Female Goalie to Make NJ Storm Debut Sunday
April 11, 2003 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
New Jersey Storm News Release
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ â This Sunday, New Jersey Storm lacrosse goaltender Ginny Capicchioni will become the first woman to ever play in the regular season game of a major men's professional team sport in the United States when her club takes on the Vancouver Ravens at Continental Airlines Arena. Game time is 1:05 p.m. and limited tickets remain.
Capicchioni is already the first female player in the 17-year history of the indoor National Lacrosse League. The former Sacred Heart University standout survived Storm rookie camp in November, veteran training camp in December, played in two pre-season games, and dressed for two Storm games during the regular season without seeing action.
The Oradell, New Jersey native played well in the Storm's pre-season 14-12 win at Buffalo on December 6th, saving ten of the 15 shots she faced in the second quarter.
"We all look forward to Ginny's debut on Sunday," said Storm General Manager Jim Brady, "She's worked hard all year and I think she'll surprise some people when she gets in there." At Sacred Heart, Capicchioni was twice named Northeast Conference Field Hockey "Goalie of the Year" (1998, 2000) and three times named NEC Lacrosse "Goalie of the Year" (1999, 2000, and 2001). She ranked first nationally in total saves in field hockey in 2000, sixth nationally in lacrosse save percentage in 2000, and third nationally in lacrosse save percentage in 2001. The River Dell High School (NJ) graduate has also played for the Toyota women's traveling field lacrosse team and brings the experience of playing on men's box lacrosse teams in Fairfield, CT, Hatboro, PA, and Aston, PA.
The Storm (3-11) will wrap up its season with a game tomorrow on Long Island versus the New York Saints at 7:30 p.m. and then the home game on Sunday at the Continental Airlines Arena versus Vancouver. The final home game is STX Fan Appreciation Day. Fans will receive many giveaways and selected attendees will be honored on the field prior to the game. For more information on New Jersey Storm Pro Lacrosse log on to njstorm.com or call 1-866-NJ STORM. For tickets call (201) 507-8900, log on to Ticketmaster.com, or go to any Ticketmaster location or the Arena box office. Audio broadcasts of all Storm games are available on the internet at www.jbnmedia.com.
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