IWLCA Member School, Wilmington University, Raises $6000 for Breast Cancer Awareness

WOMEN’S LACROSSE RAISES OVER $6,000 FOR BREAST CANCER

NEW CASTLE, DE -- The Wilmington University women’s lacrosse team held a ‘Catch for the Cure” Breast Cancer Awareness Game on Saturday evening against Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) foe Dominican College.

Although the outcome did not favor the Wildcats, as they dropped a heartbreaker 9-8, the evening provided a venue to showcase the fight to find a cure for Breast Cancer. 

The team wore pink uniforms for the game, warmed up in pink-t-shirts, and invited all fans in attendance to wear pink in support. Over 100 people were in attendance, and the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition (DBCC) had a table set up to give out more information on how to help the fight against this horrible disease.

The Wildcats raised money over the last two months for the cause, and presented the DBCC with a check for an astounding $6,030. 

“I am so proud of my players and their efforts.  They made this an extremely special event and took great pride in raising over $6,000 to help find a cure”, stated head coach Dave Bugda.  “I hope this is the first in a long line of events that my players and I will take on, so that we together, can help ‘catch the cure’.” 

Wilmington's Athletic Director, Frank Aiello stated, "Saturday evening was wonderful, and to see the team work as hard as they did in raising that amount of money, was tremendous.  It is a testament to how the fight to find a cure for breast cancer has become a true community effort.  It has been a great experience to see our student-athletes give back and know that they can contribute on and off the playing field."