By Jackson Posey | Sports Writer
In 2004, the California Baptist University men’s volleyball team walked onto the court at the national championship game alone.
The Lancers only had one volleyball coach on staff, Ryan McGuyre, who coached both the men’s and women’s teams. The women’s team had struggled the previous season, finishing conference play 1-19, and McGuyre knew he was on the hot seat. But when he got the call that his wife was going into labor, he booked a ticket for a 5 a.m. flight back to the West Coast.
“Turned out to be a pretty, pretty awesome day,” McGuyre said.