< Previous100 OLYMPIC SPORTS UPDATE: VOLLEYBALL AUBURNTIGERS.COM The family of Auburn volleyball’s Paige Thibault was easy to spot when the Tigers play at Minnesota earlier this season. They wore custom jerseys – half Auburn’s orange and blue, and half Minnesota’s maroon and gold – displaying Paige’s No. 13 and her sister Kate’s No. 6. “There’s Auburn and my number, then Minnesota and my sister’s number, and our last name on the back,” Paige said. A senior libero, Paige is in her second season on the Plains while Kate is a sophomore defensive specialist for the Golden Gophers. When Paige transferred to Auburn from Florida International after starting her college career at Indiana Wesleyan, the Tigers’ trip to Minnesota had not yet been scheduled. “What are the odds of that?” Paige remembers thinking when the 2024 schedule was announced. “It’s been this big talking point between my family and all my friends.” Minnesota’s Maturi Pavilion seats 5,700, enough to accommodate the approximately 5,000 residents of the Thibaults’ hometown of Watertown, many of whom drove 30 miles east to Minneapolis to see the sisters compete. “They pack that arena and sell it out,” Paige said prior to the match. “I’ve never played in an environment like that. “It’s going to be so fun. Their volleyball team is a big deal and it’s everyone’s dream who grew up there, even my dream. Being able to play in that arena is going to be awesome.” Paige appeared in all three sets against then ranked No. 19 Minnesota, recording a pair of assist and four digs, but her younger sister came away with the victory. Paige, two years older than Kate, keeps in close contact with her sister, even when they were separated by thousands of miles. “We’re best friends,” Paige said. “We still talk every single day, multiple times a day.” Kate began her college career at Oregon before transferring to her home- state school after a coaching change. “My sister and I always went to games there growing up,” Paige said. “It’s kind of ironic that she’s there now.” The Thibault sisters’ volleyball prowess came naturally. Their mom, Rachel, played at the University of Denver while their dad, Chris, played amateur beach volleyball. Their aunt played collegiately and their grandfather coached college volleyball and played recreationally throughout his sixties. Rachel Thibault coached high school volleyball when her daughters were younger, and later became their club coach. “Kate and I would go to the games and practices with her and do everything,” Paige said. The feelings of homecoming, nostalgia and family reunion faded when the two sisters faced off that Friday night in Minneapolis. “Once I sub into the court, I can’t hear anything around me,” Paige said. Paige Thibault cherished a once-in- a-lifetime opportunity to play against her sister in their home state, an event deserving of a two-of-a-kind jersey. “It’s super special,” Paige said. “It’s a cool way to close out because it’s my last year playing.” OLYMPIC SPORTS UPDATE: VOLLEYBALL PAIR OF ACES: AUBURN VOLLEYBALL’S PAIGE THIBAULT COMPETES AGAINST SISTER: ‘WE’RE BEST FRIENDS’ BY: JEFF SHEARER YellaWood ® brand pressure treated pine stands unrivaled in providing the best available protection against rot, fungal decay and termite attack. 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