An air of excitement and optimism surrounds The University of Tulsa volleyball team this season as second-year coach Ryan Wills returns a bevy of upperclassmen to go along with an infusion of newcomers.
The Hurricane enters the 2015 campaign going for its 11th consecutive 20+ win season, the longest streak in program history. Tulsa climbed to as high as second place in the American Athletic Conference in its inaugural season as a league member in 2014. Tulsa won 14 of its final 16 league matches last season, and will look to carry that momentum into the 2015 season that opens Friday against three-time National Champion Nebraska.