Cassie smiles again. "Yeah, there's a lot of party going on. Wouldn't want to miss any of it."

She moves back into the corner and readies her serve. She doesn't play volleyball all that often, but she's always felt her return was stronger than her serve. But that doesn't stop her from giving it her all.

If anything, she's a little too ambitious. Her first attempt clips the net.

"Shit. Let's try that again."