RICHMOND, Ky. – In honor of International Women's Month, the Eastern Kentucky University athletics department held the inaugural "Girls Night In" event on Monday night at McBrayer Arena to empower its female student-athletes.
 
Programming for the evening included mental health awareness, student success and other prominent issues facing female student-athletes on and off the field of play.
 
More than 80 EKU student-athletes participated in an open, honest dialogue about the challenges and rewards of being a woman in athletics.
 
EKU president Michael T. Benson, Director of Athletics Stephen Lochmueller and former Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Sheila Pressley gave remarks.
 
The athletics department plans to make "Girls Night In" an annual event in March.