The transfer portal was a mystery for Kylie Gioia.
After three seasons, Cincinnati was in the rearview mirror, but the next destination didn’t become clear until Clare Short called.
The coach’s pitch was unique, not just to Gioia, but to all the 49ers’ future players. Many came from established programs with years of history, and her ploys across a loaded call log were to join one without tradition.
Yet.
Short was brought to the Queen City from within. Her years at Queens University paid off, as she had the most wins of any coach in program history.