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Post by #skoskers on Oct 3, 2015 15:19:25 GMT -5
As I said, Neb exploited a weakness in serve receive that made PSU's offense sputter with poor sets off the net. They also played tenacious floor D which put pressure on PSU to get kills, and PSU seemed to start pressing when the ball did not get to the floor. That is how they won - by pulling PSU's offense down to a level they could compete with. I agree that Kadie played well from the 3rd set on, and the offense got better as the match went on and seemed to open up as a result, with Hall, Fien and Amber chipping in. Foecke still has too many errors for me, but she is a frosh and that should improve. It was never really that smooth though, and never that deceptive. There is a lot of room to improve. I think this should be a good team building win for the huskers though, because it was definitely a team effort. EDIT. Actually, now that I think of it, that last bit is what husker fans should be most happy about. That resilience was not often evident last year. If they can build on that, Neb should have a very good year. Well thank god PSU played down to the huskers level. Otherwise it would have gone something like -12 -10 -4 PSU played way below Nebraska's standard, which is .280 efficient at attacking. PSU hit .164.
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Post by holidayhusker on Oct 3, 2015 15:30:09 GMT -5
Then you should have been even less impressed with the PSU offense since they hit for a lesser percentage for the match than what Nebraska did. PSU was ranked 2nd in the country while Nebraska was ranked 8th in the country hitting. As I said, Neb exploited a weakness in serve receive that made PSU's offense sputter with poor sets off the net. They also played tenacious floor D which put pressure on PSU to get kills, and PSU seemed to start pressing when the ball did not get to the floor. That is how they won - by pulling PSU's offense down to a level they could compete with. I agree that Kadie played well from the 3rd set on, and the offense got better as the match went on and seemed to open up as a result, with Hall, Fien and Amber chipping in. Foecke still has too many errors for me, but she is a frosh and that should improve. It was never really that smooth though, and never that deceptive. There is a lot of room to improve. I think this should be a good team building win for the huskers though, because it was definitely a team effort. EDIT. Actually, now that I think of it, that last bit is what husker fans should be most happy about. That resilience was not often evident last year. If they can build on that, Neb should have a very good year. I can't disagree with this. Nebraska served incredible after game one and constantly kept PSU on the defensive. They also picked up every ball they possibly could. When you have a terminating team like PSU that is used to getting a kill on the first or second possession touch then its tough to not get impatient. I have to admit though the once Nebraska had them on the ropes it was a done deal. I can't agree on your offense comments. I was really pleased with the distribution. Find me a freshman that is producing more than Foecke on this big of stage.
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Post by rampageripster on Oct 3, 2015 15:36:37 GMT -5
I vote that you should start not only every OSU match thread, but every b1g thread or every match thread period. That is all You flatter me... I'm afraid I'm gonna use up all my material early
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Post by huskerjen on Oct 3, 2015 15:57:19 GMT -5
It's lost on some people that two quality teams typically force each other to play below their statistical standard. However, be kind to Badger fans. They're waking up to the realization that the best setter recruit of the last decade (or more) will graduate without leading their program to a national championship. Therefore, it's reasonable they'd want to focus on other programs' flaws for emotional reprieve. Wisconsin just beat Illinois! Let's not get ahead of ourselves! Well, I stand corrected. They beat Illinois? Then their national title must be imminent.
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Post by vup on Oct 3, 2015 16:02:43 GMT -5
Wisconsin just beat Illinois! Let's not get ahead of ourselves! Well, I stand corrected. They beat Illinois? Then their national title must be imminent. Carlini is but a Junior. You think you know which way the wind will blow in Dec 2016? Wisconsin is worth respecting.
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Post by huskerjen on Oct 3, 2015 16:15:45 GMT -5
Well, I stand corrected. They beat Illinois? Then their national title must be imminent. Carlini is but a Junior. You think you know which way the wind will blow in Dec 2016? Wisconsin is worth respecting. I know probabilistic math. I also know when someone is criticizing another team's performance in a way they'd never levy against their own team under similar circumstances.
