Schwartz's Battle Leaves Lasting Impact
Women’s hockey player Mandi Schwartz ’11 succumbed to cancer Sunday morning, but her legacy lives on in the efforts she inspired — efforts that have helped cancer patients worldwide and will continue to expand in the future.
When Schwartz was first diagnosed with cancer in late 2008, the members of the women’s hockey team rallied to her cause, organizing fundraisers and alerting the national media to their teammate’s story. Though these initiatives could not save Schwartz, they ultimately aided cancer patients across North America. The two bone marrow drives the team held on campus added more than 1600 people to the national “Be the Match” registry and found five donor matches, said Larry Ciotti, a long-time assistant coach for the Yale football team and one of the drive’s organizers.
“It’s heartbreaking that Mandi didn’t personally benefit, but I know how proud she was of us and our efforts,” Aleca Hughes ’12, a teammate of Schwartz’s, said Monday. “[She was] honored that everything that’s been done on her behalf has helped other people.”
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