UB to Celebrate Girls and Women in Sports Day

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo will celebrate its 17th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) before the UB women's basketball game versus Ohio on Feb. 21.

The event will begin at 6 p.m. in Alumni Arena with an appearance by Margot Page, head coach of the Niagara University women's ice hockey team, who served as an assistant coach for the Canadian women's team that won a gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics.

The celebration, which has the theme of "Lead Like a Champion," also will highlight UB varsity and club sports.

In addition, the Bulls will honor Connie Holoman, assistant vice president for university relations, with the 2007 UB Recognition Award at halftime of the basketball game, set to start at 7 p.m. A resident of Eggertsville, Holoman has served as a mentor to members of the UB women's basketball team for several years and staffs UB's Intercollegiate Athletics Board.

The celebration event will be free and open to the public. Tickets to attend the basketball game may be purchased at the ticket office in Alumni Arena.

Now in its 21st year, NGWSD celebrates and honors women's participation in, and contributions to, sports around the country and around the world.