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Post by aaronic on Sept 29, 2006 0:03:39 GMT -5
Torreros win in 4.
29-31, 33-31, 30-24, 30-28.
USD won despite being outblocked 17.5- 11.
Laurel Abrahamsonn led USD with 17 kills(.303); the Dons were led by Alix Gombos with 16 kills(.342).
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Post by BearClause on Sept 29, 2006 0:56:00 GMT -5
I'm home - after I barely snuck in dinner at the Fog City Diner before they closed at 10.
USF plays hard. It was a sloppy affair though. The up ref allowed a pretty nasty double at the start of the match, and it pretty much took an absolutely egregious lift/double to get called for the rest of the night. At least she was consistent.
Kristen Carlson has an absolute hammer. Oh - and the USF players tossed out full-sized volleyballs to the crowd.
Pictures to follow.
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Post by BearClause on Sept 29, 2006 2:10:30 GMT -5
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Post by BearClause on Sept 29, 2006 10:46:50 GMT -5
A few more comments.
It's odd seeing a left-handed leftside (Kristen Carlson) but she gets it done. I think I've seen one one other player do it. She's also got a pretty imposing knee-brace. It's like the kind football linemen wear.
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Post by bucky415 on Sept 29, 2006 14:58:34 GMT -5
Jill Odenthal hit on the left side for her first two years at Wisconsin, if memory serves. She was pretty good at it. I think the trait she shares with Carlson is that both were pretty athletic, so they could make adjustments on off sets and keep it in play. It has to be a strange look for opposing blockers.
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Post by BearClause on Sept 29, 2006 15:35:10 GMT -5
Jill Odenthal hit on the left side for her first two years at Wisconsin, if memory serves. She was pretty good at it. I think the trait she shares with Carlson is that both were pretty athletic, so they could make adjustments on off sets and keep it in play. It has to be a strange look for opposing blockers. I saw Jenna Brown do it at Cal in 2002 when Gabrielle Abernathy was unavailable for the year. It's not that bad - just square up a little to the right and you've got all the angles. It makes a lot of sense to have your best hitter on the left to handle the out of system sets that typically get set to the left. Due to injuries last Spring, Cal didn't have a full complement of outsides at the San Jose State spring tourney, and they had Bryte Neilson hit from the left. She took a whole lot of time to square around and it didn't look like she was real comfortable with it. I asked her mom if she'd ever done that before, and the answer was never - at any level. |
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Post by BearClause on Sept 29, 2006 16:00:22 GMT -5
One more thing, USF charges a whopping $10 for adult general admission.
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Post by Gorf on Sept 29, 2006 16:02:44 GMT -5
Do they charge for parking?
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Post by BearClause on Sept 29, 2006 16:13:30 GMT -5
Do they charge for parking? Technically yes, but most people would park on the street across the street. I was lucky and found a parking spot early. They have virtually no on-campus parking. The main campus is surrounded by a residential area of San Francisco. |
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Post by 2c on Sept 30, 2006 12:51:51 GMT -5
A few more comments. It's odd seeing a left-handed leftside (Kristen Carlson) but she gets it done. I think I've seen one one other player do it. She's also got a pretty imposing knee-brace. It's like the kind football linemen wear. Tenn takes the prize here. 2 lefty OHs and a righthanded Opp. |
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