TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's basketball team will host its annual Rockets for the Cure game on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 2:00 p.m. against the Akron Zips at Savage Arena. This special event is aimed at raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research.
The Mid-American Conference matchup will benefit the Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio and the Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center. The Rockets encourage everyone in attendance to wear pink in support of breast cancer research.
The goal of Rockets for the Cure is to provide breast cancer education to the community, provide encouragement to the survivors and their families who are fighting breast cancer, celebrate the survivors who have won the fight, and remember the ones that were less fortunate.