When Patricia Mattingly and a few other high school players gathered in the stands to watch Navy volleyball compete for the first time, they fell into a dream.
They were on the court, wearing the Midshipmen gold, white and blues. Only, it wasn’t just a regular season match. It was the Patriot League final. It was the match-point. And they’d hit it.
“When we were on one of our visits, we decided as a class, after watching the team play one of their home games, we’re going to win a Patriot League championship in our team here, at least once,” said Mattingly, now a senior setter at Navy.