EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon volleyball coach Jim Moore has never been shy about laying out his expectations for Taylor Agost.
When Moore was recruiting Agost out of Clackamas High, her explosive athleticism had him envisioning greatness. She could just about jump out of the gym; it was no surprise, then, that the UO coach established a high ceiling for her career with the Ducks.
"He told me, 'If you're not an all-American, I'm not doing my job,'" Agost recalled recently. "That stuck with me."
As Pac-12 play dawns this season for the Ducks, beginning Thursday in Matthew Knight Arena against Oregon State (7 p.