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5 Ways to Spend a Vacation With the Stars of Women’s Sports
Whether the athletes are on the soccer field, the hockey rink or the balance beam, these travel-worthy contests are bursting with excitement, competition and big names.
The star power of women’s sports is shining brighter than ever.
Last year, the basketball sensation Caitlin Clark helped lift the Indiana Fever to an astonishing 265 percent increase in attendance over the previous season. The international phenom Ilona Maher and her teammates electrified crowds at the Paris Olympics when they secured the first U.S. medal ever in rugby sevens. Women’s sports leagues like the N.W.S.L. and W.N.B.A. broke records for TV viewership and attendance. And this year, Nike chose to feature exclusively female athletes in its first Super Bowl ad in 27 years.
Whether you are a longtime fan, or just exploring your sporting side, 2025 might be the year to travel to discover a new event, team or player. If you don’t have a local team — or even if you do — the abundance of women’s sports offerings provides plenty of inspiration. Expect compelling stories and plenty of thrills at these events.
May 2 and 3
Pro Hockey Showdowns
The nearly two-year old Professional Women’s Hockey League is setting its own attendance records, with more than 14,000 fans at a January match in Denver between the Minnesota Frost and Montreal Victoire. While the league’s six teams are still grinding away for a place in the championship series, you can catch some of the most thrilling regular-season matches in early May. These tickets guarantee a look at the tactical prowess, speed and intensity that are driving the league’s remarkable growth.
On May 2, the Victoire, with the superstar center Marie-Philip Poulin and the power forward Abby Boreenwill, will take their firepower to the Prudential Center in Newark to test the puck-stopping prowess of the New York Sirens goaltenders Corinne Schroeder and Kayle Osborne. On May 3, the 2024 season’s finals get a repeat performance when the Minnesota Frost and Boston Fleet face off at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass. Boston was only one game shy of edging out the Frost for the title last May, adding fuel to a simmering rivalry.
Tickets to the Sirens-Victoire matchup go for as little as $21.50, with even the best seats running less than $50, while the Fleet-Frost face-off ranges from $27 to $77.