WBB | Gaels Head to Italy for 10-Day Summer Foreign Tour
6/20/2024 5:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
"Forza Gaels: Esplora l’Italia, Gioca con Cuore!" Go Gaels: Explore Italy, Play with Heart!
MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's Women's Basketball announced on Thursday the dates and schedule for their foreign tour to Italy beginning June 24. The 10-day tour is the first for the women's basketball program and includes three games across three cities in Italy.
The Gaels will leave the Bay Area on Monday, June 24 on a flight to Rome, Italy and head north, just outside of Florence where the first four days of the tour will take place. While the Gaels get adjusted to the travel, they will also take in some sites around Venice and Pisa, prior to their first game on June 28.
Next on the tour is a three-night stay in Rome, where Saint Mary's will visit Siena and the Trevi Fountain along the way, as well as tours of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. The Gaels will play two games on back-to-back days in Rome to end their stay in the city.
Saint Mary's will round out its summer tour with a two-night stay in Caserta, just outside Naples, where it will take a pizza making class and visit the Amalfi Coast. The Gaels return back to the Bay Area on July 4. Saint Mary's worked with Global Sports and Events to help coordinate the tour.
The foreign tour will serve as a great chance for the Gaels to get game repetitions against professional and all-star teams from Italy. The tour also provides Saint Mary's with 10 practices prior to the trip and a way for a new look team to bond under second-year Head Coach Jeff Cammon.
"This trip comes at a perfect time for our program. This is a great way to implement several new players into our system, while creating bonding and cultural experiences that will last a lifetime," Cammon said. "The practices leading up to the trip have proven to be valuable and it's exciting to see the talent in our program right now. Everyone is looking forward to getting better every day on this trip and create memories."
Saint Mary's 2024 Foreign Tour Game Schedule
Date Team Site Time (local)
June 28 ASD Basketball Florence 6:00 p.m.
June 30 Basket Roma Rome 7:00 p.m.
July 1 Lazio Select Rome 6:30 p.m.
The Gaels return seven players from last year's roster and brought in eight new players this offseason to the program.
Returning players Emily Foy, Maia Jones, Addison Wedin, Zeryhia Aokuso, Nadia Bernard, Edie Clarke and Amy Kurkowski will be joined by newcomers Jada Hunter, Mauriana Hashemian-Orr, Sasha Murphy, Abigail Shoff, Kennedy Johnson, Melesungu Afeaki, Mali Ennis and Ella Wedin.
There will also be increased coverage of sightseeing and interviews shared regularly via all social media platforms @SMCGaels.
The Gaels will leave the Bay Area on Monday, June 24 on a flight to Rome, Italy and head north, just outside of Florence where the first four days of the tour will take place. While the Gaels get adjusted to the travel, they will also take in some sites around Venice and Pisa, prior to their first game on June 28.
Next on the tour is a three-night stay in Rome, where Saint Mary's will visit Siena and the Trevi Fountain along the way, as well as tours of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. The Gaels will play two games on back-to-back days in Rome to end their stay in the city.
Saint Mary's will round out its summer tour with a two-night stay in Caserta, just outside Naples, where it will take a pizza making class and visit the Amalfi Coast. The Gaels return back to the Bay Area on July 4. Saint Mary's worked with Global Sports and Events to help coordinate the tour.
The foreign tour will serve as a great chance for the Gaels to get game repetitions against professional and all-star teams from Italy. The tour also provides Saint Mary's with 10 practices prior to the trip and a way for a new look team to bond under second-year Head Coach Jeff Cammon.
"This trip comes at a perfect time for our program. This is a great way to implement several new players into our system, while creating bonding and cultural experiences that will last a lifetime," Cammon said. "The practices leading up to the trip have proven to be valuable and it's exciting to see the talent in our program right now. Everyone is looking forward to getting better every day on this trip and create memories."
Saint Mary's 2024 Foreign Tour Game Schedule
Date Team Site Time (local)
June 28 ASD Basketball Florence 6:00 p.m.
June 30 Basket Roma Rome 7:00 p.m.
July 1 Lazio Select Rome 6:30 p.m.
The Gaels return seven players from last year's roster and brought in eight new players this offseason to the program.
Returning players Emily Foy, Maia Jones, Addison Wedin, Zeryhia Aokuso, Nadia Bernard, Edie Clarke and Amy Kurkowski will be joined by newcomers Jada Hunter, Mauriana Hashemian-Orr, Sasha Murphy, Abigail Shoff, Kennedy Johnson, Melesungu Afeaki, Mali Ennis and Ella Wedin.
There will also be increased coverage of sightseeing and interviews shared regularly via all social media platforms @SMCGaels.
"Forza Gaels: Esplora l'Italia, Gioca con Cuore!"
Go Gaels: Explore Italy, Play with Heart!
Go Gaels: Explore Italy, Play with Heart!
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