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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Volleyball Helps Raise $1700 In Battle Against Cancer
September 29, 2010 | Women's Volleyball
While its Ivy League season is just around the corner, the Princeton women's volleyball team spent last weekend taking on a far bigger rival. The Tigers joined several teams on campus in the "Collegians For The Cure" 5K and helped raise $1,700 in the fight against cancer.
The Tigers, who will head to Penn Friday night for the league opener, spent time together off the court Saturday morning to help a cause founded by the Princeton women's swimming and diving team. The third annual "Collegians for the Cure 5K" was held to raise money in the fight against cancer; with more than 100 participants joining the cause, the 5K raised more than $1,700.
“I thought it was a great opportunity for the team to come together and do something for charity," said senior co-captain Elizabeth McStravick. "Especially during season, everyone becomes very busy, and we sometimes forget about things in the outside world. The 5K cancer run reminded us of some of the more important things in life. I feel that we represented Princeton volleyball to the best of our abilities by giving our 100 percent with all of our players and coaches participating.”
“We are so grateful that we could be part of such a wonderful cause," said second-year head coach Jolie Ward. "This marked the beginning of our cancer awareness activities and we are excited to be involved with many more in the coming months.”
The second annual Dig Pink weekend will be held Oct. 15-16, and will be a specific weekend for the Princeton volleyball teams to raise money for cancer research. Dig Pink is the name of the Breast Cancer awareness rally that takes place in gyms all over the country during Breast Cancer awareness month (October). You can learn more about Dig Pink here.
Joining the Princeton women's swimming and diving team last weekend was the first step for a volleyball program that takes its responsibilities off the court as seriously as it takes the competition on it.
“I am very proud of our association with the movement to cure cancer and create awareness," said head coach Susan Teeter, who has led the Princeton women's swimming and diving team to nine Ivy League titles in the last 11 years. "We are thankful to all the athletic teams who supported us and ran, including the men's swimming at TCNJ, the Princeton men's and women's volleyball teams, the women's water polo team and the women's softball team. We hope to continue to build this run/walk each year and include more of the Princeton community, as well as expand to other college campuses. Our team has unfortunately suffered some real losses to cancer. We also celebrate our cancer survivors within the Princeton family. This is a great way to honor all of these people.”