ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson University men's and women's basketball teams are partnering with several hundred other schools around the country to participate in the WBCA's 2016 Play 4Kay initiative this Saturday when the Trojans play host to Catawba at 2 p.m. at the Abney Athletic Center.

Pink-Out the Abney Center by wearing your pink!

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) promotes Breast Cancer Awareness with the Play 4Kay initiative which honors the recent Coach Kay Yow, from North Carolina State, who lost her life to breast cancer. In addition to asking everyone to wear pink, AU Athletics will circulate literature and will be selling t-shirts for just $5 each, with the proceeds going toward cancer research. In addition, members of the Trojan women's basketball team will wear pink uniforms to commemorate the occasion.

The lobby of the Abney Center will feature raffle items that include five $25 gas cards, a Fitbit and an Apple TV. Raffle tickets will be available for a dollar each. A silent auction will also be set up and include a Clemson basketball autographed by Head Coach Brad Brownell and a Dabo Swinney-autographed football. The auction will also include an AU Play4Kay gift basket with a basketball autographed by both the Trojan men's and women's basketball teams.

Other student-athletes and volunteers will be doing their part by accepting donations from fans throughout the doubleheader, while selling pink wristbands for a dollar.

There will also be a Survivor's Walk immediately following the conclusion of women's game at approximately 3:30 p.m.

If cancer has touched your life in any way, as someone who has been diagnosed, or as someone who is undergoing treatment, or as someone who has survived, or if you have a family member that you would like to represent, you are invited to join others for the walk to show support and honor.

Every South Atlantic Conference women's basketball program has joined together in the fight against cancer by taking part in the initiative. The mission of the initiative, which began in 2007 and has raised more than $2 million, is to develop a nation of coaches raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.

Each SAC women's basketball team has designated a game to support the Play 4Kay initiative. Fans are encouraged to attend these games and contribute to the fund, which furthers cancer research.

Support for the AU Play 4Kay initiative is also being provided by Anderson Federal Credit Union, Skins' Hot Dogs, BSN Sports, Mac's Dry Cleaners, Monick Construction, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Brady's Screen Printing & Embroidery, Phil Jewelers, Scott & Deb Taylor and Wayne & Nancy Simpson.

Play 4Kay is named after legendary coach Kay Yow, who fought a courageous and very public battle against breast cancer to build a platform dedicated to improving and extending the lives of cancer patients. After three recurrences of the disease, Coach Yow passed away on January 24, 2009.

For more information, please visit:
KayYow.com
Play4Kay.org