LONDON, Ont. – The Western Mustangs women’s basketball team will play host to the Brock Badgers in the CIS’s third annual Shoot for a Cure game at 1 p.m. Jan. 16 at Alumni Hall.

Proceeds from the event will go to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation in support of Theresa Carriere’s One Run campaign.  

Tickets can be purchased through westernmustangs.ca or by clicking here; prices are $8 for adults, $5 for non-Western students and seniors, and by donation for Western students. 

Carriere is a breast cancer survivor who is committed to raising money to put an end to breast cancer. An athlete all her life, Carriere was diagnosed with breast cancer in the spring of 2007, and after going through numerous cancer treatments and having the support from her friends and loved ones, she was able to beat it.  READ MORE ABOUT HER STORY

After going through her emotional journey, Carriere said she feels the need to help put an end to this disease. 

On June 25, Carriere will be running 100 km from London, Ont., to Sarnia, Ont., through her fundraising campaign One Run.

The Shoot for a Cure event is an initiative of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

The campaign has proven an overwhelming success in its first two years as the WBCA presented a cheque for $81,512.00 to the Breast Cancer Foundation at last March's CIS championship in Regina, a year after collecting $50,320 in its inaugural season.

In 2008-09, an additional $11,000 was amassed by schools that elected to donate their fundraised money to local cancer organizations bringing the total to over $92,500.00. For the 2009/2010 season, the WBCA has set a goal of raising over $100,000.00.

WBCA president, Jeff Speedy, head coach at the University of Regina, indicated that the WBCA "lost one of our own this year in former Laurentian star, Carloyn (Swords) Sturgess". Speedy stated that "this has really hit home for many of us and will certainly serve as extra motivation to reach our goal."

The WBCA will use the CIS Women's Basketball championship hosted at McMaster University, March 12-14, 2010 to raise funds and to present the cheque to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

More information will be added throughout the next week at westernmustangs.ca. 

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with files from Robert Hilson, McMaster University.