VOLLEYBALL TEAM SERVES THEIR WAY INTO THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK. KCRA 3’S MICHELLE DAPPER HAS MORE WITH THIS WEEK’S MY58 SUPERSTARS AS THEY’RE EYEING A RUN TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. POSTSEASON IS ALWAYS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE’S PLAYING FOR A LOT. IT MEANS EVERYTHING. THE NEST WILL BE BUZZING OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. WE’RE COMFORTABLE PLAYING HERE. WE LOVE PLAYING HERE. WE HAVE A GOOD FAN BASE AND AND THEY SHOW UP FOR US. AND THERE’S A LOT OF ENERGY IN THIS GYM. AFTER WINNING THE BIG SKY REGULAR SEASON TITLE LAST YEAR, THE SACRAMENTO STATE HORNETS NOW HOST THE SEASON’S EIGHT TEAM CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT. PEOPLE KNOW LIKE COMING INTO THE NEST, THAT IT’S GOING TO BE A TOUGH GAME. THIS MARKS THE 24TH APPEARANCE FOR THE HORNETS, AND THIS TIME THEY COME IN AS THE THREE SEED AFTER FINISHING TIED FOR SECOND IN THE LEAGUE STANDINGS. PLAY HARD, PLAY FOR EACH OTHER, PLAY WITH A LOT OF ENERGY. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US CARES MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER THAN OURSELVES OUT ON THE COURT. SAC STATE OWNS AN 18 AND 11 OVERALL RECORD, NINE AND TWO AT HOME AS THEY NOW LOOK TO PROTECT HOME COURT. YOU WIN OR YOU GO HOME, BUT I THINK THAT MAKES IT ALL THE MORE EXCITING, RIGHT? LIKE, IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL. BUT THEY’VE BEEN STUNG IN THE PAST AND HAVEN’T MADE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SINCE 2017. WE’VE BEEN BATTLE TESTED IN THE PAST, AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVEN’T WON THE BIG SKY TOURNAMENT YET, SO I THINK WE’RE REALLY, REALLY GOING FOR IT THIS YEAR. IT’S JUST REALLY EXCITING TO LIKE, MAKE IT EVERY DAY AND LIKE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE. SO LIKE, YOU GOT TO JUST GIVE IT YOUR ALL, GIVE IT THEIR ALL AND PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 27. WE’RE TRYING TO GET TO THAT NEXT LEVEL TO GET TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AND I THINK THEY’RE EXCITED TO PLAY. SO WITH THEIR STINGERS UP THE LADIES ESPECIALLY THANKFUL THIS WEEK TO STILL BE SWARMING THE FLOOR TOGETHER. THANKFUL FOR MY TEAM. THEY ARE TRULY A JUST A GREAT GROUP TO COACH. YOU KNOW, THEY WORK HARD, THEY’RE GOOD PEOPLE, THEY’RE GOOD TO EACH OTHER. THEY MAKE EVERY DAY COMING TO THE GYM, FUN, MY FAMILY AND THEN ALL OF THESE GIRLS THAT I HAVE HERE, WHICH ARE LIKE MY EXTENDED FAMILY, I’M JUST THANKFUL TO BE HERE IN SACRAMENTO AT THE NEST. I MEAN, WE’VE TRAVELED EVERY YEAR FOR THANKSGIVING, SO IT’S REALLY NICE TO JUST BE HERE WITH MY FAMILY AND MY TEAMMATES. AND JUST LIKE THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME