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Post by mysharona on May 11, 2007 14:32:46 GMT -5
as of this moment, seeing how there are 104 days 23 hours and 27 minutes left 'til we see the 2007 freshmen come in, who do you guys think are the 2006 college freshmen that made the biggest impact on their team? my vote is w/ engle/hooker for texas.
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Post by bearwatch on May 11, 2007 14:47:37 GMT -5
Breyfogle/Barnes/Sanders at BAYLOR. Here's a list of some of the things they did to help the Bears in their first season:
First winning season since 2001
Ranked as high as 30th in the country
Best non-conference record in history 12-1.
Tied for most wins since 1999, second-most since 1993 (18)
Tied for most Big 12 victories since 2001 (2005)
Rank 25th nationally in blocks
Kansas (11/15) - First sweep in Big 12 play since 2002
At Texas (10/6) – First time Baylor has ever went to five games in Austin
Defeated two ranked opponents: #24 Kansas State and #16 Missouri
One of only six teams (four in Big 12) to win a game against Nebraska
Fourth-highest block total (380.0) in school history, most since 1993
Tied for fourth-highest team hitting percentage in school history
Increased digs by more than one per game
Increased kills, blocks, aces and points per game
Six Academic All-Big 12 first-team selections – most in school history
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2007 15:38:26 GMT -5
Strumphoffer.
Sure, I wasn't a freshman -- technically -- but TS!
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Post by baywatcher on May 11, 2007 23:24:22 GMT -5
Mention Hodge and the setter at Penn State, plus any other freshman that played. Texas ladies probably had more impact, however.
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Post by Tex_VB_Fan on May 12, 2007 0:44:04 GMT -5
Pretty close between the PSU class and Texas IMO but I think Engle, Hooker and Kisner have the edge. Texas consistently had these three freshmen on the court all season. The 07 class of Doris & Faucette could step in and make an impression as the season progresses.
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Post by bucky415 on May 12, 2007 1:12:38 GMT -5
I vote for Brittney Dolgner because I have negative feelings about PSU and Texas and don't like the thought of how good their players are going to be for the next three years. Overall, I think Texas probably had the biggest impact by their freshman class. PSU obviously needed a freshman setter, and Glass did a solid job for them, but they would have been a pretty good team with Price on the outside if they hadn't had Hodge. Without Hooker, Engle, and Kisner, Texas would have been in trouble, especially with all the injuries they had.
I am still confounded by how badly Wisconsin got whupped by Texas twice last year. The Longhorns were very talented, but Penn State beat them in Austin, so it follows that Wisconsin should have been at least somewhat competitive against Texas if they could sweep PSU at home and at least get into the 20s on the road in a loss. Oh well. I guess I will have to get over it. I am fine with no Wisconsin-Texas rematch this year, though.
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Post by bomber on May 12, 2007 6:18:06 GMT -5
I vote for Brittney Dolgner because I have negative feelings about PSU and Texas and don't like the thought of how good their players are going to be for the next three years. Overall, I think Texas probably had the biggest impact by their freshman class. PSU obviously needed a freshman setter, and Glass did a solid job for them, but they would have been a pretty good team with Price on the outside if they hadn't had Hodge. Without Hooker, Engle, and Kisner, Texas would have been in trouble, especially with all the injuries they had. I am still confounded by how badly Wisconsin got whupped by Texas twice last year. The Longhorns were very talented, but Penn State beat them in Austin, so it follows that Wisconsin should have been at least somewhat competitive against Texas if they could sweep PSU at home and at least get into the 20s on the road in a loss. Oh well. I guess I will have to get over it. I am fine with no Wisconsin-Texas rematch this year, though. The Badgers had no senior leadership last year, and it was never more evident that in their last match against Texas. Carlini and Bladow were awful, especially Carlini. She looked (and played) like a scared rabbit. Maybe the worst match of her career...what a way to finish your eligibility. This year's seniors are a different story, they're a tough bunch. As for frosh, no doubt Dolgner was one of the best in the country. She'll fight with Hodge this year for kill leadership in the Big Ten. |
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Post by abcd098 on May 12, 2007 7:22:46 GMT -5
As for frosh, no doubt Dolgner was one of the best in the country. She'll fight with Hodge this year for kill leadership in the Big Ten. For the last couple of years, Wisconsin's offense has been really varied. Will it be a problem this year relying heavily on one OH? They don't really have a ton of offensive weapons next season, especially if Jeffers is not healthy. |
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Post by bucky415 on May 12, 2007 12:16:55 GMT -5
I don't think anyone really knows what to expect from Wisconsin in the fall at this point. The health and injury concerns have a lot up in the air. Dolgner, at least, was able to play all the spring matches and was her usual impressive self. I think her blocking, which was probably where she had the most room to improve, is getting better. If everything works out, the Badgers should be able to run a pretty varied offense again. DuPont is probably the favorite to take the other outside spot, but she missed most of the spring. She was pretty good when Carlini was hurt last year. Also, Katherine Dykstra looked like she could provide some offensive firepower from the right side this spring. If the injury concerns linger, Dolgner's arm indeed might fall off. I am hoping that the ball control will be good (which it really should be, as the back row players at least seemed to stay relatively healthy as a group), which would make it less obvious that the ball was going to Dolgner and get her better opportunities. Of course, there were times last season when she was able to put the ball away when the ball was obviously going to her. That was a nice option to have, but you don't want to do it too much.
