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Duke and Syracuse Men's Soccer Honor Malia Jusczyk
10/2/2023 12:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer
DURHAM – On Friday, Sept. 29, the Duke and Syracuse men's soccer teams honored the life and legacy of Malia Jusczyk. The evening served as Pediatric Cancer Awareness Night at Koskinen Stadium and helped share Jusczyk's story, who passed away at the age of 14 in June of 2023 after battling relapsed neuroblastoma.
During warmups and throughout the evening, the two teams wore gold t-shirts, designed by Malia's father, Glen Jusczyk. Glen was in attendance on Friday night and reunited with both teams' head coaches, Duke's John Kerr and Syracuse's Ian McIntyre, who each spent time as Glen's teammates during their respective playing careers.
"Glen and his wife [Megan] are special human beings," said Kerr. "Very proud to do something special for Malia, like we did about 10 years ago when she was down here and had the unfortunate cancer for the first time. For it to strike back is such a disaster and really disappointing, but Glen is keeping her legacy alive and making sure that other people can be educated."
During halftime, a video documented Malia's courageous fight with cancer and demonstrated how her love of sports, specifically soccer, helped her during her two separate diagnoses. Malia used soccer as a young girl to help rehab after initially defeating her initial diagnosis of Stage IV neuroblastoma at the age of three and remained heavily involved in the sport despite the cancer relapsing in 2021 after nine years of remission.
The video also provided information about the For Kids' Sake Foundation, which was launched in 2011, inspired by Malia's strength and passion, to help other children in their own battles against pediatric cancer. The foundation funds trials and expenses for families that have limited to no options for their children.
For those interested in donating or learning more about the For Kids' Sake Foundation, they can do so here.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMSOC".
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During warmups and throughout the evening, the two teams wore gold t-shirts, designed by Malia's father, Glen Jusczyk. Glen was in attendance on Friday night and reunited with both teams' head coaches, Duke's John Kerr and Syracuse's Ian McIntyre, who each spent time as Glen's teammates during their respective playing careers.
"Glen and his wife [Megan] are special human beings," said Kerr. "Very proud to do something special for Malia, like we did about 10 years ago when she was down here and had the unfortunate cancer for the first time. For it to strike back is such a disaster and really disappointing, but Glen is keeping her legacy alive and making sure that other people can be educated."
During halftime, a video documented Malia's courageous fight with cancer and demonstrated how her love of sports, specifically soccer, helped her during her two separate diagnoses. Malia used soccer as a young girl to help rehab after initially defeating her initial diagnosis of Stage IV neuroblastoma at the age of three and remained heavily involved in the sport despite the cancer relapsing in 2021 after nine years of remission.
The video also provided information about the For Kids' Sake Foundation, which was launched in 2011, inspired by Malia's strength and passion, to help other children in their own battles against pediatric cancer. The foundation funds trials and expenses for families that have limited to no options for their children.
For those interested in donating or learning more about the For Kids' Sake Foundation, they can do so here.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMSOC".
#GoDuke
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