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'A great story': 2 Muncie natives are coaching NCAA Final Four teams in the same year

OMAHA, Neb. — One match.

At the beginning of the NCAA women's volleyball tournament, there was the possibility that Kelly Sheffield, coach of No. 1 Wisconsin, and Craig Skinner, coach of No. 2 Kentucky, could meet in the National Championship.

But both Sheffield and Skinner know all too well how hard it is for any team — even if you're leading one of the most elite teams in the nation — to make it that far. Between all the years of coaching experience and dozens of combined tournament appearances, they've only faced each other a handful of times.