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McCollum's Column: Sugar Bears building foundation after coming on hope
Posted: October 24, 2009 - 9:56pm
By David McCollum
Even with plenty of volleyball left, it’s an emotional time for University of Central Arkansas volleyball coach Steven McRoberts.
He’s watching a vision — a blurred one when he arrived on campus five years ago — be fulfilled.
He tears up when he sees that vision through the eyes of four seniors.
Those four — Jennifer Hausley of Springdale, Amicha Williams of Houston, Robyn Smith of Lubbock and Evaree Franklin of Sweeny, Texas — came to UCA based on hope as McRoberts’ first recruiting class as UCA prepared for the NCAA Division I transition. There was no prospect of postseason play...