NEW YORK - Xavier women's basketball players Jada Byrd and Kindell Fincher attended the second annual BIG EAST Transition Game program over the weekend. The two-day event was held in Midtown Manhattan.
More than 30 student-athletes from across the conference's 10 member schools enjoyed an interactive educational and professional development weekend, which included Q&A sessions with such industry leaders as Doris Burke, the New York Liberty's Sugar Rodgers, the New York Knicks' Kristin Bernert, human resources specialist Cheryl Gelzer Alexis, JD, and BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman.
"I hope this weekend inspired our student-athletes to start taking ownership and being engaged in their future," said Tracy Ellis-Ward, BIG EAST Associate Commissioner for Women's Basketball.