WALTHAM, Mass. – Tomorrow the Bentley women's lacrosse team will host its third annual M.S. Awareness game when they take on Franklin Pierce at 3:00 pm to help raise awareness and money for the National M.S. Society.

The effort is being spearheaded by Bentley's Ciara Morley (Irvington, N.Y.), a member of the women's lacrosse program since 2014. Ciara was diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in the fall of 2015, but has remained a successful member of the team while also leading the team's awareness and fundraising efforts.

March is M.S. Awareness month and the color to represent this orange, so the team will be wearing orange socks and ribbons during the game tomorrow, and they encourage any fans to wear orange as well.

On Sunday, the women's lacrosse team will also be participating in MSWalk: Boston for Team Give Me Morley, to help raise money for the National M.S. Society. The walk begins at Boston University's Nickerson Field on Sunday, and anyone can register to walk with the team or donate to the cause at http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=14900351&fr_id=29744&pg=personal

The team will also have a donation box set up at the entrance to the field for tomorrow's game.

For some background, Ciara began fundraising for Walk MS in 2016 after her diagnosis in 2015 caused her to miss that season while undergoing treatment. She served as team manager that season, and thanks to the care she received at MGH, she was able to return to the field for the 2016 season, which saw the Falcons set program records for both wins in a season (13) and wins in a row (11). She was a major part of that team by scoring 22 goals and recording 27 points.

"My teammates, the coaching staff and Bentley athletics have been nothing short of supportive throughout the process, and their encouragement and accommodation has helped me overcome any physical challenge," she said.

"While it can admittedly get difficult to manage my health and make sure I'm ready to perform, I know if you want something bad enough and are willing to work for it -- it can be done.  And as far as treatment is concerned, I firmly believe that without recent research advancements I would not be playing for Bentley today, and that is majorly in part thanks to the National M.S. Society and the donations they receive. I live and breathe the benefits of fundraising for events like MSWalk, and because of that I continue to participate and organize the awareness game."