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Ali Miller/University of Wisconsin-Madison Ali Miller/University Mpakani villagers practice before a match. The POWER of a BALL Wisconsin’s Brittany Ammerman’s purchase kicked off a women’s soccer league in rural Kenya small purchase by Wisconsin would help pass the time during down times By Greg Johnson women’s ice hockey player during her monthlong stay in the rural vil- Originally published in NCAA Champion magazine A Brittany Ammerman led to a big lage of Lunga Lunga. A year later, the activ- empowering moment for women in two ity to pass the time has turned into a small Kenyan villages. women’s soccer league in rural Kenya. www.ncaachampionmagazine.org Ammerman, a senior left wing for the The 13 women who took part in the edu- Badgers, made a trip to Kenya in summer health. The trip was also a field-study cational health-related sessions that were 2013. The purpose of her journey was to requirement for Ammerman’s minor in conducted through the nonprofit organiza- teach Kenyans, particularly women in rural global health. tion Health by Motorbike enjoyed playing villages, about healthcare issues such as dis- While in Mombasa, Kenya, Ammerman the game so much that they asked ease, nutrition, maternal health and sexual bought a soccer ball because she thought it Ammerman’s professor, Araceli Alonso, if YES, THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE WITH BLUE HAIR WHO DRIVE A BUICK. Introducing five fresh expectation-shattering luxury models from Buick. When you experience the new Buick, you’ll see we’re perfect for so much more than just driving to the Early Bird Special. Discover more at buick.com. ©2015 General Motors. All rights reserved. Buick® Buick emblem® NCAA is a registered trademark of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. THE POWER OF A BALL 2015 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four they could organize times and play regularly. “Now, there are five other villages that “The year before, the women who took want to be a part of the league,” part in the program asked my professor for Ammerman said. “I had never envisioned it a domestic violence workshop, and she was to be this big. When we get to seven villages, expecting them to say something along it can get more complicated, and we’ll have those lines this time, too,” said to provide busses. They will probably play a Ammerman, who led Wisconsin with 44 little more often. Right now they are play- points her junior season. “Instead they said ing once a month.” they wanted their villages to play against It has been a rewarding experience for each other in soccer.” Ammerman, who has plans to become a Because bringing the soccer ball along was doctor in the future. Ammerman’s idea, Alonso tasked her student “The men in those villages don’t have with making the fledgling soccer “league” something like this, and the whole thing has come alive. Ammerman, who was one of the taken on this women empowerment route,” 10 finalists for the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Ammerman said. “I am able to go to the Award that goes to the national player of the University of Wisconsin on a scholarship year in ice hockey, raised more than $1,500 Brittany Ammerman and get a great education. I’m using that to through a campaign to sell T-shirts with the give back to others. I’m very passionate Health by Motorbike logo on them. Soccer League took place in June. about this, and I’m planning to go back to With the money, Ammerman was able to Ammerman, who is majoring in gender Kenya during my spring break in March. outfit with soccer gear –including shoes, and women’s studies, was planning to attend Hopefully, I can get over there.” socks and jerseys – women’s teams from the in person with her mother, but terrorist villages of Mpakani and Jirani. The first attacks in cities where she would be travel- For more stories like this, visit game of the Nikumbuke (which means ing derailed those plans. Still, the women in NCAA Champion magazine “Remember me” in Swahili) Women's Kenya played on. at www.ncaachampionmagazine.org. NCAA.COM/TICKETSMAKE A DATE WITH CHAMPIONS! AN NCAA® CHAMPIONSHIP IS COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU! NCAA and NCAA Championships are trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Enterprise Way , Whether you re hitting the slopes or hitting, the ice, we ll pick you up. Enterprise is an Official Partner of the NCAA® and proud supporter of collegiate winter athletics. ©2015 Enterprise Rent-A-Car. All other marks are property of their respective owners. NCAA is a trademark of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES 2015 National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Championship # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown 3 Erin Kickham F 5-5 Sr. Needham, Mass. 4 Megan Keller D 5-10 Fr. Farmington Hills, Mich. SCHEDULE/ 5 Alex Carpenter F 5-6 Jr. North Reading, Mass. 6 Kaliya Johnson D 5-7 Jr. Chandler, Ariz. RESULTS 7 Kristyn Capizzano F 5-2 So. Oakville, Ontario 8 Dana Trivigno F 5-4 Jr. Setauket, N.Y. 9 Tori Sullivan F 5-5 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. 10 Kali Flanagan D 5-5 Fr. Burlington, Mass. 11 Lauren Wedell D 5-8 So. Arden Hills, Minn. 12 Kenzie Kent F 5-6 Fr. Norwell, Mass. STATISTICS 13 Haley McLean F 5-1 So. Howell, Mich. 14 Emily Pfalzer D 5-2 Sr. Getzville, N.Y. 15 Emily Field F 5-6 Sr. Littleton, Mass. 17 Meghan Grieves F 5-8 Jr. Cary, N.C. 18 Toni Ann Miano D 5-4 Fr. Bronx, N.Y. 19 Danielle Doherty F 5-4 Gr. Newton, Mass. ATHLETICS 21 Lexi Bender D 5-8 Jr. Snohomish, Wash. 22 Haley Skarupa F 5-6 Jr. Rockville, Md. WEBSITE 23 Andie Anastos F 5-8 So. Farmington Hills, Mich. 28 Kate Leary F 5-2 Sr. Seabrook, N.H. 32 Gabriella Switaj G 5-3 Fr. Kent, Ohio 33 Katie Burt G 5-6 Fr. Lynn, Mass. 35 Taylor Blake G 5-7 Jr. White Rock, British Columbia SCHOOL Head Coach: Katie King Crowley WEBSITE Associate Head Coach: Courtney Kennedy Assistant Coach: Alison Quandt UNILEVER IS A PROUD PARTNER OF THE NCAA® A WINNING LINEUP UNILEVER IS AN OFFICIAL CORPORATE PARTNER OF THE NCAA®. NCAA® IS A TRADEMARK OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. ©2014 Unilever INT 123721 BOSTON U. TERRIERS 2015 National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Championship # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown 4 Sarah Steele D 5-6 So. Stratford, Prince Edward Island 6 Shannon Doyle D 5-4 Sr. Baldwin, Ontario SCHEDULE/ 7 Shannon Stoneburgh D 5-11 Sr. Pickering, Ontario 8 Kayla Tutino F 5-5 Jr. Lorraine, Quebec RESULTS 9 Sarah Lefort F 5-7 Jr. Ormstown, Quebec 10 Alexis Woloschuk D 5-7 Jr.