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COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Saint Michael’s College women’s soccer team will make a sizable donation to the Lupus Foundation of New England on Saturday, as the Purple Knights welcome local youth soccer players to the team’s 11 a.m. home game versus the University of New Haven.

Prior to Saturday’s contest, Saint Michael’s – led by 10th-year head coach Marcel Choquette – will present a check for $800 to the Lupus Foundation of New England. The money was raised last week, as the team worked at Resolution Inc., a private video tape production and duplication company based in South Burlington.

The donation will be made in memory of the late Angela Baxter, the mother of Saint Michael’s junior defensive back Alicia Baxter (Waltham, Mass./Waltham).

The Purple Knights will also welcome a pair of youth groups to Saturday’s contest versus the Chargers. Saint Michael’s will host Nordic Soccer Club Day, and Saint Michael’s Soccer Camp Day, in which youths that have taken part in either of these activities are encouraged to come to the game and show their support for the Purple Knights. Both groups will also be recognized prior to the contest.

Saint Michael’s (3-3-1, 0-2-1 Northeast-10 Conference) is 3-1-1 at home this season, and is coming off of Wednesday’s 0-0 tie with Saint Anselm College. The Purple Knights are led by a pair of first-years from Vermont – Laura Ostrout (Northfield, Vt./Northfield), who is tied for fifth in the NE-10 with 10 points – and Ashleigh Adams (Milton, Vt./Milton), third in the league with a 0.57 goals against average.

Saturday’s game is also part of Alumni Weekend at Saint Michael’s. Other athletic events taking place during Alumni Weekend include the 21st-annual Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony, beginning at 6 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel in South Burlington.

Following Saturday’s women’s soccer game, the Saint Michael’s field hockey team – ranked sixth in the country - hosts Assumption College for a 2 p.m. contest on Duffy Field at Doc Jacobs Complex, and on Sunday, the Purple Knights’ women’s tennis team hosts Assumption at 2 p.m. There will also be alumni games held for men’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, field hockey and baseball over the weekend.

For more information on lupus and the Lupus Foundation of New England, or to make a donation to the Foundation, please visit http://www.lupusne.org. And for more information on Saint Michael’s Alumni Weekend, visit
http://www.smcvt.edu/alumni/events/AlumniWeekend.aspx.