THE PHOTO IS blurry and the faces are indiscernible, but this screengrab, Emilio Rodriguez says, captures the moment that Jackie Taylor's life turned. It's from a workout in the summer of 2021.

Rodriguez had just taken the volleyball coaching job at Gulliver Prep, a private school known for its academics, athletics and being a hub for children of famous people in Miami. Gulliver was not, however, famous for volleyball, winning just one game the previous year.

Taylor was a 15-year-old who had been playing volleyball for two years, mostly just "for fun," and was coming off a nondescript season on Gulliver's junior varsity team. At the time, there wasn't a hint that she would become a middle blocker for a North Carolina team that is heading to the NCAA tournament this week.

"She was super

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