University of Tennessee Athletics
Live Pink, Bleed Orange Game Is Thursday
February 16, 2016 | Women's Basketball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee and Ole Miss women’s basketball teams will forego their familiar school colors and don a different shade on Thursday night, as the teams participate in the “Live Pink, Bleed Orange” breast cancer awareness game at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The No. 25 Lady Vols (15-10/6-6 SEC) and Rebels (10-15/2-10 SEC) will face off at 7 p.m. at Thompson-Boling Arena in a game carried online by SECN+ and available via the WatchESPN App.
Every fan will receive a pink “Live Pink, Bleed Orange” t-shirt courtesy of Academy Sports & Outdoors, DISH, the Y, United Healthcare, Coke, Golden Flake and Threds when they enter the arena, and the first 1,500 fans will receive a pink rally towel provided by United Healthcare.
Zeta Tau Alpha will be distributing pink ribbons at entrances, and fans are invited to snap free photos in the Knox Photo Booth at Section 127 on the concourse.
UT Medical Center will have a mobile mammogram unit located outside of the main ticket office on Phillip Fulmer Way, beginning at 4:30 p.m. on game day.
Before the game, Champions for a Cause will present the UT Breast Center with a check to further its efforts in breast cancer research, awareness and providing access to breast health education and screenings.
Lady Vol Head Coach Holly Warlick will present Dr. Susan Dodd with a pink basketball at the end of the first quarter. Dr. Dodd attended the University of Tennessee for graduate school to complete her master’s in biochemistry, attended medical school at UT-Memphis, completed her residency in OB/GYN at UT Medical Center in Knoxville and has been a clinical instructor for the OB/GYN department for the past 28 years. Dodd was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago and now is cancer free.
Additionally, a special tribute will be made to all survivors and to those currently battling breast cancer.
Lady Vol fans are encouraged to nominate a friend or family member who is a survivor or currently battling breast cancer for a chance to win tickets to the game. You must send a brief statement about the nominee and contact information to utathletics@utk.edu.
For ticket information, please go to UTTix.com or call the Tennessee Athletics Ticket Office at 865-656-1200.
