield.The symposium will be held in Dineen Hall, Room 020.
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Sunday, October 10Â
Women's soccer vs. Virginia at SU Soccer Stadium (12 PM)
Syracuse, which is 4-6-1 this season, hosts #2 Virginia. Seniors Teli Vunipola and Meghan Root lead the Orange in scoring with six and five points, respectively. Graduate student goaltender Lysianne Proulx had a career-high 15 saves at #4 Duke.
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Field hockey vs. Colgate at Coyne Field (1 PM)
When Syracuse hosts Colgate, the Orange and the Syracuse Athletics family will celebrate the life of former Orange woman Christy Gaitten, who passed away in May. The two-time NFHCA All-Region selection was part of the Orange teams from 1986 to 1989 that laid the foundation for the success the current Orange women are experiencing. She graduated in 1990 with degrees in advertising from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and English from the College of Arts & Sciences. Her husband, Cian, and their children, Jacob and Maggie, will attend the celebration, along with many of Christy's Syracuse teammates and Orange field hockey alumni.
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Complete Kickoff Weekend Schedule
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Read all about the accomplishments and contributions of Syracuse's female student-athletes, coaches and staff during the first 50 years of Orange women's athletics here.
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All fans attending games and events must adhere to Syracuse University's COVID-19 policy, which can be found here.
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