UM Auctions Off Autographed Brandi Chastain Jersey for KICKS Against Breast Cancer Tournament
March 28, 2005
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – As part of the First Annual KICKS Against Breast Cancer Soccer Tournament on Saturday, April 16, the University of Miami soccer team will auction off an authentic U.S. National Team jersey signed by Brandi Chastain on the official website of Hurricane athletics, www.hurricanesports.com.
A member of the U.S. National Team from 1996-2003, Chastain shared in one of the greatest moments in the history of women’s soccer with her World Cup-clinching penalty kick on the U.S.’s fifth shot in the 1999 Women’s World Cup Championship in Los Angeles. Following the goal, Chastain peeled off her jersey in celebration and was captured on the cover of magazines such as Time, Newsweek, People and Sports Illustrated.
Also going up for auction this week on www.hurricanesports.com will be a FIFA approved Nike Soccer ball signed by the entire 2005 U.S. Men’s National Team.
All proceeds from the online auctions will benefit the Howard County General Hospital’s Claudia Mayer Cancer Resource and Image Center and the Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in conjunction with the KICKS Against Breast Cancer Soccer Tournament.
The five-team KICKS Against Breast Cancer Soccer Tournament featuring Miami, LSU, Marquette, Florida Atlantic and the U-18 Carmel United club team from Indiana, will showcase six 60-minute games Saturday at the soccer fields adjacent to the Sunrise Hilton. Admission to the entire day’s events is just $10.
Prior to Saturday’s tournament, the Claudia Mayer Memorial Banquet featuring keynote speaker Jill Ellis, head women’s soccer coach at UCLA, will be held at the Sunrise Hilton Friday at 6 p.m. for all participating players, coaches and guests. Tickets for the banquet are available to the public for $50.
For ticket information and sponsorship opportunities, which are available at several levels, please contact assistant coach Maureen McDonough at the Hurricane Soccer Office at 305-284-3640 or via email at mmcdonough@miami.edu.
Click HERE for more information on the authentic U.S. National Team jersey signed by Brandi Chastain.
