Match-Ups Announced for the Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge

Princeton, NJ (November 1, 2001) – Four of college basketball’s best teams – Iowa State, DePaul, Maryland and Mississippi State – will face each other on November 21st and 23rd, 2001 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

The match-ups are as follows:

Wednesday, November 21st
Maryland vs. Mississippi State 5:30 PM CST
Iowa State vs. DePaul 8:00 PM CST

Friday, November 23rd
Consolation Game – 12:30 PM CST
Championship Game – 3 PM CST

The Championship Game will be nationally televised on ESPN at 3 PM CST.

All four teams are loaded with veterans and look to continue their post-season success from the 2000-01 season. Iowa State, returning ten players from last year’s Sweet 16 season, is lead by senior forward and second-team All-America Angie Welle. Also featured in the Challenge is Mississippi State junior forward LaToya Thomas. The two-time Kodak All-America looks to help the Bulldogs advance to the Final Four. Junior Lenae Williams, one of the top scorers in the country, leads the Blue Demons who have made 10 post-season appearances in the last 13 seasons, one of only twenty-eight schools in the country to do so. The Maryland Terrapins return their entire team from the 2000-01 season and are lead by All-ACC forward, junior Deedee Warley. Warley, who is regarded as one of the most lethal post players in the country, leads a Terrapin team who hopes to get back to the top of the ACC.

Tickets are on sale now, and may be purchased by calling 1-888-ISU-CYCLONE or by visiting the Iowa State box office in Hilton Coliseum.

The Coaches vs. Cancer ® program created by the American Cancer Society, the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association exists to leverage the strength, community leadership and celebrity of our country’s basketball coaches to raise awareness and in turn, reduce cancer risk through education programs while raising funds for the American Cancer Society.

Founded in 1981, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) promotes women’s basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all aspects as an amateur sport for winners and girls.

For more information, please visit www.cvcchallenge.com or contact Tim O’Donnell at 609-921-1300 or todonnell@gazellegroup.com. For American Cancer Society information contact Lee Ann Broussard at (404) 417-5829. For more information on the WBCA, please visit www.wbca.org.