EAST LANSING, Mich. – Head volleyball coach Leah Johnson, junior outside hitter Aliyah Moore and junior setter Julia Bishop spent Tuesday at the Big Ten Network studios for year two of the Big Ten Conference’s volleyball media days. The Big Ten continues to be the only conference in the country to host media days for collegiate volleyball, furthering its place as the premier volleyball conference in the country.
Johnson, Moore and Bishop spoke with reporters, broadcasters and content creators from through the college volleyball landscape to discuss the upcoming 2023 season, which gets underway on Friday, August 25 when the Spartans travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the Razorback Classic. Arkansas finished the 2022 season ranked No. 25 in the AVCA Coaches Poll.
“I’m honored to be representing Michigan State, alongside these outstanding and wonderful women who are continuing to drive our program forward, build on the foundation from last year, continuing to set our own standards, and push us forward,” Johnson said to open the Spartans’ press conference. “Thank you, guys, for being here and making this event so special. Year two of the Big Ten media days, and what a hit it’s been.”
Check out the sights and sounds from media day, along with quotes from Michigan State’s press conference.
📸 from B1G Media Day #GoGreen | #B1GFirstServe pic.twitter.com/CjywFgLjqv
— Michigan State Volleyball (@MSU_Volleyball) August 1, 2023
@MSU_Volleyball breaking down “”Growth – Serve – Honor” and their state of the team culture. #B1GFirstServe #ncaavolleyball pic.twitter.com/p4lQqJJo8e
— Peter Ferreri (@peterferreri1) August 1, 2023
Coach Johnson discusses how she is getting her team ready in year 2 versus year 1 in the Big Ten. #B1GFirstServe @MSU_Athletics @MSU_Volleyball pic.twitter.com/qCKDj8J3QA
— Peter Ferreri (@peterferreri1) August 1, 2023
Q. You’re going into year two here, but it really almost feels like a year one because you came in late. It was a smaller gym; you didn’t really have camps. How has it been going through the standard volleyball off-season and getting to implement some of those things in year two?
LEAH JOHNSON: I appreciate your question. You’re right; in year one we had seven players, and of those seven, for year two, the off-season, I think we have one, and that’s Julia. We…
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