There’s not much you can do to intimidate the young players on Missouri State’s volleyball team.
Throw them right into the mix on an NCAA Tournament team? No worries.
Expect them to play a significant role on a team with a schedule littered with nationally ranked teams? Fine.
Look for them to make the jump from high school to Division I volleyball look easy? Done.
“I think it’s really exciting, and it feels really good to know that they have that much faith in us, to put that pressure on us,” said Laynie Dake, a freshman from Mount Vernon.