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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 17:25:46 GMT -5
Same goes for BYU. I have no idea if they are peaking at the right time. They haven't looked great to me recently, but neither have they looked bad. They've been working hard to get the opposite more involved in their offense, and I like what I saw in the last three or four matches, as they've spread the ball around a bit more, but I wonder if it's too little too late. I agree that the opposite is still a pretty big weakness, compared to most seeded teams. I've seen Lacy have some nice games, and then also some games where she disappears and Stetler comes in to give it a go. Unfortunately, though Haddock is hitting .203 for the year, she is very small for an Opp, and Stetler, who is also small, is hitting only .131. When they play teams with a big block and a diverse offense, it may end up being a liability. They need to make sure their block is solid and that both OH's and middles are attacking well... Jones-Perry is almost always on (4.72 kills/set hitting .280), and Miller has been more consistent recently (3.12 kills/set hitting .257). The middles get a combined 3 kills/set, so BYU needs to pass well to feed them more. Yes, unfortunately it's still a glaring vulnerability, but they've clearly been putting in the work in practice and matches to get Lacy Haddock (or Stetler etc.) involved in the offense to a greater degree. It's been nice to see the opposite being set regularly, rather than treated as an after thought. They kept trying Hamson there, but it was not working, so I'm glad they finally scrapped that and just went with Haddock. Hamson is just too weak as a blocker right now, and the team seemed to have a hard time with positioning on the court when she was in. Haddock is by far the better blocker and the team is more cohesive with her on the floor. They've been experimenting with higher sets to Haddock, with I think is a good idea. They were trying to run that attack as fast as they did with Jones-Perry, but Haddock isn't quick enough. She needs a little more time to gather herself. I think giving her that time has helped. She is finally starting to look comfortable hitting there (at times anyway). They've also varied the distance between the middle attacker and opposite, trying to confuse the blockers that way, with some success. I don't know how much is experimentation and how much is based on the team they are playing, and the last two matches they went with a quicker set again as well, so I've got no idea what they will do tonight.
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Post by crunch on Dec 1, 2017 18:11:01 GMT -5
I agree that the opposite is still a pretty big weakness, compared to most seeded teams. I've seen Lacy have some nice games, and then also some games where she disappears and Stetler comes in to give it a go. Unfortunately, though Haddock is hitting .203 for the year, she is very small for an Opp, and Stetler, who is also small, is hitting only .131. When they play teams with a big block and a diverse offense, it may end up being a liability. They need to make sure their block is solid and that both OH's and middles are attacking well... Jones-Perry is almost always on (4.72 kills/set hitting .280), and Miller has been more consistent recently (3.12 kills/set hitting .257). The middles get a combined 3 kills/set, so BYU needs to pass well to feed them more. Yes, unfortunately it's still a glaring vulnerability, but they've clearly been putting in the work in practice and matches to get Lacy Haddock (or Stetler etc.) involved in the offense to a greater degree. It's been nice to see the opposite being set regularly, rather than treated as an after thought. They kept trying Hamson there, but it was not working, so I'm glad they finally scrapped that and just went with Haddock. Hamson is just too weak as a blocker right now, and the team seemed to have a hard time with positioning on the court when she was in. Haddock is by far the better blocker and the team is more cohesive with her on the floor. They've been experimenting with higher sets to Haddock, with I think is a good idea. They were trying to run that attack as fast as they did with Jones-Perry, but Haddock isn't quick enough. She needs a little more time to gather herself. I think giving her that time has helped. She is finally starting to look comfortable hitting there (at times anyway). They've also varied the distance between the middle attacker and opposite, trying to confuse the blockers that way, with some success. I don't know how much is experimentation and how much is based on the team they are playing, and the last two matches they went with a quicker set again as well, so I've got no idea what they will do tonight. Have they tried Alohi at Opp this year at all?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 1:25:31 GMT -5
Yes, unfortunately it's still a glaring vulnerability, but they've clearly been putting in the work in practice and matches to get Lacy Haddock (or Stetler etc.) involved in the offense to a greater degree. It's been nice to see the opposite being set regularly, rather than treated as an after thought. They kept trying Hamson there, but it was not working, so I'm glad they finally scrapped that and just went with Haddock. Hamson is just too weak as a blocker right now, and the team seemed to have a hard time with positioning on the court when she was in. Haddock is by far the better blocker and the team is more cohesive with her on the floor. They've been experimenting with higher sets to Haddock, with I think is a good idea. They were trying to run that attack as fast as they did with Jones-Perry, but Haddock isn't quick enough. She needs a little more time to gather herself. I think giving her that time has helped. She is finally starting to look comfortable hitting there (at times anyway). They've also varied the distance between the middle attacker and opposite, trying to confuse the blockers that way, with some success. I don't know how much is experimentation and how much is based on the team they are playing, and the last two matches they went with a quicker set again as well, so I've got no idea what they will do tonight. Have they tried Alohi at Opp this year at all? Nope. At least not in a match.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 14:35:39 GMT -5
Can anyone that watched the San Diego match share some details about it? The match thread was pretty sparse.
American is the weakest 1st-round opponent BYU has played in the three years they've hosted. That may not be a good thing with Oregon up next. I'm probably too tough on BYU, but I was a bit disappointed by last night's match. Mary Lake was superb though. She was so good last night.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 23:56:20 GMT -5
Great year for USD, better than last year when they had two All Americans. Commentator said it well tonight: with an unintimidating offense USD depended on defense, keeping the ball off the floor until USC made a mistake. That’s pretty much how they succeeded all season. Their sideout % was always competitive with other teams, but they rarely, rarely went bump-set-kill: no hammer and inconsistent/hopefully developing on the left. This Senior class will be missed, especially Gegenbacher. Could this Canadian recruit be a key piece to the puzzle? Addie Picha has established herself as a potential star over these past several matches - fully expect her to be pre-season WCC pick next year. Excited to see Thana Fayad back on the floor. USD should be ok next year. Here’s to BYU surviving and advancing and a strong WCC in 2018.
