Saturday, February 11, 2012

'Canes Seek Attendance Record, Funds for Breast Cancer Research ...

UM Athletics is set to begin the ?Strive for Five? promotion in an effort to set the attendance record for a women?s basketball game and raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

The Hurricanes will sell $1 advance tickets for the game against Florida State on February 19 at 3:30 p.m. in BankUnited Center, with the goal of setting an attendance record of 5,000 and raising $5,000 for breast cancer research. Tickets on the day of the game will be sold for $5, with four of those dollars being donated to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in an effort to raise awareness during the televised game.

Representatives from UM Athletics will be on the UM campuses from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning Tuesday, February 14 (see the schedule below). UM employees may also purchase $1 tickets online by clicking here. The previous attendance record (4,973) for the ?Canes was set on February 19, 2003, in a game against the then No. 1-ranked and undefeated UConn Huskies.

The Hurricanes are led by seniors Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams, who were both named to the Women?s Midseason Nominee List for the 2011 John R. Wooden Award, an honor given to the top 20 players in the nation. Johnson recently scored her 2,000th-career point and leads the team in scoring with a 16.6 points-per-game average. Williams, who also recently surpassed the 2,000-point career mark, is the team?s second leading scorer with 15.9 points per game.

For more on the ?Play 4 Kay? initiative, click here.

ON-CAMPUS SALES SCHEDULE

Tuesday, February 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Coral Gables campus, UC Breezeway
Miller School of Medicine, Schoninger Quadrangle

Wednesday, February 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Rosenstiel School, Cafeteria
Gables One, Location TBD

Thursday, February 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Coral Gables campus, UC Breezeway
Miller School of Medicine, Schoninger Quadrangle

Friday, February 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
University of Miami Hospital, Cafeteria

Source: http://everitas.univmiami.net/2012/02/10/%E2%80%99canes-seek-attendance-record-funds-for-breast-cancer-research-with-%E2%80%98strive-for-five%E2%80%99-promotion/

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