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“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
When Kayla Banwarth was named the new head coach of Ole Miss volleyball in December, it was a program-defining hire that put winning first. Banwarth, who most recently served as an assistant coach at Nebraska, won three Big 12 titles and an Olympic bronze medal as a libero. Her first commitment in the class of 2021 hopes to follow in her coach’s footsteps.
Bria Samilton, the third player to follow Banwarth to Oxford after setter Gabby Easton transferred west and setter Callaway Cason joined the class of 2020, is a 5-foot-8 defensive specialist from Phoenix, Arizona.