One of the first times this Internet grouping of like topics — #volleyballstate — seemed appropriate last year came in September, and other similar opportunities kept presenting themselves during the 2016 college volleyball season.
On social media sites such as Twitter, a word or phrase preceded by a hashtag is used to identify messages of a similar topic. This topic was volleyball, and specifically college volleyball in Nebraska.
On this particular day in September, Nebraska was the No. 1-ranked team and had a 12-0 record. Just up the road in Fremont, Midland was No. 1 in the NAIA and had a 16-0 record: #volleyballstate.