Women's Basketball | 2/3/2015 6:30:00 PM

The Shippensburg University athletics department and the Raider basketball teams will be conducting its annual "Play 4 Kay" event on Sat., Feb. 14 from Heiges Field House surrounding its home PSAC Eastern Division doubleheader versus Kutztown.

The event will be held in conjunction with the national "Play 4 Kay" initiative of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund — with the purpose of increasing breast cancer awareness and raising funds for research.

The Shippensburg women will play at 1 p.m., with the men to follow at 3 p.m.

All fans are encouraged to wear pink to the games. Those who do will receive free admission!

Multiple campus organizations will be in attendance with information tables and a silent auction will be held featuring numerous items and gift baskets up for bid.

Numerous giveaways, promotions and fan competitions will be conducted throughout the day.

JANE GOSS PERSEVERANCE AWARD: The third annual Jane Goss Perseverance Award will also be presented at halftime of the women's game.

FINAL FOUR DRAWING: Between games, a drawing will take place to see who wins tickets and a trip to this year's NCAA Division I Men's Final Four. Opportunities are still available if anyone is interested in a chance to win. To purchase a ticket for the drawing, please see a member of the women's or men's basketball coaching staff or a member of the women's and men's team for more details. 

INFO TABLES: Numerous organizations will be present at the game including the Shippensburg University Women's Center and Colleges Against Cancer.

TAU KAPPA: Tau Kappa, Shippensburg University's women's athletic sorority, will be offering face painting at a table inside the gymnasium while assisting with donations. The student-athletes will also be handing out information.

PHOTO BOOTH: For the first time, a photo booth will be available in which fans can get their picture taken.

T-SHIRT TOSS: During the under-16-minute and under-8-minute media timeouts in each half of both games, t-shirts will be tossed into the stands. Additional t-shirts may be available for sale at the game.

MEN'S HALFTIME PROMOTIONS: For a $1 donation to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, any fan will be allowed to attempt a three-point shot for a chance to win a t-shirt.

SU BOOKSTORE: A mobile edition of the Shippensburg University Bookstore will be present with pink merchandise and other general merchandise for sale.

SILENT AUCTION: A silent auction will also be conducted with numerous items/gift baskets up for bids.

ABOUT PLAY4KAY: The WBCA Pink Zone was rebranded a few years ago as Play4Kay. The mission of the initiative, which was brought to life in 2007, remains intact: a nation of coaches raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is the official charity of the initiative.