The Evolution of an Outside Hitter

Women's Volleyball | Saturday 06/20/2020 | Ty SteversLAS CRUCES, N.M. – Savannah Davison wasn't always this Savannah Davison.

Before becoming one of the most feared players in the Western Athletic Conference, the 5-10 Davison was an under-sized outside hitter that Mike Jordan stumbled upon on YouTube.

"We actually found her on YouTube, looking at other recruits," Jordan recalls. "Her size was a concern but I was intrigued by her explosiveness and then we got her on the phone and I realized how competitive she was."

Davison grew up in an apartment on the outskirts of Toronto with her mother, Barbara Byrne, who worked fulltime before moving to the suburbs prior to her freshman year of high…