Post by FU73 on Jul 17, 2020 10:25:38 GMT -5
There have been a lot of incredible and historic sports seasons at Fairfield University over the years. The 1998 volleyball season was one of them. By Chris Elsberry
They came into Alumni Hall smarting from a previous day's five-set loss to UConn in Storrs and Notre Dame was fully expecting to get back on the winning track in relatively easy fashion against Fairfield. Or so they thought.
In 1997, the Fighting Irish won the Big East tournament title, reached the third round of the NCAA tournament and finished ranked No. 18 in the country. And in the early stages of the 1998 season, losses to Illinois State, Wisconsin, Michigan State and Indiana had just knocked Notre Dame out of the Top 25, leaving the Irish feisty and focused.
Just not as feisty and focused as Fairfield. "I think they came into the gym just about 20 minutes before the start of the match thinking they were going to run all over us," said setter Liz Bower, a junior that season. "We beat them in five sets … you always remember the big wins."....