IMMACULATA, Pa. - The Immaculata University women’s basketball team, in conjunction with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), is proud to take part in “Pink Zone” at Alumnae Hall on Saturday, Feb. 6. The Mighty Macs’ women’s squad will be facing the Gwynedd-Mercy College Griffins at 2 p.m., followed by the Immaculata men’s team against Gwynedd-Mercy at 4 p.m.
The WBCA Pink Zone® initiative is a global, unified effort for the WBCA nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.
The WBCA began the WBCA Pink Zone®, formerly known as "Think Pink", in 2007 as an initiative to raise breast cancer awareness in women's basketball, on campuses and in communities. Kay Yow, former North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, served as the catalyst for the initiative after her third reoccurrence of breast cancer in 2006. The 2009 campaign raised over $1.3 million, reached over 912,000 fans, unified more than 1,600 participating teams and organizations, and saw 56+ schools break attendance records at their event. The WBCA's charity of choice is the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund®, in partnership with The V Foundation.
For the third year in a row, the women’s basketball team will show their support in the fight against breast cancer by donning pink uniforms when they take the court on Saturday.
All fans attending the game are encouraged to wear pink as a show their support in the fight against breast cancer. Tickets to Saturday’s men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader are $5, and all proceeds from the game will benefit the Kay Yow/WBCA Breast Cancer Fund.