During the month of November the University of Houston-Victoria men's soccer team has been participating in Movember to help bring awareness to men's health issues by supporting prostate cancer and other male cancer initiatives.

For the past month the 36 team members and support staff have been growing mustaches and raising funds through the Movember campaign, As the month comes to a close the team has raised nearly $3,000 through their efforts.

The team's efforts were featured Tuesday night on Victoria television station KAVU for their efforts: http://crossroadstoday.com/pages/11603783.php?collectionId=919&videoEpisodeId=35011

UHV head soccer coach Adrian Rigby said the idea to participate in the Movember moevement was part of a team bonding effort as well as to bring light to men's health issues after the brother of one team member was dianogsed with cancer during the season.

"It's just a bit of team bonding," Rigby said. "It's a bit a camaraderie and light-hearted joking with some of the styles and ways guys decided to grow their ‘staches. It's also a way we felt we come be supportive of one of our teammates whose brother is going through testicular cancer."

For more on the U.S. Movember movement go to http://us.movember.com.