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The US women’s volleyball team is into the semis. And if they can win that elusive gold, it will be because of a ‘strong’ Illini bond.

Aug. 4, 2021, 8 a.m.

(Chicago Tribune) The first time Jordyn Poulter met Michelle Bartsch-Hackley, she never could have imagined they would end up on the same Olympic team. She was far too star-struck for such daydreams.