Pink t-shirts, pink jackets, and pink jerseys were all a part of the women’s soccer game on Sept. 28.

Fans were encouraged to wear pink and show their support for breast cancer research. The Lady Cougars even wore pink jerseys.

The game was against the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats, one of Spring Arbor’s conference rivals. Since 2006, the Cougars have a record of 2-8-1 against the Wildcats. This record includes National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Championship games, Mid-Central Conference (MCC) tournament games, NCCAA Mid-West Regional games as well as regular season games.

Unlike most games, this game had an admission fee. The cost was $4 for adults and $2 for students if they did not have their ID; otherwise students entered for free. There were also some Kick-It shirts available to purchase for $10.

Any money that was raised is going to the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.

Kristin Abbott, a senior forward on the women’s team, said, “They [the Vera Bradley Foundation] are one of the top Breast Cancer Research Foundations in the world and are based in Indiana, where most of our conference teams are from.”

Games like this one in Spring Arbor also occurred throughout Spring Arbor’s conference.

“We’ve never done anything for Breast Cancer Month so we decided we should do something for it. Also our conference (MCC) decided to pick one game for each team where everyone would pay and it would go to the Foundation,” said Abbott.

The Vera Bradley Foundation has raised $10 million already and is now trying to raise another $10 million.

According to the Vera Bradley Foundation website collecting funds for breast cancer research had begun in 1994, but the foundation was officially established in 1998.

Unfortunately the lady Cougars lost 2-1, with sophomore Maegan Smith scoring the only Cougar goal.

Abbott said, “It was a great turn out, the fans were amazing and very supportive. I appreciate everyone who came out, wore pink and gave money. This all goes to a great cause and touched a lot of people’s hearts personally. Next game we will reward the fans with a better scoreboard result.”

Minus the loss, Abbott thought that everything else was perfect. The Lady Cougars and their fans helped raise money for Breast Cancer Research and got to watch an eventful soccer game.