Kerry Carr on three-peating and Al Bagnoli

I was browsing through the great Dave Zeitlin's Penn Gazette blog this afternoon when I stumbled across this little gem from volleyball coach Kerry Carr. Penn volleyball, with a little less fanfare, is in the same unique position as the football team in that they're both going for third consecutive titles this fall. Carr said she and Bagnoli have joked about it:

Penn Gazette: Do you ever talk to Al Bagnoli about the challenges of repeating and going for three in a row because you guys are in the same boat now, just as you were in the early part of the 2000s?
Kerry Carr: Yeah, and I also talked to [ex-Penn basketball coach Fran] Dunphy back in the day because he was the master at repeating. With Coach Bagnoli, we more joke about it because it’s funny that people think that because you won last year, this year you will win too. Both of us are faced with a very young team this year with some key starters gone. We just know how much work is ahead of us to do the same thing. The Ivy League championship is always the goal but we have so many little things to accomplish first.

The real expert on the topic of repeat championships? Women's lacrosse coach Karin Corbett. She's won five straight.