As a youth, she was one of 2 young girls playing football and baseball on the local boys' teams.... She attended Parkville High School, where she would earn Baltimore "All—Metro" honors in volleyball, basketball, and lacrosse.

After college, Geppi continued playing lacrosse, where she helped Team USA win two gold medals in international competition.

[3] During her career she amassed a 197–71 record and led the team to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament ten times.

[4] In 2001, during a period a remission from her cancer, Geppi-Aikens was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of Fame.

[7][8][9] The Greyhounds advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament before their season ended with a 5–3 loss.

She wrote in a Sports Illustrated article entitled No Time To Die that she wanted to see her son graduate high school, and to coach her team to play for the national championship.

[9][12] She died on June 29, 2003, just one month after her son's graduation and coaching the Loyola women's lacrosse team to the NCAA Championship Final Four.

This scholarship was created to honor the women’s college lacrosse player who displays the same leadership, character and perseverance as exhibited by Geppi-Aikens.

[15] In 2004, Chip Silverman wrote a book called, Lucky Every Day: 20 Unforgettable Lessons from a Coach Who Made a Difference recalling stories and events of Geppi-Aikens' life and its effect on her players and those that surrounded her.