Paola Ten Caten sat in the bleachers at the University of Kansas enraptured by one thought: her mother was amazing.
As a former player for the Jayhawks' volleyball team, Ten Caten's mother, Paula, regularly participated in the program's annual alumni game that pitted her and other past stars against the current team. And that meant a 5-year-old Paola would sit among a throng of fans to watch her play.
Paola didn't know much about volleyball at the time, but even then it was obvious her mother was good. Her earliest memories are filled with her mother confounding the younger players with her explosive hitting and reliable ability to get a kill.
