Cobras Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker College women's volleyball team will host "Dig Pink Night" on Tuesday (Oct. 24) when they host the Newberry College Wolves in a South Atlantic Conference match.

The Cobras will wear special pink jerseys, courtesy of BSN Sports and Carolina Printing and Trophy, in honor of October being breast cancer awareness month.

The Coker women's volleyball team will be donating $1 for every kill recorded in Tuesday night's match. There will also be a silent auction where fans can bid on items such as a volleyball signed by the entire Coker women's volleyball team. Donations and proceeds from the auction will go to the Side-Out Foundation.

Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the match to help support the "Dig Pink" National Breast Cancer Awareness Rally and the Cobras. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m. at Coker's Harris E. and Louise H. DeLoach Center.

If you cannot attend the match, but would like to make a donation to the Side-Out Foundation in honor of Coker women's volleyball, you can donate online at https://giving.side-out.org/campaigns/13512.

About Side-Out Foundation

In volleyball, "side-out" means regaining control of the ball. Similarly, the Side-Out Foundation helps people with breast cancer regain control of their lives.

The Dig Pink® Rally is the Side-Out Foundation's October event that brings together volleyball players across the nation to raise funds for breast cancer research, demonstrate the power of teamwork, and show support for people with the disease. Money raised through Dig Pink®supports Side-Out's game-changing cancer research and programs to develop the whole player.

Side-Out directly funds "game-changing" breast cancer research and support. They raise millions that fund their own cutting-edge clinical trials at renowned medical institutions. This unique approach is successfully extending the lives of people with stage 4 breast cancer. A portion of the money raised through Side-Out also goes to high-quality support services for cancer patients and their families. Learn more about our research.

Side-Out empowers young athletes. Through Dig Pink® and other programs, Side-Out coaches thousands of young people in skills such as teamwork, leadership and perseverance, and gives them opportunities to live meaningful and healthy lives. Side-Out also awards scholarships that encourage students to continue a life of setting and achieving their goals. Learn more about the Side-Out Ambassador Program.

Side-Out uses the power and teamwork of the volleyball community to beat cancer. Side-Out has started a powerful movement within the volleyball community. Each year, tens of thousands of volleyball players, coaches and families across the country join together to participate in Side-Out programs. Together, they support the development of treatments that are giving stage 4 breast cancer patients more quality time with their families and getting them closer to the day we find a cure.