MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Middle Tennessee women's basketball team once again will raise money for cancer research when it tips at 1 p.m. Sunday against North Texas inside the Murphy Center. The Lady Raiders are partnering with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) as part of its Pink Zone" initiative by wearing pink jerseys against the Mean Green.

Last season, the Blue Raiders wore the pink jerseys during the home Western Kentucky game Feb. 17. The team has plans once again to conduct an auction of the game-worn jerseys immediately following the conclusion of the game. Six of the team's jerseys will be available during the auction.

The team raised $18,000 last season, which was split between the WBCA/Kay Yow Cancer Fund and Middle Tennessee Medical Center.

The WBCA Pink Zone" initiative is a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.

The WBCA began the WBCA Pink Zone", formerly known as "Think Pink", in 2007 as an initiative to raise breast cancer awareness in women's basketball, on campuses and in communities. In 2007, more than 120 schools unified for this effort and helped make the inaugural year a success. In 2008, over 1,200 teams and organizations participated, reaching over 830,000 fans and raising over $930,000 for breast cancer awareness and research.

This year's Pink Zone" weeks were scheduled from Feb. 13-22, but were extended to include games starting Jan. 26 following the passing of North Carolina State head coach Kay Yow, for whom the cancer fund is named.

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