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 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]
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sara, decosta, hayes, sara, decosta, born, 1977, american, hockey, player, gold, medal, 1998, winter, olympics, silver, medal, 2002, winter, olympics, born, 1977, 1977, warwick, rhode, island, height5, weight140, positiongoaltendercaughtleftplayed, forproviden. 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 Sara DeCosta HayesBorn 1977 05 13 May 13 1977 age 46 Warwick Rhode Island U S Height5 ft 10 in 178 cm Weight140 lb 64 kg 10 st 0 lb PositionGoaltenderCaughtLeftPlayed forProvidenceNational team United StatesPlaying career1995 2002Medal record Representing United States Women s ice hockey Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Tournament 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament IIHF World Women s Championships 2000 Canada Tournament 2001 United States Tournament Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards and honors 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editShe 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 edit2000 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 editList of select Jewish ice hockey playersReferences edit Document Title www jwen com Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved Apr 25 2019 DeCosta Sara Jews In Sports Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2023 02 10 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 a b c d Sara DeCosta Bio Stats and Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on April 17 2020 Retrieved Apr 25 2019 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 a b c 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 a b c 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 a b c Sara DeCosta at eliteprospects com www eliteprospects com Archived from the original on April 25 2019 Retrieved Apr 25 2019 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 a b Fontaine Pete 29 March 2018 RI Hockey Hall of Fame to honor six inductees Johnston Sun Rise Archived from the original on June 25 2018 Retrieved Apr 25 2019 Annual Awards Through the Years USA Hockey Archived from the original on 13 January 2010 Retrieved 24 June 2010 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 External links editBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com nbsp This United States biographical article relating to ice hockey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sara DeCosta Hayes amp oldid 1220608135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
