On Saturday, February 20, the Worcester State College
women's basketball team will be one of 1,600 teams and
organizations participating in the WBCA Pink Zone initiative during
the week of Feb. 12-21st. All proceeds will be donated to the Kay
Yow/WBCA Cancer fund. The action begins at 4 PM in the
season finale against Salem State College.
The women's basketball players will be wearing pink warmups in
honor of the event. Pink t-shirts, cups and Crocs will also be on
sale with all proceeds going towards the cause. Please help us get
in the "Pink Zone" and the team and athletic department by wearing
pink while attending the game.
Pink Zone (formerly "Think Pink") is an initiative by the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to raise awareness about
breast cancer and to raise money for breast cancer research. It
began in 2007 with about 120 schools and in 2009, 1,600
participating teams and organizations helped raise over $1.3
million. The WBCA's charity of choice is the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer
Fund, in partnership with The V Foundation.
In the afternoon the women's basketball team will have their annual alumni game at 1 o'clock and after the pre-game warmups of the women's game, this years senior class will be recognized for playing in their last regular season last home game. The men's basketball team will also face Salem State at 6 PM.