SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) rivals Nichols and Western New England participated in the Coaches vs. Cancer Day program Saturday (Jan. 26). Posing for a group photo before the start of the men's basketball game were (from left): Western New Englnd assistant Asif Abdul-Wadud, Nichols assistant Cale Lacasse, Bison head coach Jeff Lindgren, Golden Bears head coach Mike Theulen, and WNE assistants Malik Champlain and Mike Booker. All proceeds from the gate receipts will be donated to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the American Cancer Society. Nichols downed Western New England 100-92 in the conference contest. --- Photo by Ken Cerino, Western New England athletics