Did you get to see MSU play this spring? Who was playing setter for them? Johnson and Schatzle are good outsides, but I think it would help them a lot if they were able to get some offense from the right side to keep defenses from keying on them so much.
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Post by abcd098 on May 12, 2007 15:27:58 GMT -5
Did you get to see MSU play this spring? Who was playing setter for them? Johnson and Schatzle are good outsides, but I think it would help them a lot if they were able to get some offense from the right side to keep defenses from keying on them so much. Katie Vander Meer set for MSU this spring, but I did not get to see them play though. I would not expect Vander Meer to set in the fall though with the new setter recruit coming in. Our lack of offensive options have been the reason we have not been able to have a breakout season for the last couple years. However, Vanessa King and Jessica Hohl were nice surprises in the middle last season. If they continue to improve MSU can be a force next season. I think defense will be a question mark this season. The loss of Colaluca is going to be huge. Miken Trogden will lilkely play libero. She was pretty solid last year for a DS, but I think she will need a little work to be of the caliber of Colaluca. Schatzle's little sister is coming in next year and played RS in high school. I don't know much else about any of the recruits. |
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Post by jewel on May 12, 2007 16:44:53 GMT -5
There's nothing wrong with Wisconsin that 10-15 new players wouldn't solve.
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Post by redincolorado on May 13, 2007 11:19:31 GMT -5
Pretty close between the PSU class and Texas IMO but I think Engle, Hooker and Kisner have the edge. Texas consistently had these three freshmen on the court all season. The 07 class of Doris & Faucette could step in and make an impression as the season progresses. Ditto. If the 07 class puts up the way the 06 class did, Texas is going to be scarey, not only in the big 12, but nationally. |
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Post by dothaevolution on May 13, 2007 22:58:56 GMT -5
I think the best Freshman class of 06 was between PSU and Texas. They played each other at Texas and PSU won in 5. The PSU freshman out played Texas at home.
Hodge hit .322 from the OH with 27 kills, 8 errors on 59 swings Glass showed strength leading PSU down 2-0 to win 3-2 with 63 assists. Together Glass and Hodge dug 28 balls.
The Texas freshman got off to an early start but finished with Engle hitting .234 with 26 kills but 11 hitting errors. Hooker played well hitting .308 with 21 kills on 52 swings and 5 errors. Together Kisner, Hooker and Engle dug 29 balls. For the night I think you have to give the advantage to the PSU freshman.
Overall I think Hodge and Glass had a better year too. Hodge went on to win freshman of the year over Engle and Hooker. PSU even had freshman Blair Brown (red shirted) on the bench who could have had made a huge impact had Saylor not been an senior.
After saying all this, Texas's freshman class for 07 could make for a scary team and be the best freshman class of 07. Combined with the class of 06, Texas should compete for a final four in 2007 (along with PSU of course)
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Post by Gelatinous Mass on May 15, 2007 21:48:30 GMT -5
I think that PSU and Texas were by far the best...Dolgner? I don't know, saw her place twice this year vs Texas and she didn't do anything...the NCAA match was like a D1 college team playing against an average D2 team. Not Dolgner's fault alone but Wisc. had nothing, the scores were lopsided and they weren't that close.
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