SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Nichols and Western New England participated in the Coaches vs. Cancer Day program Saturday (Jan. 26) in Springfield . Posing for a group photo before the start of the women's game were (from left): Nichols assistants Nicole Simmier and Corey Rusin, Bison head coach Alice Mullin, WNE head coach Nicole Chaszar, and Golden Bear assistants Jessica Chapin and David Proulx. All proceeds from the gate receipts will be donated to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the American Cancer Society. Western New England won the battle of Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) opponents 46-42. --- Photo by Ken Cerino, Western New England athletics