The Daily Bruin

Several special events are planned for the George Fox basketball doubleheader this Friday, Jan. 28, when the Bruins meet the Pacific Lutheran women at 6 p.m. and the PLU men at 8 p.m.

All evening will be “Pink Zone” night, originated by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association to raise breast cancer awareness and collect donations for cancer research. A portion of the proceeds from the evening will go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. Fans are encouraged to contribute to a “Pink-Out” by wearing pink to the games. The women’s basketball team will warm up in pink shirts, and pink T-shirts will be given away.

At halftime of the women’s game, the women’s golf team will be recognized for its outstanding 2009-10 campaign that carried them to their first Northwest Conference title and a first appearance in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament. A banner celebrating their NWC crown will be unfurled.

At halftime of the men’s game, the school will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, with ceremonies at half-court honoring all of George Fox’s senior women athletes and athletic trainers. Robin Taylor, former Bruin basketball star and a member of the first golf team in 2006-07 who was named the Bruin Athletic Association Women’s Athlete of the Year, will speak to the athletes during halftime. A short reception for the seniors will follow the ceremonies in the upstairs lobby of the Wheeler Sports Center.

For more information, contact the department of athletics at ext. 2910.

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