EAST LANSING – Michigan State’s volleyball schedule two weeks ago looked like the sort of slate that could destroy a young team. Four straight road matches, bookended by dates at No. 3-ranked Nebraska and No. 13 Penn State.
“If I’m worried about who we’re gong to play, we’re worried about the wrong team,” first year MSU coach Leah Johnson said then. “We set the tone.”
Consider it set.
The Spartans survived that perilous stretch, leaving it with confidence, resolve and a few lessons learned. They the put up a competitive fight against the Huskers, the last couple sets especially, in front of more than 8,000 fans, then blew a two-set led at Rutgers, before, last weekend, winning at Maryland in five sets and taking Penn State to four.