This episode from March 2026 come straight from our club Director, Gary Underwood. Each month we’re having a word of the month to emphasize priorities for our players and for our teams and for our Rogue330 Family.

When life gets you down, you have the choice to get back up. You have the choice to step up, level up, get up and lift your head up. Volleyball is the same way… Sometimes the ball gets down, your energy gets down the scoreboard gets down the team can feel down… We must choose to get back up! This episode is here to explain a lot of this and how it applies to Volleyball, but also help you in volleyball and in life keep your perspective positive don’t stop believing, and no matter why you are down you can still choose right now to get back up!

This past season at Rogue330, our club setters got to work with Malone Grad Assistant, Paige Bogue, who enjoyed a terrific volleyball career as a setter in High School, Club, and College, where she posted more than 4,000 assists!! Paige joins our podcast to tell her stores and encourage younger players and setters to keep growing and loving the game of Volleyball!

Paige (Brenner) Bogue, a standout volleyball player from Copley, Ohio, had a remarkable collegiate career at Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU), where she played as a setter for the Lady Cougars. Over her tenure, she accumulated over 4,000 career assists, a testament to her exceptional playmaking abilities. In the 2022 season, she achieved a significant milestone by recording her 4,000th assist during a match against Huntington University, contributing 40 assists, eight digs, and two blocks to the team's victory.

Brenner's performance on the court was complemented by her academic excellence. In 2022, she earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, recognizing her as one of the nation's top student-athletes for her combined performances on the court and in the classroom. She maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA while pursuing a degree in psychology, underscoring her commitment to both athletics and academics.

Her contributions were instrumental in MVNU's success, as she helped lead the team to a 25-6 overall record and a 10-6 mark in the Crossroads League during the 2022 season. Brenner's leadership and skill set earned her All-Crossroads League First Team honors in 2022, solidifying her status as one of the premier setters in the league. Her legacy at MVNU is marked by her dedication, skill, and the positive impact she had on her teammates and the program as a whole.

Gary hops on the podcast after a brief break to share some highlights and encouragement for our 18R Flame team that just finished tied for 21st in the OVR region!