Feb. 8, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ââ'¬" The Big Ten Conference office announced on Monday (Feb. 6) that the Penn State women's basketball game vs. Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 26 will tip off at 2 p.m. from the Brycen Jordan Center and air live on the Big Ten Network. That game also serves as the annual Play4Kay benefiting Pink Zone game.
Tickets for the event are still available and can be purchased by clicking here or calling 1-800-NITTANY. You can also purchase tickets as a part of Penn State's Seats for Survivors program, more information can be found by clicking here or calling the Penn State ticket office at 1-800-NITTANY.
Penn State is currently 15-8 overall, 5-6 in the Big Ten, and will host Minnesota on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. The Lady Lions will then have just two remaining home games, hosting Purdue on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. and finally facing off with the Wolverines on Feb. 26.
History of Play4Kay befitting Pink Zone
- The event now known as Play4Kay started on February 4, 2007 when Penn State hosted Wisconsin at the Bryce Jordan Center to play a routine basketball game with a deeper meaning.
- The Lady Lions became the first team in the country to set the precedent of wearing pink uniforms in support of breast cancer awareness and earned a 70-61 victory. That day, the program honored 31 breast cancer survivors during a special half-time ceremony.
- The event benefits Pink Zone, which helps to promote, educate and support research to find a cure for breast cancer. The partnership has spanned all 10 years of the event and, along with the Lady Lions, helped raise $1.6 million in funds that have been donated to various beneficiaries.
- This year, six beneficiaries include; Mount Nittany Medical Center, Penn State Cancer Institute, Kay Yow Cancer Fund, PA Breast Cancer Coalition, JC Blair Memorial Hospital and Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital.