HOUGHTON — It is not normal for a new head coach to be as familiar with the team they are taking over as Cindy Pindral is with the Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball program. However, the reality is she has been around nearly the entire team, either by coaching them, recruiting them, or advising them in some manner.

“That was part of the easy transition,” she said. “I recruited everybody on the roster except for Paige (Wagner) and Madeline (Elsen) and Amara (Beaudoin), who’s a freshman this year, and Maddie Kreider, slightly to an extent. But, I did help her a couple years ago with her recruiting video. Funny how life works. Lo and behold, I ended up being her coach.

“We’ve been family friends with them, and we work the Kingsford camp every year. So, we already had that relationship set up

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