TicketsCINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati lacrosse program will use its March 18 game against Vanderbilt to raise awareness for multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer affecting assistant coach and former Bearcats goalkeeper Haley Hardy.
Hardy (formerly Marvine) lettered at Cincinnati over the program's first four years (2008-11), including gaining captain duties. She was hired as Radford's first-ever lacrosse coach in October 2014, leading the program from 2016-21 before returning to Clifton in July 2021 to lead UC's defenders and goalkeepers.
"Though dealing with this diagnosis has been challenging, I am so glad that I am back at UC during this time in my life," Hardy said. "UC is my home, and it has provided an incredible support system for me as I balance coaching with fighting cancer this spring. I am hoping my fight this season can bring more awareness to those that are fighting this disease and their struggles. With numerous new treatments being approved through the FDA last year, we are closer than ever to curing Myeloma. I encourage all of those who are able to donate to the MMRF so that we can get to a cure soon."
Hardy's family currently has a fundraiser built through the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation website.
All Cincinnati home matches are played in Nippert Stadium and free to the public.
Hardy (formerly Marvine) lettered at Cincinnati over the program's first four years (2008-11), including gaining captain duties. She was hired as Radford's first-ever lacrosse coach in October 2014, leading the program from 2016-21 before returning to Clifton in July 2021 to lead UC's defenders and goalkeepers.
"Though dealing with this diagnosis has been challenging, I am so glad that I am back at UC during this time in my life," Hardy said. "UC is my home, and it has provided an incredible support system for me as I balance coaching with fighting cancer this spring. I am hoping my fight this season can bring more awareness to those that are fighting this disease and their struggles. With numerous new treatments being approved through the FDA last year, we are closer than ever to curing Myeloma. I encourage all of those who are able to donate to the MMRF so that we can get to a cure soon."
Hardy's family currently has a fundraiser built through the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation website.
All Cincinnati home matches are played in Nippert Stadium and free to the public.