Bowling Green State University Athletics
Donovan Heads to Europe for Goodwill Tour
August 11, 2014 | Women's Basketball
BGSU women's hoops standout to visit Belgium, France & Holland
Bowling Green State University women's basketball standout Erica Donovan is taking a trip before the fall semester begins. Donovan is part of a team headed to Europe for the 2014 Women's Basketball Goodwill Tour.Donovan was invited to join the Global Sports Academy for a nine-day trip to Europe. Donovan and her teammates on the Global Sports Select/All Star Team will train, compete and tour in Belgium with trips to Holland and France.
"Our program is thrilled that Erica has been afforded the opportunity to participate in this tour," said BGSU head coach Jennifer Roos. "Promoting international goodwill and playing against international competition will be a great educational experience for her."
Donovan's team, coached by Tiffin University head coach Pam Oswald, left for Europe on Sunday (Aug. 10), and is slated to play a total of five games against local competition during the trip.
In addition to Donovan, two other Mid-American Conference players are on the team, as Ball State University's Renee Bennett and Haley Richardson have made the trip to Europe. The eight-woman squad also includes two players each from Tiffin University and Malone University and one from Dartmouth College.
Global Sports Academy (GSA) is a not-for-profit organization created to arrange athletic competition between equally matched teams at all levels. The organization's major goal is to promote international goodwill and a better understanding between nations through sports.
GSA has been participating in domestic and international competition since 1991. It was initially established to provide athletes with overseas playing opportunities in ice hockey, and has grown to support a total of 12 different sports that compete in 25 different countries.
Fans interested in keeping up with the adventures of Donovan and her team have a myriad of online options. The Select/All Star roster and the trip itinerary can be found at www.globalsportsacademyus.com under "Coach Oswald - Itinerary". The link provides the team's itinerary, roster and additional information regarding the trip.
Additionally, fans can follow the GSA and Donovan's European trip via Twitter (at GlobalSports_US), Facebook (Global Sports Academy) and Instagram (GlobalSportsAcademy). Members of the travel party will be using the hashtag #GSAOSWALD.
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