As a point of reference, a year ago, would anyone have predicted a starting VT lineup that would have included Cori McMillian, Michelle Chatfield, Rachel Castine, and Annika Rohs? You just never know which is one of the things that is cool about college athletics. We have a solid group of recruits coming in (Jayden Jones and Jordan Lynch are both Top 10 recruits) and there's always the possibilities of a transfer or two. PLUS, there's the likelihood that some of this year's players return in the fall bigger, stronger, faster, and much improved. Just think about the improvement this season of Rachel Castine, Maija Louko, Lyndsey Grein, and Trinity Martin just to name a few. Returning players now have a good idea of what playing at this level requires and their exit meetings with the coaches will have suggestions on what to work on during the offseason. It will certainly be a challenge to replace Emma Ritter, Cameron ***an, Addy Greene, and Maija Louko, but that's all part of college athletics. Last season, we had similar concerns about losing Kelsey Bennett and Jayme Bailey and it turned out okay. Four months to fall ball!