USciences to "Play 4 Kay" on February 21

Philadelphia, Pa. – The University of the Sciences department of athletics, joining a national initiative by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), will sponsor "Play 4 Kay" Day during the USciences home basketball doubleheader on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Bobby Morgan Arena against the Wilmington University Wildcats.

Play 4 Kay, named for longtime North Carolina State University women's basketball coach Kay Yow, exists to raise awareness and funds for research of women's cancers. Its official charity is the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Yow twice successfully battled breast cancer before succumbing to the disease in 2009.

On USciences Play 4 Kay night, the Devils women's basketball teams will wear pink T-shirts during pre-game warm-ups. The game staff will also be outfitted in pink, and coaches will be adorned in pink ribbons. Anyone attending the games is also encouraged to wear pink, the color of the official breast cancer ribbon.

The women's game starts at 6 p.m. on Feb. 21, with the men's game between the Devils and the Wildcats to follow at approximately 8 p.m. Throughout the evening, athletics department representatives will be soliciting donations for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

The Play 4 Kay (formerly Pink Zone) initiative is a global, unified effort to assist in raising awareness for women's cancers on the basketball court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. More than 1,300 schools and organizations are involved. More information is available at www.play4kay.org.