NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Department and the Office of Institutional Advancement have announced that they will host 'Girls and Women in Sport' Day on Saturday, January 24 in conjunction with the Owls' women's basketball game against the College of Saint Rose.

The day will begin at 9:15 a.m. with registration. Participants will then take part in a variety of sports at clinic stations from 9:45 a.m.-12 p.m. A speaker will then address the audience from 12-12:30 p.m., followed by a complementary lunch at 12:30 p.m.

Following lunch, the participants will have an opportunity to meet with and receive autographs from all of the Southern Connecticut State University student-athletes in attendance as clinicians.

That session will lead directly into the women's basketball game at 1:30 p.m.

All participants must wear sneakers and athletic clothing and bring a water bottle. Registration is limited to the first 250 female participants in grades 1-8 that have submitted signed both a registration form and an assumption of risk form. 

Those forms can be accessed here

Participants must complete both forms and return them by January 20, 2009 to:

Michael Kobylanski
Associate Director of Athletics
Southern Connecticut State University
Moore Fieldhouse, Room 210
125 Wintergreen Avenue
New Haven, CT 06515

Individuals seeking more information on the event can also contact Kobylanski at kobylanskim1@southernct.edu or via phone at 203-392-6005.