University of Connecticut Athletics
Cara Silverman to Represent the USA at the 13th European Maccabi Games
4/5/2011 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
April 5, 2011
Philadelphia, Pa. - University of Connecticut field hockey standout Cara Silverman will join the USA Open Women's Field Hockey Team at the 13th European Maccabi Games in Vienna, Austria in July. Silverman is an alumnus of the USA Open Women's Field Hockey Team that took the silver medal at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in July, 2009.
A junior, Silverman has scored 31 goals and dished-out seven assists for the Huskies. She was honored as an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection.
At the 18th World Maccabiah Games in 2009 she contributed five goals and six assists in the Tournament competing against the best Jewish Field Hockey athletes in the world. In high school, Silverman played for third ranked West Essex High School in New Jersey where she played Midfield and contributed 30 goals and 33 assists during her tenure there. She also played four years of Club Field Hockey with The Edge as a Midfielder.
Silverman's greatest athletic achievement to date has been making the 2010 NCAA Quarterfinal with Connecticut. This was incredibly exciting for her. "I hope to help my Team bring home the Gold this summer," Silverman said. "Representing the USA in Israel was an incredible experience and I do expect my European Maccabi experience to be very special too as I will have the opportunity again to play my sport against other talented Jewish athletes from around the world."
About the organization:
Maccabi USA (MUSA) has an extensive history of enriching Jewish lives through athletic, cultural and educational programs. The organization is the official sponsor of the United States Team to the World Maccabiah Games, the Pan American Maccabi Games and the Maccabi competitions in Europe and Australia, as well as a co-founder of the JCC Maccabi Games for teens in North America. As the official Maccabi representative in the U.S., Maccabi USA supports Jewish athletic endeavors, enhanced by cultural and educational activities in the United States, Israel and throughout the Diaspora.
MUSA develops, promotes and supports international, national and regional athletic-based activities and facilities. It strives to provide Jewish athletes the world over the opportunity to share their heritage and customs in competitive athletic settings. MUSA supports programs that embody the Maccabi ideals of Jewish continuity, Zionism and excellence in sport.
