 Last year, the Rozo volleyball team went 23-5 but fell one game short of the class to a state tournament. This year, despite a coaching change, the Rams are picking up right where they left off, going 16-4. But the team isn't satisfied and still wants more. As a Rozo alum, Becky Hayden says she always had what she called a lot of RAM pride. I went to college, I moved away and I always check back to see how Rozo was doing on things. Ever since taking over as the head volleyball coach, she says it's gotten even more personal. Rozo's had a really rich tradition of volleyball. Going back to the late 90s, the early 2000s, we've had some really good teams and it's really fun to be a part of the Rozo program and help try and build this tradition a little bit longer. The Rams are flourishing in Hayden's inaugural season, sitting 12 games over 500, while also ranking 12th in the state in class 2A. It's been fun, the girls have been really working hard and they're a competitive group of kids. Well, I think it's been like a transition for sure, but also she's been doing really good with us. I've had her in track before, so it doesn't even seem different like it feels like she's always been our coach. But she says the team has made her job easy after she inherited a group that fell just one game short of the class 2A state tournament last year, falling to Purim in the section 8 to a final. Even though we have a really strong team again this year, we lost some key roles and it's been a fun year trying to fill those puzzles and get that puzzle all together. The Rams say last season specifically that section lost has pushed them to be that much better this time around. They're hungry. I know last year it really sucked for those seniors, any against Purim when we know we were the better team. I think it just, it really does make us want it that much more because it really hurt being one game away. They have just been on a mission, so I think losing that game last year and then losing that first game this year has made them more hungry for success this year. And they believe they have the team and the tools to make it all the way. It's possible, but it's not a given. It's going to be a battle. If we just play like I know we can, I know we can get to the state tournament.