Kristin Belzung had a plan two years ago when the Stony Brook volleyball team faced one of the more difficult challenges in college sports: playing Nebraska — at Nebraska — in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Stony Brook also has red as a school color, so Belzung told the team that the 8,200 fans at the Devaney Sports Center were all wearing Stony Brook colors. Then came the first time the Nebraska players were introduced, and the fans erupted. All the Stony Brook players laughed.
It’s a nearly impossible task for the team that gets matched up against the Huskers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.