The Toledo women’s basketball team will hold its annual “Rockets for the Cure” game on Saturday, March 5, in Savage Arena. The Rockets will host Western Michigan at 2 p.m. in their final game of the regular season.
The Mid-American Conference matchup will help benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Northwest Ohio and the Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center. The Rockets encourage everyone in attendance to wear pink in support of cancer research.
The goal of “Rockets for the Cure” is to provide cancer education to the community, provide encouragement to the survivors fighting now and their families, celebrate the survivors who have won the fight, remember the ones who were less fortunate and pack Savage Arena with 5,000 or more Rocket fans in pink. The Rockets have raised more than $142,000 for this cause since 2010.
The Rockets are offering FREE admission to all Breast Cancer Survivors and those living with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Fans can also purchase pink Rockets for the Cure T-shirts for $12, with all proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen and Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center. T-shirt supplies are limited and will be available for pickup at Fan Services on the main concourse day of the game. To claim your free ticket, call 419-530-GOLD (4653), stop by the Rocket Ticket Office in Savage Arena or visit utrockets.com/rfc for more information.
The Rockets will be wearing pink jerseys against the Broncos, and those jerseys will be available to purchase via online auction following the game. All proceeds from the live online auction will benefit Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio and the Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center. The online auction will go live prior to game day and close on Monday, March 7, at 11 a.m. The auction includes the special pink jersey the Rocket players will be wearing during the game and a variety of items.
For more information, call the Rocket Ticket Office at 419.530.GOLD or contact Heather Lutz at Heather.Lutz@utoledo.edu or at 419-530-2486.
