The Averett women's basketball team hosts USA South Conference rival Christopher Newport University on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Grant Center. The Cougars will wear pink accessories to sport breast cancer awareness as the team hosts its Play 4Kay event.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Assocation's annual Pink Zone game was being rebranded as Play 4Kay for February 2012 in memory of the late Kay Yow, who was the N.C. State University women's basketball coach. The mission of the initiative, which was brought to life in 2007, will remain intact: a nation of coaches raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund will continue to be the official charity of the initiative.
Donations will be taken at the game to support the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in addition to other planned activities for the game. Fans can also
download pledge cards and mail in donations.
Live stats and a live broadcast will be available for the game (see links to the right).
The Cougars (10-11, 6-8 USA South), in their first season under new head coach
Liz Hickey, are coming off a 75-68 loss at N.C. Wesleyan College on Sunday.
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