Special to www.DePaulBlueDemons.com
CHICAGO – To say that the Play4Kay game on Friday night will take on a deeper significance for the Blue Demon athletic community is merely scratching the surface of a wonderfully inspiring, real-life story of two courageous women and an insidious disease.
Both legendary North Carolina State women's basketball coach Kay Yow and iconic DePaul Athletics Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto are shining examples that illuminate the best of the human condition.
The original breast cancer diagnosis in 1987 did nothing to slow down an extraordinary career (737-344 in 38 years) that saw Yow lead the Wolfpack to 20 NCAA tournament appearances including eight Sweet 16 berths and the Final Four in 1998.