JOPLIN, Mo. – The Missouri Southern Lions hit the floor on Wednesday for their first day of volleyball practice.
“We have a lot of new girls on our team. Finding our groove and stuff like that is really cool,” says senior Brooklynn McCain, “A lot of us returners have been here all summer working out and stuff. It’s nice to be able to be in the gym and put all that work into practice.”
The Lions were not able to play in the fall of 2020, after COVID-19 erased their season – However they did play a spring schedule, going 6-12 overall with a 5-3 mark against MIAA opponents.
“We didn’t keep stats last year. We didn’t have the true All-Conference team, the championship and all that,” says head coach Kalie Mader, “Even though we got to play an extended off-season, I think this still feels like we haven’t done this preseason thing in so long.”
Missouri Southern opens the season on September 3rd, playing in the Drury Invitational.
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