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Women's Hockey Team Honored

Sun, Mar 27, 2011

Head Coach Scott Wiley and the Colgate women's hockey team were recently recognized at the "Face-Off for a Cure: An Evening to Benefit Autism Speaks and The Gillen Brewer School", an event in partnership with the National Hockey League in New York City

The event took place last week at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"It was a tremendous honor to be invited to the 2011 Face-Off for a Cure," said Wiley. "The evening was simply amazing and I was very proud of our program and all the players who put so much effort into our Autism Awareness Project. To have our efforts recognized by the NHL and Autism Speaks was something special. I will definitely remember the event for a long time."

The Raiders were recognized for the Autism Awareness Project that they launched at the beginning of the year, which raised about $18,000. The project included Lighting Up Starr Rink Blue in the team's ECAC game against RPI on Jan. 28, special puzzle-piece jerseys that were worn during the game and were auctioned-off online and a player puzzle-piece fundraiser.

"Autism Speak and the NHL did a fantastic job with this event," Wiley said. "The atmosphere was outstanding, the food was first class and the program was exceptional. The event raised over a million dollars for autism research and I was proud to be a part of it."

The team created this project in support of Kati Williams, a local teenager from Norwich. Kati has been an avid fan of Colgate Women's hockey for several years and now works as the team manager. She has Asperger's Syndrome, which is an autism spectrum disorder that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests.

For more information about Colgate's Autism Awareness Project and to purchase a commemorative puck, visit www.colgate.edu/autism.

The team was also featured in the event's video - Face-Off for a Cure: An Evening to Benefit Autism and The Gillen Brewer School.

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