Dig Pink 2015

Volleyball triangular raises awareness of breast cancer

Libero, senior Alissa Zeitelhack, is congratulated by the team after the team won a point against SM East on Oct. 15 at the BV West Triangular. The event was sponsored by the SideOut Foundation with proceeds going toward breast cancer awareness.

Libero, senior Alissa Zeitelhack, is congratulated by the team after the team won a point against SM East on Oct. 15 at the BV West Triangular. The event was sponsored by the SideOut Foundation with proceeds going toward breast cancer awareness.

BV West volleyball hosted their 15th Annual Dig Pink event to benefit breast cancer awareness on Thurs., Oct. 15. The Jags hosted St. James Academy and Shawnee Mission East. All three teams wore special pink uniforms. The crowd and the gym were dressed in pink as well. Volleyball parents and volunteers from the Side Out Foundation hosted tables and booths selling themed merchandise and giving away pamphlets and information.

The team split their matches with St. James and SM East. The match against St. James started off the competitive night of volleyball with BVW winning the first game 25-19 then lost the next two games 21-25 and 16-25. With a lift from the enthusiastic crowd the varsity team won two close matches with SM East 25-21 and 25-22.

Senior Emily Engelken and junior Madison Lilley were neutralized by the Thunder of St. James but lead all attack percentages against SM East.

Junior Peyton Uhlenhake and sophomore Megan Neil enjoyed 100% serving percentages against St. James. Neil and Lilley along with sophomore Jana Owens enjoyed 100% serving percentages against SM East.

The Jags went to Topeka on Oct. 20. They won both games against Topeka High School. The score from their matches against Lawrence High School had not been recorded at the time of this posting.IMG_4990 IMG_4897 IMG_4744 IMG_4477 IMG_4396 IMG_4387 IMG_4417 IMG_4473 IMG_5114 IMG_9623 IMG_9653 IMG_9923 IMG_9912BigShot IMG_9898 IMG_9897 IMG_9603 IMG_5438 IMG_5065 IMG_4535 IMG_4574 IMG_4670 IMG_4776 IMG_4790 IMG_4827 IMG_4413 IMG_4352 IMG_9959 IMG_9930 IMG_9887 IMG_9617 IMG_9582 IMG_5479 IMG_5479 copy IMG_5424 IMG_4315 IMG_4423 IMG_4512 IMG_4609CropWeb IMG_4642 IMG_4792 IMG_4813 IMG_5146 IMG_5176 IMG_5305 IMG_5207 IMG_4791Web IMG_4609 IMG_4385++++