TAMPA, August 21, 2023 – The parallels and ironies will be everywhere this weekend when the USF Bulls open their season at the Road 2 Tampa Bay Volleyball Invitational.
USF coach Jolene Shepardson and Georgia Tech coach Michelle Collier, who were USF teammates in 2001-02, will be opponents for the first time when the Bulls and the No. 20-ranked Yellow Jackets face off in Friday night's match at downtown Tampa's Amalie Arena.
Shepardson still has fond memories of teaming with Collier in their final USF match — a 35-33, 30-24, 20-30, 30-18 defeat against the Final Four-bound Florida Gators in a 2002 NCAA Tournament second-rounder.