Marquette University Athletics
Women's Soccer Participates in TOPSoccer Winter Festival
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
March 1, 2007
WAUKESHA - 16 members of the Marquette women's soccer team participated in the TOPSoccer Winter Festival on Saturday, February 24, at Catholic Memorial High School. TOPSoccer is an official U.S. Youth Soccer program enriching the lives of young athletes with disabilities through the game of soccer.
"Participating in the TOPSoccer event is always fun and equally rewarding," said junior goalkeeper Laura Boyer. "You can really see the kids enjoying the day. It's a great opportunity to give back to the game and the community. "
TOPSoccer is a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, ages 4-19, who has a mental or physical disability. The goal of TOPSoccer is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful members of the U.S. Youth Soccer family
There are nine TOPSoccer sites in Wisconsin in Appleton, Brookfield, Cedarburg, Merton, Racine, Sussex, Walworth, Milwaukee North, and Milwaukee South.
