LAWRENCE
From a volleyball perspective, this particular beach on the French Riviera made for a lousy training ground. The beautiful coast line was littered with dark rocks and no sand. The terrain was fine for sunbathing, but not necessarily any digging or spiking.
In the end, the geological deficiencies didn’t matter. That beach near France, says Kansas senior Tiana Dockery, served as a perfect launching point for the KU volleyball program.
“It gave us some time to learn about each other,” Dockery says.
Four months after that summer trip to Europe, the Kansas volleyball program is 12-0 and in the midst of the greatest start in program history.