Oct. 21, 2008
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The start time of Texas A&M's home volleyball match against Kansas on Saturday has been changed to 3 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum. The match was originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Several promotions will be held for the match. It will be "Volleyball Camper Appreciation Day," and any children wearing a 2008 A&M volleyball camp T-shirt will be admitted free. Any fans wearing a costume also will receive free admission. Prizes will be awarded for the best student costumes, including a $250 book scholarship from Sterling C. Evans Library for use at the MSC Bookstore.
In addition, the volleyball team will hold its first-ever "Dig for the Cure" match. The Aggies will join a nationwide initiative to help raise money and awareness of breast cancer. Fans not wearing costumes are encouraged to wear pink to show support for breast cancer awareness. The team will be wearing pink socks, and head coach Laurie Corbelli will be wearing a special-edition pink training jersey which will be signed and auctioned off. Proceeds will benefit Breast Cancer Awareness and Research.
The "Dig for the Cure" campaign was originally started in 2003 by Charlotte head coach Lisa Marston, whose mother was a breast cancer survivor. The campaign has spread to volleyball programs across the country in recent years, and last year the drive raised more than $72,000.
The match against the Jayhawks marks the beginning of the second half of the Big 12 Conference schedule. The Aggies, who are 9-10 overall and 4-5 in the Big 12 entering a Wednesday match at No. 2 Nebraska, defeated the Jayhawks, 3-2, earlier this season in Lawrence.