DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman volleyball is joining the team for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by inviting survivors of the disease to become part of its team.

Beginning with Friday’s match against North Carolina A&T, the Lady Wildcats’ coaching staff will include an honorary member who has beaten breast cancer for all six October home matches. The team will break out a set of all pink uniforms they’ll be wearing both at home and on the road.

The team is also partnering with the American Cancer Society, who will have a display in the Moore Gym lobby including information on all types of cancer prevention.

This awareness program has special meaning to B-CU Head Coach Isaac Raphael, whose niece, Lisa, has just diagnosed with breast cancer and will be having double mastectomy surgery on the 15th of this month.

“We’re keeping Lisa in our prayers and am proud to join the fight to beat this terrible disease,” Raphael said. “I am honored to be able to include the B-CU volleyball program as a means of making both women and men aware of the effects of breast cancer.”

According to the Center for Disease Control, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women, after skin cancer.