It's not the West Gym. It's not Northern Iowa volleyball. Meeting the standard Nobody wants to be the weak link. After so many winning seasons, no current Panther or incoming player wants to be part of the first losing team. Bittner says that is probably one of the biggest motivating factors in why the Northern Iowa volleyball team is so good every year.
Nobody wants to be the weak link.
When you take ownership of something it means that much more to you to keep it going, to make yourself want to work harder to continue to be successful.