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Ginny Capicchioni

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Ginny Capicchioni is an American lacrosse goaltender who played women's lacrosse at Sacred Heart University and then built a long career in men's box lacrosse. She grew up in Oradell, New Jersey, and at Sacred Heart she was a three-time Northeast Conference Goalie of the Year and set program records for saves, goals against average and career wins. After college she played in the National Lacrosse League with the New Jersey Storm, then spent nine years in the Canadian Lacrosse Association with clubs in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, ending with the Coquitlam Adanacs. She was named to the USA World Team in 2010 and played at the 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Prague, where she posted a 93 percent save percentage. Her firsts include being the first woman in North America to sign with a men's professional team. Away from the crease she coaches goaltenders and founded Guardian Sports, creator of the GRC goalie rating index.

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the first American-born keeper to play in a Canadian Lacrosse Championship
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    the first woman to play in a men's professional lacrosse game
  • Body, career firsts, nationality
    the first American-born keeper to play in a Canadian Lacrosse Championship
  • Plays: Lacrosse, Lead
    Ginny Capicchioni is a lacrosse goaltender.
  • Competed In: National Lacrosse League, Lead, professional league
    After college she played men's box lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League
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