RALEIGH, N.C. --- The Moravian University women's basketball program has been named as the NCAA Division III winner of the 2024 Kay Yow Cancer Fund Play4Kay fundraiser with $17,030 raised in 2024, the 16th straight year that the Greyhounds have led NCAA Division III schools in Play4Kay.
"At Moravian University, one of our institutional values is 'Service'," commented Moravian Head Coach Mary Beth Spirk. "Raising money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund has been a 16-year labor of love for our program. The Moravian Women's Basketball program is honored to support the mission and work of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in the fight against all women's cancers."
Play4Kay is the grassroots fundraising initiative of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Its primary fundraising support comes from women's basketball teams across the country that dedicate an event to raise funds and awareness for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, an organization committed to funding women's cancer research and supporting projects that assist the underserved community.
This winter, Moravian raised $17,030, the top amount from an NCAA Division III school, to give the program a total of $233,118 donated to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund over the last 16 years. The Greyhounds raised $18, 012 in 2023, $18,050 in 2022, $6,683 in 2021, $19,053 in 2020, $19,480 in 2019, $19,657 during 2018 and $21,662 in 2017, and the most raised by the Hounds in a single year. Moravian was also the top NCAA Division III team in 2016 with $18,520, in 2015 with $17,038, in 2014 with $12,573, in 2013 with $16,210, in 2012 with $12,025, in 2011 with $5,825, in 2010 at $6,100 and a first-year total of $5,200 in 2009.
Other 2024 Play4Kay Divisional winners were the Illinois State University (NCAA Division I BCS), Illinois State University (NCAA Division I non-BCS), Anderson University (NCAA Division II), Faulkner (Ala.) University (NAIA), Taft (Calif.) College (JC/CC), The Westminster Schools (Ga.) (National K-12) and Broughton High School (N.C. K-12).
All the award winners will be honored at the Wow4Yow Appreciation event at the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's nation convention in Cleveland, Ohio at the Women's Basketball Final Four.
Moravian is the only 16-time winner in the 16-year history of the contest.
Since the Fund's inception in 2007, more than $8.28 million has been allocated in support of women's cancer research and related projects.
For more information about the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and its annual Play 4Kay® initiative, visit www.kayyow.com and follow #Play4Kay and #KayYow.
About the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and Play4Kay Campaign
The Kay Yow Cancer Fund was officially founded on December 3, 2007, from the vision of the organization's namesake, Kay Yow, former NC State University head women's basketball coach. Coach Yow was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 before succumbing to the disease on January 24, 2009. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization committed to being a part of finding an answer in the fight against ALL women's cancers through raising money for scientific research, assisting the underserved, and unifying people for a common cause. To date, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund has awarded $8.28 million in the fight against ALL women's cancers. For more information on the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, or to donate, please visit www.kayyow.com.
