The Upset of the Night!

I think we're all surprised. It's not like we thought it couldn't happen, but I guess we just didn't expect it to happen. At least not at this juncture of the season. However, there are upsets every week, it seems, so I guess last night shouldn't be any different than any other night of D1 volleyball. But you just don't expect UConn to lose to Fairfield, you know?

OK, although that's a great win for Fairfield, really the upset of the night was Christy Johnson HYPHEN! Lynch going back to her old stomping grounds and beating Nebraska in five games. Let's go to the post-match press conference!

This, sports fans, is what we call two different sides of the coin.
Johnson HYPHEN! Lynch: “Well, we said we’re 1-76 now." - Excellent opening salvo from the Cyclones' skipper. Self-deprecating, deflecting from the accomplishment. She could run for mayor.

Cook: "Thirty-four attack errors and there’s the game." - Yeesh. Thirty-four is not a good number. Iowa State had 21, for reference.

J-L: "Of course,it’s a huge milestone for our program." - Very true, being the first win in SEVENTY-SIX TRIES.

C: "We made 34 attack errors. We’re hitting balls that are going into the luxury seats over there." - Well, they are luxury seats, so it's nice to provide them with souvenirs...?

J-L: "We’ve had kind of a checklist and milestones along the way...we felt like this was one thing we hadn’t achieved yet was defeating Nebraska." Anyone think this checklist has "Beat every school I ever worked at or played for"? Remember, Iowa State bouncing the Badgers from the tourney? In Madison?