Beth Launiere is back inside this old gym where she meticulously constructed her program over the course of three decades. All around the gym hang old banners, vibrant-red signs of the successes from those previous years, signifying the foundation Launiere was dead-set on the day she was hired 27 years ago.
The banners smattered around Crimson Court, the quaint one-time home court of Utah volleyball, provide the sort of appropriate nostalgia for a team that will compete in Utah’s first Sweet 16 appearance since 2008. A team that has a shot at history, at going further than any Utah volleyball team ever has in the NCAA Tournament.