CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- In the land of once upon a time, postseason volleyball at Boston College was both an impossibility and a dream. Wins were elusive for a program that began in 1990, and the shift from the Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference set back the growth that produced three winning seasons over the final four years leading up to realignment. The construction project looked prohibitive, and the sheer idea of playing in a postseason tournament, let alone hosting, was miles away from Power Gym and Chestnut Hill.
Yet this weekend, the Boston College volleyball program will play in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship for the third time in four years while hosting an opening weekend bracket for the second consecutive season.