ST. PAUL, MINN. – After a long stretch of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) play, the St. Catherine University volleyball team is returning to nonconference play Wednesday evening. St. Kate's will host the University of Wisconsin-Superior at 7 p.m. in the Butler Center Gym. The game will have a distinctly pink flare to it, as the Wildcats team up with the Side-Out Foundation for its annual Dig Pink game to raise awareness for breast cancer.

St. Kate's is one of many teams across the country participating in a Side-Out Foundation's Dig Pink game this 2017. The event's goal is to promote health and education efforts in the community, as well as raise funds to further research.

The Wildcats will also face a familiar foe in Wednesday night's Dig Pink game. St. Kate's and UW-Superior already met once this season at the Macalester Tournament in early September. Despite losing the first set 25-22, the Wildcats rallied to beat the Yellowjackets in four sets 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 27-25). Mackenzie Peper (Osceola, Wis. / Osceola) and Meagan Schwarzrock (Hutchinson, Minn. / Hutchinson) both had career days on the court during the match. Peper tallied a career and season high 14 kills in the match, while Schwarzrock led the team in assists (25) and digs (24).

Fans can tune in to tonight's match via both live stats and video, and score updates can also be found on St. Kate's official Twitter page (@stkateswildcats).

Here is a special Dig Pink edition of the five facts to know:

8 – One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. It is also the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.

2470 – Although it's extremely rare, an estimated 2470 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in a single year, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. On the flip side, it is estimated that over 252,710 women in the United States will be diagnosed.

2004 – The Side Out Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 2004. According to the foundation's website, The Side-Out Foundation was created to bring volleyball coaches and players together to make a different for cancer patients and families. Money raised by the foundation is used to advance clinical trials, increase patient support services and educate communities about breast cancer.

1982 – The color pink was first associated with breast cancer in 1982, when the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure foundation started using the color in promotional materials. The pink ribbon made its first appearance in 1991, when breast cancer survivors and race participants were given pink ribbons during the Komen New York City Race for the cure. Since then, pink has become the universally recognized color for breast cancer awareness and any generic pink ribbon can be used to represent breast cancer.

3.3 million – Over 3.3 million breast cancer survivors live in the United States today.