Word: sporting
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Francisco knew it would be difficult to jump back into the sport so late in the recruiting process, but she proceeded to look at some schools across the country and talked to a few coaches...
...uncle was a pro hockey player at the time and he was the one who got me started [in the sport]," Jonas says. His uncle, Helmut de Raaf, starred on three German Olympic hockey teams...
...feeling is that the sport was always welcome in the NCAA," said NCAA Assistant Director of Championships Troy Arthur, "It did not yet have the numbers to warrant NCAA sponsorship...
Sponsorship came from USA Hockey, which had received a grant from the United States Olympic Committee to start up a championship for the increasingly popular sport. USA Hockey made an agreement with the American Women's College Hockey Association (AWCHA), a coach's organization, and sponsored a national championship. Competitors for this new group came from the almost 40 collegiate teams nationwide...
...obviously very excited to be a part of the NCAA," Harvard Coach Katey Stone said. "But USA Hockey did a great job and supported the sport when no one else was there. We can't forget that...