Penn State Athletics will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) throughout the next two weeks surrounding the nationally-recognized day Wednesday, Feb. 7. The department is featuring a variety of events to commemorate girls and women in sports from Sunday, Jan. 28 through Saturday, Feb. 10, highlighted by NGWSD games at women’s basketball and women’s hockey.

National Girls and Women in Sports Day is dedicated nationally to paying tribute to and increasing athletic opportunities for girls and women in sports and fitness, as well as advancing the struggle for equality on the playing fields.

All of Penn State’s women’s sports programs will be involved in the NGWSD celebration, which will begin with a “Kick Off Celebration” at the women’s basketball game on Sunday, Jan. 28 as they celebrate girls and women in sports, while also acknowledging those who support girls and women in sports.

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