Pink Zone Game donation plans announced

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BATON ROUGE -- LSU women’s basketball will recognize breast cancer awareness on Thursday, Feb. 18 when the Lady Tigers host Vanderbilt in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association “Pink Zone Game” at 7 p.m. CST in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The game will be televised live by Fox Sports Net South/Southwest.

Fans attending the game are encouraged to wear pink as the LSU Athletics Department will recognize local breast cancer survivors in a special halftime “Parade of Survivors.”

To participate in the parade, survivors are asked to complete the online form at LSUsports.net. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Feb. 17, at noon CST. Honorees will be notified as soon as possible after they are selected.

Admission for LSU students is free of charge with a valid LSU ID. LSU women’s basketball will donate $1 to Baton Rouge area cancer research for each LSU student in attendance on Sunday. Students are reminded that it is a student-point game.

LSU associate head coach Bob Starkey also announced that he and his wife Sherie, a breast cancer survivor, will donate $1 to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure for every LSU student in attendance at Thursday’s game.

Donations will be accepted at the game benefitting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Donors may pledge a chosen amount for each point scored by the Lady Tigers or they can donate a flat amount that they see fit. There will be four donation locations on the concourse of the Maravich Center.

Posted by Bill Martin