SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - A lot didn't go as planned for the University of San Francisco volleyball program just one year ago.
Under a first year head coach and a roster featuring a lot of turnover, the Dons weren't able to get into the win column a year ago after facing the stiff competition that is the West Coast Conference.
For USF's Lana Kutakhina and Anna Petrova, the recent months have brought challenges that few in the Bay Area could relate.
Kutakhina, who was born in Ukraine, watched as the rest of the world saw the Russian military invade into their country in late February.