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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 22, 2014 0:25:24 GMT -5
Wow Agost is having her way with Lowe here. Did Jim really say she would have started the whole year if she had not been injured? No. Just that she would have been playing more (in relief duty and in specific match-ups) 17-15 Oregon as Felix gets another kill
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 22, 2014 0:31:16 GMT -5
21-19 Oregon. Lowe and Shebby trading kills.
21-21. Consani ace, then Lowe kills after Ashen dump doesn't drop
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 22, 2014 0:34:38 GMT -5
23-22 UCLA. Lowe puts a hole in the center of the court.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 22, 2014 0:38:27 GMT -5
25-25 Going extra points.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 22, 2014 0:38:41 GMT -5
Wow, nasty set by Consani not called at 25-25. Lowe gets the kill ugh
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 22, 2014 0:40:18 GMT -5
AMAZING dig by Benson on Felix slide, Bettendorf and Lowe both dug, then Buechler wide. 27-26 Oregon. TO UCLA.
Lowe pipe dug by Scott over the net, Felix kills the slide. 27-27 Moenoa in?
Shebby unloads over Moenoa. 28-27 Oregon
Lowe dug perfectly but Shebby and Scott collide on 2nd ball. 28-28 on the double
29-28 Shebby tools. Oregon out of subs. Scott in front row now.
29-29 Long rally, but Scott's dump on a tight dig into the tape.
30-29 Bettendorf's tip from the back goes down in front of Formico
30-30 Lowe absolutely destroys cross-court
31-30 Brenner pounds it off Lowe's block
31-31 lowe hits such a sharp cross
32-31 Lowe serves into the net
33-31 Formico overpasses, Shebby pounds it down.
OREGON SWEEPPPP!!! I didn't like Oregon's passing, but other aspects of the game were very good. Did as best we could to contain Lowe. Agost played great in a sub role (Definitely a much different blocking team with her in), Shebby swung aggressively and effectively. Scott looks to be back in form, Bettendorf, Nady and Warner very efficient. Brenner had a low percentage but was back to her old self getting tools.
This should lock up Oregon's seed
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Post by blastingsand on Nov 22, 2014 0:46:07 GMT -5
Someone check Lowe's blood pressure
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Post by GoUCLA on Nov 22, 2014 0:46:09 GMT -5
Oregon sets such a fast ball.
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Post by jgrout on Nov 22, 2014 0:46:51 GMT -5
Oregon finally puts away UCLA 33-31 in the third set to sweep 3-0.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 22, 2014 2:12:53 GMT -5
Oregon has won 5 of the last 6 matches against UCLA. Moore is 9-9 in the series, all other Oregon coaches are 1-52 combined.
There was a 20-year drought between the 2007 breakthrough and the only previous victory in 1987.
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Post by kokyu on Nov 22, 2014 4:37:57 GMT -5
UCLA hitting percentages:
Set 1 with Moenoa: .135 Set 2 with Moenoa: .273 Set 3 with Consani: .207
Oregon had eight aces in the first two sets, four in each, without which UCLA could've easily won either set. Oregon only had two aces in the third. Obviously Moenoa's connection with Lowe in the first set was off, the sets were too far off the net but this is her first match starting away from home this season and she got back in the groove in the second set. I KNEW Sealy would switch to Consani in the third, what did he say in the interview, "Moenoa did ok but we're gonna try a different feel with Consani." (paraphrasing) If Moenoa played in the third, as she should've, setting anything better than .240 would've got them the win to go to a fourth.
When Washington sweeped UCLA in L.A. three weeks ago, Consani set the second set with only a .026 hitting percentage, yet she was given the start in the third set! That's a .247 DIFFERENTIAL between these respective two second sets but Moenoa gets pulled and Consani doesn't?
Consani had an infinity leash for months, MONTHS, and Moenoa gets zero leash after her passers lose ONE SET?!
UCLA has no hope in the post season if the Consani favoritism continues, and there's absolutely no reason to believe it won't. It's impossible to coach a team of such talent any worse than this.
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Post by kokyu on Nov 22, 2014 4:40:38 GMT -5
Al Scates must be bewildered as well if he's watching these matches.
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Post by junior1 on Nov 22, 2014 13:16:27 GMT -5
Really don't think UCLA lost because of the setter, tired of hearing that argument anyways, problem seemed to be with some outsides releasing to hit outside before they took care of their passing responsibilities... and the fact that the Oregon girls seemed well prepared to play defense and were locked into the UCLA offensive tendencies. Also termination capabilities of OHs is suspect, I have seen them use 4 people at the outside positions and scoring/passing has been a problem out there. Two setters are both deserving & great people! Even if one has prettier more deceptive hands. Problem tho is that one of them missed a large portion of this year's season due to injury while the other established a rapport with her team. On guys teams it is easy to swap players in and out, because most dudes are used to just manning up and getting the job done. If they feel sorry for their benched teammate, they commiserate afterwards. On female teams the energy and camaraderie (empathy) is just much more impacting. It effects the way they play regardless of whether or not one is better. Only when an injury, illness or sometimes even a game plan is put in place, do women embrace the benching of a team mate. In last night's match, a few hitters were not effective for one setter, than they were for the other. Too, some athletes when pressure is put on them regress to the mean and prefer what they are comfortable with... it just is what it is.
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Post by love2play on Nov 22, 2014 14:02:48 GMT -5
Junior1, I agree with some of what you said but I am tired of hearing the argument that one setter missed a large portion of this year's season due to injury when that is simply not true. In addition, she doesn't just have "prettier, more deceptive hands" she gets more of her team involved in the offense. I really don't understand why Sealy switched out setters when he stated the obvious - it was the passing and ball control at issue. Doesn't he have a bench to go to full of the "littles?" We are all aware of what this setter is capable of now and it's a shame that he doesn't show faith and keep her in to play through no matter what, the other setter has had such a long leash all season. If your coach supports you, your team will get behind you no matter the gender.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 22, 2014 14:33:32 GMT -5
I thought Moenoa was setting better, but I think he yanked her because she wasn't riding Lowe enough. It was clearly the game plan for Consani to feed her ad nauseam, and I guess he would sacrifice the good connection with Felix to get her going. It's strange because he's a former setter, but I get the feeling Sealy isn't all that interested in setting a creative, diverse offense. From how he's used Lowe (and what he did with Kidder and Love before her), it's pretty clear what he wants out of the position is a ball machine that launches every ball to his team's big gun. Also some big props to Shebby, just realized she hit over .300 last night. That's gotta feel good
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