April 9, 2008

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook University women's soccer team along with 10 of the nation's best women's soccer programs will participate in the 12th Annual KICKS Against Breast Cancer College Tournament this Saturday at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Howard County General Hospital's Claudia Mayer Cancer Resource Center: a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Columbia, Md., a non-profit organization supporting individual's affected by cancer.

Games will be held beginning at 9 a.m. at the Maryland SoccerPlex fields in Germantown, Md. A special stadium match will feature the 2007 W-League Champion Washington Freedom vs. Penn State University at 6 pm. For a full schedule of games visit www.kicksagainstbreastcancer.org. The Seawolves will take on Old Dominion at 11 a.m. and against Johns Hopkins at 3 p.m.

The KICKS Against Breast Cancer Intercollegiate Soccer Tournament was established in honor of Claudia Mayer, a friend of tournament director Louise Waxler (Washington Freedom), who passed away in 1996 after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Since the inception of the tournament 11 years ago, donations and fundraising by participating teams has totaled more than $600,000. The funds have been used to assist with the operating expenses for Howard County General Hospital's Claudia Mayer Cancer Resource Center in Columbia, Md.

TEAMS

Penn State University

University of Virginia

U.S. Naval Academy

College of William and Mary

Old Dominion University

George Mason University

Loyola College of Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

Stony Brook University

Georgetown University