Stanford senior setter Bryn Kehoe was a little late for her post-match press conference Saturday night. Cardinal coach John Dunning was surprised she even showed up at all.
Kehoe took Stanford's 30-25, 30-26, 23-30, 19-30, 15-8 defeat to top-ranked Penn State in the national championship game at ARCO Arena pretty hard. While her teammates were also crushed by the heart-breaking setback, for Kehoe, it was her final game in a Cardinal uniform.
She took her spot at the table -- her eyes narrowed from the tears -- and put on her best face. But that's what makes Kehoe special; she stuck in there through good times and bad times. She refused to take the easy way out.
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