Gallaudet women's basketball program featured by espnW in Hoops Across America

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gallaudet University was recently profiled by espnW, the new women’s athletics website powered by ESPN, and was selected as one of 16 women’s basketball programs from all NCAA divisions to be featured in “Hoops Across America.” The Bison women’s basketball program rubs elbows will powerhouse programs such as University of Tennessee, University of Connecticut, Baylor University, Purdue University and defending Division I national champion Texas A&M University to name a few of the other “Sweet 16” teams being profiled. Eight programs have been profiled thus far and Gallaudet has been the lone Division III program featured.

The espnW website describes the season long feature as; “we will take a journey across America, bringing you an in-depth look at 16 women's college basketball programs -- our Sweet 16. We'll begin the first week of the season and conclude just before the conference tournaments. We'll visit powerhouse schools and those off the beaten path, programs that are emerging and those that were there from the beginning. At the end of this 16 weeks, we hope you'll have a true flavor of Hoops Across America.”

This past December, writer Brant James came out to watch Gallaudet’s home game against North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) foe Penn St.-Berks, where the Bison were victorious 85-55. His account of the game and atmosphere can be read in his story titled “Gallaudet makes its point loud and clear.”

You can read the entire story here: http://espn.go.com/espnw/womens-college-basketball/7380421/gallaudet-makes-point-loud-clear-hoops-america.

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