Lancer athletes wearing pink jerseysLancer fans can buy commemorative Breast Cancer Awareness Day T-shirts at varsity competitions Saturday. Photo by Michael P. Hall.

Varsity athletes to call attention to breast cancer

Lancer teams will raise money for the fight against breast cancer during varsity competitions Saturday, Jan. 13.

Fans are invited to buy special T-shirts during Breast Cancer Awareness Day events:

  • The Can-Am Classic track and field meet in the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Hockey at the Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex — women hosting the Waterloo Warriors at 4 p.m. and the men hosting the Toronto Varsity Blues at 7:30 p.m.
  • Basketball against Toronto in the Toldo Lancer Centre — women tip off at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m.

All proceeds of each $15 T-shirt purchase will support breast cancer research.

In other action at home, on Friday the Can-Am Classic opens at 5 p.m., women’s and men’s basketball will host the TMU Bold at 6 and 8 p.m., and men’s hockey will face off against TMU at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, women’s hockey will take on the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks at 4 p.m.

Women’s volleyball will be in Peterborough for matches against the Trent Excalibur on Friday and Saturday.

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