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American ice hockey player Ice hockey player
Sara DeCosta-Hayes
Born (1977-05-13) May 13, 1977 (age 47)
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. She was born in and grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, and is Jewish. She is an alumna of Toll Gate High School, where she played goalie on the boys' hockey team. DeCosta is married, and the couple has three children.

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

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.

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.

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

DeCosta was named by Brandeis University, a contemporary Jewish sports heroine.

Awards and honors

See also

References

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  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.
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  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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