RH: "No Clue What He Was Talking About."

Katie Galligan By Paul Suellentrop

Katie Galligan heard coach Chris Lamb yelling "softball, softball," at her during her first match as a Shocker in 2022. She had no idea why, a nightmare moment for a freshman.

"I was so lost," she said. "I was like 'I'm playing volleyball.' No clue what he was talking about."

Lamb wanted the Shockers in a defense called "softball," one that guards against setters trying to score. Teammate Annalie Heliste, now a graduate assistant, explained to Galligan on the sideline.

"I said 'Annalie, I don't know what he's saying,'" Galligan said. "She could have just left me high and dry. She probably would have gone in."

That moment convinced Galligan that the sisterhood…