A&M-Commerce Prepares for Annual WBCA Pink Zone Game on Saturday, Feb. 20

On Saturday, Feb. 20, Texas A&M University-Commerce will be hosting its WBCA (Women’s Basketball Coaches Association) Pink Zone game when the Texas Woman’s Pioneers come to The Field House for a 2 p.m. tip. 

Fans are encouraged to wear pink to help increase breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer survivors will be recognized at halftime of the game. Special A&M-Commerce Pink Zone t-shirts will be on sale for $5.00 prior to the game. 

A&M-Commerce is one of over 1,500 women's basketball teams participating in the WBCA Pink Zone initiative this February. The Pink Zone initiative is a global, unified effort for the WBCA's nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. 

The WBCA began the Pink Zone, formerly known as "Think Pink", in 2007 as an initiative to raise breast cancer awareness in women's basketball, on campuses and in communities. In 2007, more than 120 schools unified for this effort and helped make the inaugural year a success. In 2008, over 1,100 teams and organizations participated, reaching over 830,000 fans and raising over $930,000 for breast cancer awareness and research. The 2009 campaign raised over $1.3 million, reached over 912,000 fans and unified more than 1,600 participating teams and organizations.