She came to play for coach Dave Shoji, who already had national championships in 1979 (AIAW), 1982, 1983, and 1987 (NCAA).

She was talented enough to be named to All-American teams as a freshman, but Shoji could always find areas needing improvement.

[6] In 1996, she helped lead the team to the title game of the 1996 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament.

[7] When her college teammate, Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, was hired by the Rainbow Wahine to be the new head coach of the volleyball team, one of the first people she contacted was Ljungqvist.

Ljungqvist initially thought she was joking, but after realizing it was a serious request, agreed to join the coaching staff.