By Harry Minium
Women's volleyball has been in the works for more than a decade at Old Dominion University.
And while it may have taken longer than some had hoped, the debut of the ODU's volleyball team Friday afternoon proved to be more than worth the wait.
Coach Fred Chao's Monarchs looked athletic, well-coached and poised in a surprising, 3-0, rout of George Mason. And although the Patriots were 4-22 last season, they have a long-established program with a roster of veterans.
Chao has ten freshmen or redshirt freshman on his 14-person roster.