WILMINGTON, North
Carolina - The UNCW women's basketball team will once again take part in
the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's "Play 4Kay" program, designed
to raise awareness for breast cancer research, when it hosts George Mason in a 7
p.m. contest Thursday at Trask Coliseum.
"We are excited to take part in the WBCA's 'Play 4Kay' program,"
said UNCW Head Coach Adell Harris. "Breast cancer awareness is a cause that is
very important to the entire women's basketball program here at UNCW and we look
forward to doing our part to help raise awareness for this worthwhile cause."
The team will once again wear all-pink uniforms for the
contest, which will serve as the program's Molly Maid Pink Game, along with
their traditional pink shooting shirts, socks and shoe laces for the matchup
with the Patriots. The jerseys and other pink items were made possible through
generous donations from various UNCW women's basketball alumnae.
The team is encouraging all fans to wear pink to the game
and the UNCW ticket office will offer a $3 ticket to anyone who is wearing
pink. Fans who show up to the game without any pink on will be able to purchase
pink UNCW t-shirts for $10, with proceeds going to support the Wilmington
chapter of the Pretty In Pink Foundation.
Named in
honor for former North Carolina State and USA Basketball Head Coach Kay Yow,
the Play 4Kay program is a global, unified effort for a nation of coaches to
assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in
communities and beyond.
For more information, please contact the UNCW marketing
department at (910) 962-7319.