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Post by psvbdad on Dec 3, 2017 0:18:05 GMT -5
Does anyone know when BYU will play Kentucky? Date and time?
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Post by swatson91 on Dec 3, 2017 0:47:20 GMT -5
USD has a really good recruiting class coming in including a Senior Ace OH and a Canadian National Team Setter. USD will continue to be very good.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2017 1:01:09 GMT -5
So disappointed that USD couldn't take out USC. I wanted to see both WCC teams in the Sweet 16, and two wins over the Pac-12 would have made it even sweeter.
BYU played a fantastic match tonight. They haven't looked this good since their 3-0 sweep over Portland at home. It only took about five points for me to know that they were a different team from last night. So much sharper, cleaner, and focused than last night. It was like night and day. Roni Jones-Perry finally broke out of the minor slump she's been in for a few weeks, and Lyndie Haddock set a very good match. Mary Lake was superb. Again. And I've decided that Danelle Stetler is like the 6th man in basketball. She plays better off the bench than as a starter.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2017 13:35:19 GMT -5
Does anyone know when BYU will play Kentucky? Date and time? Regional Semis Friday (ET) 12p ESPNU: BYU at Kentucky 2p ESPN3: Colorado vs Nebraska 2p ESPNU: Missouri at Penn State 4p ESPN3: Illinois vs Michigan State 4p ESPNU: UCLA at Florida 6p ESPN3: USC vs Minnesota 9p ESPN3: Utah vs Texas 11p ESPNU: Wisconsin at Stanford
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Post by bayarea on Dec 3, 2017 13:49:19 GMT -5
So disappointed that USD couldn't take out USC. I wanted to see both WCC teams in the Sweet 16, and two wins over the Pac-12 would have made it even sweeter. Yes...I thought USD had USC's number there for awhile, and then USC regrouped, and Lanier had a fantastic match. At the end of the day, Gengenbacher, Kennedy, Picha and Edwards played very well, as well as the libero, Tardieu, but the OH's weren't up to the task. Fuller had an amazing match in round 1 - maybe her best all year - but couldn't follow it up against USC. Wiblin is just a freshman, and not experienced enough or enough of a hammer to carry such a big load on the outside. She hit .136 for the season. Fuller hit .179. The middles and Opp, as well as Tanyel's pipe, were the effective weapons that got them so far. The Toreros lose Gengenbacher, Kennedy, Edwards, Tardieu, and Tanyel to graduation, which is a huge amount of experience to lose in one year. But Picha and Fuller have one more year, Fayad should be healthy again, Wiblin should keep improving, and they always seem to have a pretty nice stable of quick defensive players to step up to libero, in addition to the good recruiting class. It seems likely that it will take a bit of time for them to get back to clicking the way they did in the last half of this season, but they continue to field strong teams year after year, and seem to develop players well.
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Post by trojansc on Dec 3, 2017 13:52:40 GMT -5
San Diego's left-sides killed them. They had 17 kills on 16 errors to USD's 40 kills from the 2 middles and opposites.
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Post by bayarea on Dec 3, 2017 13:54:27 GMT -5
BYU played a fantastic match tonight. They haven't looked this good since their 3-0 sweep over Portland at home. It only took about five points for me to know that they were a different team from last night. So much sharper, cleaner, and focused than last night. It was like night and day. Roni Jones-Perry finally broke out of the minor slump she's been in for a few weeks, and Lyndie Haddock set a very good match. Mary Lake was superb. Again. And I've decided that Danelle Stetler is like the 6th man in basketball. She plays better off the bench than as a starter. I was so impressed with BYU last night. Jones-Perry was just incredible. She could do no wrong. She did look a little flushed and exhausted, though, from the effort, and I'm glad they get a few days to recuperate before their next match. I watched Kentucky just squeak by WKU after being down 0-2, and I think BYU has a very good chance in that match if they can keep up the level of volleyball we saw against Oregon. I like BYU's defense over Kentucky's. They will need to contain some heavy arms.
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Post by bayarea on Dec 6, 2017 13:15:03 GMT -5
The AVCA All-Region teams have been announced, and SIX WCC players were named to the Pacific South team! (None named to the Pacific North team, which was mostly filled up with Stanford and Washington players.)
Gengenbacher, Kennedy and Picha from USD on the first team, along with BYU's Jones-Perry and Mary Lake, and Jasmine Gross from Pepperdine.
McKenna Miller and Cosy Burnett were named to the Honorable Mention, and USD coach Jen Petrie was named the Pacific South Coach of the Year. (Adora Anae was POY, Brynna DeLuzio was FOY.)
Those on the first team are eligible for All American honors. Congrats to all of them.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2017 16:21:45 GMT -5
It’s on! Tomorrow morning 9am PST. Go BYU and at least two PAC-12 schools (any two will do). Can’t wait.
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Post by bayarea on Dec 8, 2017 20:32:49 GMT -5
Well, BYU gave it a great try, and had a 2-1 lead over Kentucky before folding in the face of some pretty impressive outside hitting by #4 seed Kentucky. Roni Jones-Perry gets to come back for her senior year and give it another go. Now, on to 8 months of speculation and guesswork before the 2018 season.
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