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Post by vup on Oct 3, 2015 16:22:32 GMT -5
Carlini is but a Junior. You think you know which way the wind will blow in Dec 2016? Wisconsin is worth respecting. I know probabilistic math. I also know when someone is criticizing another team's performance in a way they'd never levy against their own team under similar circumstances. OK, I agree with your sentiment.
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 3, 2015 16:45:33 GMT -5
As I said, Neb exploited a weakness in serve receive that made PSU's offense sputter with poor sets off the net. They also played tenacious floor D which put pressure on PSU to get kills, and PSU seemed to start pressing when the ball did not get to the floor. That is how they won - by pulling PSU's offense down to a level they could compete with. I agree that Kadie played well from the 3rd set on, and the offense got better as the match went on and seemed to open up as a result, with Hall, Fien and Amber chipping in. Foecke still has too many errors for me, but she is a frosh and that should improve. It was never really that smooth though, and never that deceptive. There is a lot of room to improve. I think this should be a good team building win for the huskers though, because it was definitely a team effort. EDIT. Actually, now that I think of it, that last bit is what husker fans should be most happy about. That resilience was not often evident last year. If they can build on that, Neb should have a very good year. Well thank god PSU played down to the huskers level. Otherwise it would have gone something like -12 -10 -4 No...Neb brought PSU down to the level that Neb was hitting in that match, which was about 0.210 if you ignore that first set when Neb did not really show up. That's OK, but PSU hit over 0.300 the first set, 0.239 the second, and then could not get over 0.100 in any set thereafter. That's an impressive defensive performance. I'm not saying Neb was bad on offense. Hitting 0.210 against PSU is pretty good statistically, about what MN managed in their 5 set loss. Neb could be quite a bit better though.
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Post by vup on Oct 3, 2015 17:39:29 GMT -5
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Post by plm on Oct 3, 2015 17:55:54 GMT -5
Then you should have been even less impressed with the PSU offense since they hit for a lesser percentage for the match than what Nebraska did. PSU was ranked 2nd in the country while Nebraska was ranked 8th in the country hitting. As I said, Neb exploited a weakness in serve receive that made PSU's offense sputter with poor sets off the net. They also played tenacious floor D which put pressure on PSU to get kills, and PSU seemed to start pressing when the ball did not get to the floor. That is how they won - by pulling PSU's offense down to a level they could compete with. I agree that Kadie played well from the 3rd set on, and the offense got better as the match went on and seemed to open up as a result, with Hall, Fien and Amber chipping in. Foecke still has too many errors for me, but she is a frosh and that should improve. It was never really that smooth though, and never that deceptive. There is a lot of room to improve. I think this should be a good team building win for the huskers though, because it was definitely a team effort. EDIT. Actually, now that I think of it, that last bit is what husker fans should be most happy about. That resilience was not often evident last year. If they can build on that, Neb should have a very good year. So Nebraska is not supposed to serve tough or play great floor defense just so PSU's hitters can tee off for easy kills. If that is the case PSU should do the same. As I understand passing & serving is a big part of the game. In this match Nebraska was better at it than what PSU was. Foecke is just a freshman & she learns every match. If Foecke's 11 errors is too many than what about the 9 that Courtney had with 6 less kills than what Foecke had on 5 fewer attempts? Courtney is a 4 year starter.
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Post by #skoskers on Oct 3, 2015 18:01:03 GMT -5
Here we go!
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Post by WahineFan44 on Oct 3, 2015 18:09:36 GMT -5
Link like there was for yesterday's PSU nebraska match?
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Post by #skoskers on Oct 3, 2015 18:10:09 GMT -5
Huskers rocking the all-black jerseys.
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Post by vup on Oct 3, 2015 18:11:37 GMT -5
Link like there was for yesterday's PSU nebraska match? It's not on the BTN Network channel, so if you mean stream2watch, then no. It is being streamed on BTNPlus though.
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Post by #skoskers on Oct 3, 2015 18:14:33 GMT -5
4-4 - Kadie tools Sandbothe
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