Women's Soccer Announces Signing of Naimah Dieme Through Team Impact
Blue Devils hold official signing of NLI to join CCSU women's soccer team.
Central Connecticut head women's soccer coach Mick D'Arcy and the Blue Devils announced the addition of Naimah Dieme, who joined the Blue Devils during a Team Impact Draft Day celebration on Thursday on the CCSU campus. Dieme was joined by her family and members of the women's soccer coaching staff and team when she signed her letter of intent at the CCSU athletics offices inside Kaiser Hall.
PHOTO GALLERY | VIDEO OF TONIGHT'S SIGNING
Dieme becomes the fifth Team Impact signee for the Blue Devils athletic department, joing players who have previously signed with the men's and women's basketball, football and softball teams this season.
D'Arcy and the Blue Devils connected with Naimah through the efforts of Team IMPACT. Team IMPACT is a national nonprofit headquartered in Boston, MA that connects children facing serious or chronic illnesses with college athletic teams, forming lifelong bonds and life-changing outcomes. Since 2011, Team IMPACT has matched more than 1,800 children with more than 600 colleges and universities in 48 states, reaching over 55,000 participating student athletes. The child joins the athletic team and the student athletes join the child's support team. Throughout the journey, the child gains strength, camaraderie and support while the student athletes experience lessons of courage, resiliency and perspective they can't learn in a classroom.
Team IMPACT has more than 1,200 teams waiting to be matched with children, ages 5-16, who have been diagnosed with a serious or chronic illness and who could benefit from becoming a member of the team. If you know a child who may be interested, visit www.goteamimpact.org for more information.
