INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (KCRG) – The stands at an eastern Iowa high school basketball game were filled with purple shirts and ribbons Wednesday night in memory of a teen who died in a crash, Tuesday. KCRG-TV reports purple was Kelli Schmitz’s favorite color. The 14-year-old from Jesup died after being taken to the hospital following the crash on Poyner Road in Black Hawk County. On Wednesday, the Don Bosco boy’s basketball team asked fans to wear purple as they faced Maquoketa Valley in a post season game in Independence.

Kelli’s cheerleader uniform sat on an empty chair. She was the one and only cheerleader for both the boy’s and girl’s basketball teams at Don Bosco, in Gilbertville. Kelli’s older brother is a senior on the Don Bosco basketball team.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for her family. It has already raised more than $28,000. The money will help cover funeral and memorial costs.