BUTLER TWP — One moment changed the course of Mackenzie Craig's life.

Craig had just finished playing a grueling volleyball match for Karns City during her senior year when Rob Snyder approached her.

The Butler County Community College volleyball coach had a simple question that resonated with Craig more than she ever thought possible.

“Have you thought about coming to BC3 and playing volleyball?” Snyder asked.

Up until that point, Craig hadn't given playing a sport at the next level much thought.

“I figured after high school I'd be done,” she said.

But that meeting changed all of that.

Craig decided, “Sure, why not?”

“I was lucky she was so agreeable,” Snyder said, chuckling.

That impromptu meeting and the decision that ultimately came from it impacted two sports at Butler County Community College and has put Craig in rarefied air at the school.

Craig, a 5-foot-10 sophomore, has excelled both on the volleyball and basketball courts for the Pioneers.

Switched to setter this season, Craig became the fourth BC3 athlete in two years to be named National Junior College Athletic Association All-American after she posted 561 assists, 77 service aces and more than 100 kills.

Last weekend, she became only the second women's basketball player in school history — the other Butler graduate Julia Baxter — with 1,000 career points.

Craig only needs 174 more points to surpass Baxter's mark of 1,184 set in 2017.

Craig, who already owns the BC3 rebounding record, has a shot at 1,000 career boards as well.

“It's kind of unbelievable,” Craig said. “Getting 1,000 points is something that every player wants to do.”

Craig, who had a solid career at Karns City on some very good Gremlin teams, didn't reach 1,000 points in high school.

Craig makes it a point, however, to not look at her numbers after a game. She prefers to focus on the one thing she said matters most to her.

“If we won,” she said.

But Craig isn't completely naive to the gaudy statistics she has logged in both sports.

“I see them sometimes,” Craig said, chuckling.

“I was completely surprised because I never knew what I could do as a player,” Craig added. “I never had a lot of confidence in myself. I never really believed in myself.”

Until she came to BC3.

Craig said Snyder and BC3 men's and women's basketball coach Dick Hartung quickly found a way to bring that belief out of her.

“Coach Hartung is such a positive guy,” Craig said. “He just wants the best of us and he lets you know that. He brings the best out of all of us.”

He's certainly brought the best out of Craig, who is averaging 30 points and nearly 20 rebounds per game for the Pioneers.

“She has a quick first step and she really has a nose for the ball,” Hartung said. “She'll take every opportunity to get better. Sometimes she'll come to the guy's practice and go through the start of their practice, the running and the shooting part. It's really a joy to have her.”

When Craig first arrived at the college, she intended to only play volleyball.

Until Hartung asked her to play.

Like she had when Snyder approached her in high school, Craig again answered, “Sure, why not?”

And records and milestones soon began to fall.

“I never thought about records much, but then I realized, 'Oh, jeez, this is realistic,” Craig said. “I couldn't have done anything like this without Hartung and my teammates. Our point guard last year, Lydia Roth — that girl knew how to move the ball around. The girls have been so great.”

Craig also heaped praise on Snyder.

When the coach first approached her about the move to setter early this season, Craig was skeptical.

“I looked at him like, 'Are you kidding me?'” Craig said, chuckling.

But Snyder knew what he had all the way back when he saw Craig in high school.

“I knew she was athletic and had quick hands,” Snyder said. “And she's left-handed, which you look for in a setter. But she had a cannon of an arm and needed her as a hitter. I didn't have any plans to move her to setter, but we had a hole there and after the third game I pulled her aside and said, 'Kenz, I need you to be a setter for a little while.'”

That little while turned into the rest of the season. The move served as a springboard for the Pioneers, who went 19-7 and won the NJCAA Division III Region XX title.

Craig, though, had very little experience setting.

No matter. Craig and Snyder spent time before and after each practice rounding her into form.

“Being named All-American — I give that to Rob,” Craig said. “He worked with me and worked with me and worked with me,”

“One of the things we always say about a setter is you have to want to be a setter,” Snyder said. “You're the first one there and the last one to leave. She wasn't afraid to put the work in.”

Craig, who will finish out her criminal justice degree at Indiana (Pa.) University and is toying with the idea of walking on to the basketball team there, will likely leave the Pioneers as one of the most successful two-sport stars in the history of the school.

“It's been just a complete blessing,” Craig said. “I love BC3. I love this place. Both coaches have been so amazing.”