With the score knotted at 21, Kent State volleyball head coach Don Gromala huddled around his players near the foul line of the M.A.C. Center to deliver a simple message.
Even though the volleyball team was ahead by two sets and was on the verge of sweeping visiting Robert Morris University, Gromala noticed his players’ offensive sets had become predictable and allowed the Colonials to climb back into the contest.
Gromala told his players to focus on their side of the net and penetrate the Colonials’ front three blockers. And after the timeout expired, the Flashes resumed the set and did exactly what their coach instructed: sophomore Lexi Mantas used a pair of kills and two attack errors from Robert Morris’ Deja Tamlin to snap a two match losing streak in front of a thunderous crowd at the M.