Women's Soccer: $12K Raised For Breast Cancer
May 07, 2010 10:21 AM | General
May 7, 2010
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| Nikki Izzo-Brown |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women’s soccer team raised $12,141 this spring in its effort to help fight breast cancer. All of the money raised goes directly to the Betty Puskar Breast Cancer Fund at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center.
“I am very proud of our ladies for their efforts in raising money and awareness for breast cancer,” says coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. “We have built a strong relationship with Betty Puskar and the Breast Care Center at WVU. Being able to assist in the research efforts in our community is a wonderful thing.”
On March 6, the team competed in the “Three’s a Team…the Fourth’s a Mountaineer” all-day event at the Caperton Indoor Facility. The annual 4-versus-4 tournament was open to boys and girls in grades three through eight, with an open division for college-age and older groups.
West Virginia also played Pitt and Akron in the seventh annual Betty Puskar Breast Care Center Soccer Invitational on April 10 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The Panthers and Zips contributed to the cause with a generous donation totaling $1,750 following the match.
A check presentation for the money raised this spring will be held at halftime of one of the matches this fall. The WVU women’s soccer team has raised more than $60,000 over the past seven years to help fight breast cancer.
