Sara DeCosta-Hayes
Born (1977-05-13) May 13, 1977
Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Providence
National team  United States
Playing career 1995–2002
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Canada Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2001 United States Tournament

Sara Ann DeCosta (born May 13, 1977) is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Biography

She is the daughter of Nancy and Frank DeCosta.[1] She was born in and grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, and is Jewish.[2][3][4][5] She is an alumna of Toll Gate High School, where she played goalie on the boys' hockey team.[6] DeCosta is married, and the couple has three children.[6]

She attended Providence College ('00), where she was a hockey goalie, and allowed only 177 goals with 2,324 saves in 85 games.[7] She graduated with a degree in social science, with concentrations in sociology and psychology.[7]

She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics (she had three wins, one a shutout, with a 1.59 goals-against average and a .875 save percentage) and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics , where she had the best goals-against average and save percentage.[6][7][8]

She won a World Championship silver medal in 2000, had the best GAA (0.50) and the best SVS% (.975) at the 2001 World Championship where she again won a silver medal, and had the best GAA (1.00) and the best SVS% (.948) at the 2002 World Championship where she again won a silver medal.[8]

DeCosta was USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year in 2000.[4] In 2002–03, she was a volunteer coach for the women's hockey team at Providence.[4] She was the goaltending coach for the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team in 2008–09.[4][8]

DeCosta was named by Brandeis University, a contemporary Jewish sports heroine.[9][10]

Awards and honors

  • 2000 and 2002 USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year Award (also known as the Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year award) [11]
  • 2004 - inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.[12]
  • 2018 - inducted into the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Document Title". www.jwen.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved Apr 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ "DeCosta, Sara: Jews In Sports". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  3. ↑ Goldman, David J. (Jan 1, 2014). Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present. Kar-Ben. p. 74. ISBN 9781467716499. Retrieved Apr 25, 2019 – via Internet Archive. Sara DeCosta.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Sara DeCosta Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved Apr 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ Wechsler, Bob (Apr 25, 2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9780881259698. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved Apr 25, 2019 – via Google Books.
  6. 1 2 3 Elsworth, Peter C. T. "R.I.'s Sara DeCosta-Hayes, ex-hockey Olympian, works out to stay fit and have fun / Gallery". providencejournal.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved Apr 25, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "For love of the game: Olympic medalist Sara DeCosta-Hayes '00". PC News. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved Apr 25, 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 "Sara DeCosta at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved Apr 25, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Contributions of long-overlooked Jewish sports heroines finally recognized" (PDF). Brandeis University. The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  10. 1 2 Fontaine, Pete. "RI Hockey Hall of Fame to honor six inductees". Johnston Sun Rise. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved Apr 25, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  12. ↑ "Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: Sara DeCosta (Hayes), Inducted 2004". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.


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