Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Women's Basketball to host Pink Out on February 11
01/30/2012 | 12:00:00 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 30, 2012
SIUSalukis.com
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Athletics will host its annual Pink Out game Saturday, when the Saluki women's basketball team takes on Creighton at SIU Arena.
The SIU players will wear pink uniforms as they take on the Bluejays, and Saluki fans are encouraged to wear pink to raise awareness for the fight against cancer.
Admission to the game is $3 per person and the first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free commemorative pink T-shirt.
Saluki Athletics will hold a raffle during the game as well as accepting donations throughout the night to benefit the American Cancer Society. There will also be a special survivors walk during halftime.
The Saluki women's basketball team will hold a youth basketball clinic Saturday morning in advance of the game as part of National Girls and Women in Sport Day. The Salukis invite girls in the eighth grade and below the opportunity to meet the SIU players and sharpen their basketball skills.
The clinic begins at 9 a.m. at SIU Arena and includes different drills that teach basketball skills and fundamentals. The clinic will conclude with a NGWSD activity led by the SIU Sport Studies Association.
The cost of the clinic is $3 per participant, which includes admission to the Pink Out game.
Click here for a clinic registration form
Fans can order game tickets online HERE, by calling 877-SALUKIS or by visiting the SIU ticket office at SIU Arena.
