4th Annual Hoops 4 Hope

Post by Andrea Ertz

Trombone girls!!!

Sunday, February 15, 2009 was the 4^th Annual Hoops 4 Hope women’s basketball game against Virginia in Reynolds Coliseum. Hoops 4 Hope is an event designed to raise money and awareness for the disease that ultimately took the life of head women’s basketball coach Kay Yow on January 24^th, 2009. Thousands of fans gathered wearing pink, the color of breast cancer awareness. Even the band, the dance team, and the cheerleaders wore pink as their uniforms. For the first time in its four years, the game was sold out. About 250 breast cancer survivors were recognized at halftime. All money raised at the game went to support the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. The event raised over $91,000, and on top of that GlaxoSmithKline gave a $200,000 check. The previous high for the event was $44,000 in 2007. With the support of the band, the dance team, the cheerleaders, and thousands of fans, the Wolfpack women beat No. 17 Virginia 60-54.