Dayton’s leading outside hitter closed the 2015 Wildcats’ chapter last December with a decisive final kill in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But with that swing, she simultaneously opened the story of the 2016 team.
Oddly enough, that Dayton outside hitter—Jill Loirs—now wears a navy “V” printed on her polo as she serves as the Wildcats’ assistant coach this season.
Some similarities tie last year’s team with the new faces of this year, but the differences are plenty. The long-term goals, however, are left unchanged.
“I think it’s kind of simple—we want to try to do that again,” head coach Josh Steinbach said.