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Post by vinnielopes on Apr 24, 2014 16:04:15 GMT -5
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Post by thenetset on Apr 24, 2014 18:20:47 GMT -5
NCAA tournament play-in match, unless both Loyola and BYU end up needing at-larges.
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Post by thenetset on Apr 24, 2014 18:25:47 GMT -5
Set 1 to Stanford by 25-16. Only just tuned it (freaking home Wifi).
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Post by bAnthony on Apr 24, 2014 18:28:32 GMT -5
Stanford won set 1. 25-16
Picked it up about halfway through. Stanford did a good job pulling West off the net with their serve.
Cook with 6 kills, hitting over .700!!!
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Post by v0lleyfolife on Apr 24, 2014 18:49:27 GMT -5
Why hasn't Kalmbach been playing for pepperdine? Has he been injured? He was playing pretty well this season.
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Post by bAnthony on Apr 24, 2014 18:49:29 GMT -5
Stanford up 19-16 in set 2.
They are out-blocking the Waves 6-1.
Stanford hitting .426 to Pepperdine's .149
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Post by volleyball23 on Apr 24, 2014 18:53:04 GMT -5
He's still hurt.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2014 19:20:19 GMT -5
Stanford in 3. Domination. Should be a good match against byu or sb.
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Post by volleyball949 on Apr 24, 2014 19:22:03 GMT -5
Stanford just seemed to solid for Pepperdine to find anything to exploit
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Post by thenetset on Apr 24, 2014 19:28:07 GMT -5
Stanford win a relative laugher, 3-set sweep. I can't see how they don't make the NCAA tournament at this rate. If BYU need an at-large, it'll be because Stanford beat them for the auto, so the Card are in. Or even if the MPSF final is Stanford/UCSB and the Gauchos win the auto, I'd argue Stanford should even go ahead of BYU. Isn't recent record supposed to matter?
Pepperdine's hopes are certainly alive, but they strike me as the very definition of a bubble team right now. They might end up being the only one, and if they are, that'd put them in.
As for the MPSF nightcap, BYU are in unless UCSB ~destroy~ them tonight and then win a squeaker over Stanford, *and* Loyola lose to Lewis. Not likely. UCSB are too far out of the at-large picture to get in that way. They've gotta get the AQ to make it.
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Post by GauchoFreg on Apr 24, 2014 20:10:10 GMT -5
I agree that if UCSB loses to BYU, they are likely out. However should they beat the Cougars and then lose to Stanford, they absolutely deserve an at-large.
In the regular season the split with each of the three other MPSF semi finalists. They finished fourth in conference and will have defeated BYU twice in the past two weeks. Should they beat BYU, they would have nearly identical records to the Cougars & Waves. SB would be 19-9, BYU, 19-9 and Pepperdine 19-7. How does this make them too far out of the at-large picture?
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Post by wonderwarthog79 on Apr 24, 2014 21:15:57 GMT -5
Didn't realize this match was on earlier. Man, what a beatdown. Stanford hit almost .500, and Cook was on fire. Pepperdine had only one block! Normally, I would still give Pepperdine a good shot at the tourney, but this slaughter might turn some committee heads. A good effort by UCSB might put the Gauchos in the NCAA's. I thought Kalmbach was going to be back for this match. Guess not.
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Post by thenetset on Apr 24, 2014 21:21:39 GMT -5
He played in set 3.
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Post by baywatcher on Apr 24, 2014 22:50:36 GMT -5
BYU kept Santa Barbara way out of system with great, hard serving. Will be interesting to see if Stanford can get their offense going with some clutch passing. BYU has really learned to serve at altitude. Maybe the heavy air messes them up, at sea level.
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Post by 5280volleyball on Apr 25, 2014 16:46:48 GMT -5
I played a tournament in Breckenridge, CO two years ago (9200ish feet) and my jump float kept drifting long. In Denver (5280 feet), I hardly ever miss long. So there is something in my mind to the ball behaving differently at higher altitudes.
I would think BYU would actually be more effective serving at sea level with the heavy air keeping the ball down. Maybe someone who has more of a science background than I do can explain this.
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