Your Golden Griffin women’s basketball team will host a pair of conference contests this weekend at the Koessler Athletic Center with Manhattan in town on Friday, February 19 for a 7:00 p.m. tip and Monmouth visiting the KAC on Sunday, February 21 for a 2:00 p.m. game.
Friday night, Canisius will celebrate its annual Play4Kay contest with all fans encouraged to wear pink. ThePlay4Kay Cancer Fund, named after former North Carolina State women’s basketball coach Kay Yow, partners annually with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and The V Foundation. It is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization committed to the fight against women’s cancers through raising money for scientific research and related projects, assisting the underserved and unifying people for a common cause. Donations will be accepted throughout the night at the I Play for Kay photo booth set up inside the Koessler Athletic Center.
Sunday afternoon is the annual Anderson’s Ice Cream event with free ice cream given to all fans at the conclusion of the contest. I scream, you scream, we all scream for the Griffs and ice cream! For additional information, visit www.GoGriffs.com, or call John Maddock at Ext. 2977.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director, external affairs
