Former WKU volleyball star Alyssa Cavanaugh has found a match for her bone marrow donation after being diagnosed with cancer: her father.
Cavanaugh's father, Eric Cavanaugh, is a strong enough match as a relative that he is the best option for the transplant, Cavanaugh's mother said in a message posted to Twitter on Tuesday.
"It only makes sense that it would end up this way," Leslie Cavanaugh said in the message. "For those of you that personally know Alyssa and Eric, you must know how alike they are. Their competitiveness, athleticism, the 'I'm not here to talk about my feelings' .