Feb. 9, 2010

LAS VEGAS - On Saturday, Feb. 13, the UNLV women's basketball team will be hosting the 3rd Annual WBCA Pink Zone game when the Lady Rebels take on San Diego State at 3 pm in the Cox Pavilion.

Saturday will also see UNLV host National Girls and Women In Sports Day, with a pre-game clinic to be held for girls in grades K-8 at the Thomas & Mack Center. To register for the clinic, log onto www.unlvwomensbasketballcamps.com.

The WBCA Pink Zone® initiative is a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.

This season, the Lady Rebels are teaming up with Southern Nevada's Susan G. Komen for a Cure and the UNLV Jean Nidetch Women's Center to promote breast cancer awareness in the Las Vegas community. All tickets to the game are just $1 and everyone is encouraged to wear pink, while the contest will be nationally televised on CBS College Sports. Highlights of the event will include a breast cancer survivor recognition, guest speakers, information tables and plenty of PINK!

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. In 2007, more than 120 schools unified for this effort and helped make the inaugural year a success. In 2008, over 1,200 teams and organizations participated, reaching over 830,000 fans and raising over $930,000 for breast cancer awareness and research. 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.