Bloomfield Hills Lahser's Caitlin Kopmeyer in action during "Volley for a Cure" on Oct. 7.
Bloomfield Hills Lahser varsity volleyball
Head coach: Patty Kopmeyer
Assistant coach: Kristen Raskey
Players
2 Raisa Geo
3 Leah Eschrich
5 Sam Jones
6 Anna Boomer
7 Liz Nalon
8 Annie Mergel
9 Alyssa Hertle
10 Tori Manix
11 Gina Wymore
12 Courtney McAvoy
13 Caitlin Kopmeyer
14 Shannon Ramelot
15 Sara Gates
Bloomfield Hills Andover varsity volleyball
Head coach: Robert Hurdle
Players
1 Christy McGraw
2 Leah Popkin
3 Jordan Grantz
4 Kristie Hsieh
5 Justine Landshulz
6 Leah Rutt
7 Judy Thelen
8 Taylor Henkin
9 Paula Demings
10 Alexa Ellis
12 Sophia Garfinkel
13 Jesse Prepolec
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The two schools put their rivalry aside at Oct. 7's "Volley for a Cure" charity match held at Bloomfield Hills Lahser to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation and to raise awareness of the risks and symptoms of breast cancer.
The atmosphere in the Lahser gym was electric as the raucous, overflow crowd was a sea of pink dressed in "Volley for a Cure" t-shirts, which served as admission to the event.
The Knights were outfitted in light pink t-shirts and the Barons sported a darker pink version. Referees, announcers, and coaches were also wearing "Cure" t-shirts. Even the volleyballs were pink and white.
"Volley for a Cure" was
the idea of second-year Lahser head coach Patty Kopmeyer, who worked with long-time
Kopmeyer is a former
"We like to do a fund-raiser with my team each year," said Kopmeyer. "This cause seemed like the perfect fit. The girls and parents went above and beyond the call of duty to make this happen. It was a total team effort, the junior varsity and freshman teams included."
The Lahser topped
"This cause makes it very easy to put our rivalry aside," said Hurdle. "Maybe for the first time in the rivalry, what we're doing before the game and on the sidelines was more important than the outcome of the game on the court.
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation is the worlds largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. For the past 26 years, Komen for the Cure has played a critical role in every major advance in the fight against breast cancer transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors.
